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Hectors house said:
Good evening
Can anyone tell me how hard or easy it is to change the outriggers on a chimaera 1995 whats involved
As a guess, are you interested in this Chimaera on ebay ? Can anyone tell me how hard or easy it is to change the outriggers on a chimaera 1995 whats involved
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-Chimaera-4-0-V8-199...
It looks good in the pics, [but they all do]
You are going down the right route with your question, as it will probably need outriggers.
If you are good with mechanicals you can do a full body lift yourself. Plenty on here have and can ofter lots of advice.
Central TVR like many others, offer outrigger replacement. http://centraltvr.com/product/chassis-outriggers/
This thread will give you some insight.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
It is possible to change them without doing the full body off, just a small lift of two to three inches.
Cost is generally £1500 to £2000 to get them dome by a professional - as you can see in that thread, the cost done DIY is probably a few hunderd quid for steel and bolts etc, plus a fair few pints for mates who can weld and do the things you can't do yourself, plus a fair few more for top notch advice
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
It is possible to change them without doing the full body off, just a small lift of two to three inches.
Cost is generally £1500 to £2000 to get them dome by a professional - as you can see in that thread, the cost done DIY is probably a few hunderd quid for steel and bolts etc, plus a fair few pints for mates who can weld and do the things you can't do yourself, plus a fair few more for top notch advice
I’m going to owe a lot of beer tokens 
Pretty much what Qbee says.
We’ll all need outriggers at some point, I’d be more inclined to look at top Chassis rails near exhaust manifolds on any car I’m buying, if they prove problematic your repair bill we be 3x what outriggers cost as the body has to come off to do that properly.
Start there, turn steering hard to one side and look through wheel arch to view top chassis tubes, they are the weakest link if rotten, not many are so don’t be alarmed but check there before even looking at riggers.
Done by pro’s this is now a well trodden path. Unless you have good tools and a car lift it’s better money spent to let them do riggers imho.
If your doing a full body off resto, do it yourself with good tools and equipment, should save you £1000’s but employ pro’s on welding and painting is my advice. Then ask Tvr owners and friends, you’ll soon get lots of very important mechanical advice and questions answered to help you along.
Pretty much what Qbee says.
We’ll all need outriggers at some point, I’d be more inclined to look at top Chassis rails near exhaust manifolds on any car I’m buying, if they prove problematic your repair bill we be 3x what outriggers cost as the body has to come off to do that properly.
Start there, turn steering hard to one side and look through wheel arch to view top chassis tubes, they are the weakest link if rotten, not many are so don’t be alarmed but check there before even looking at riggers.
Done by pro’s this is now a well trodden path. Unless you have good tools and a car lift it’s better money spent to let them do riggers imho.
If your doing a full body off resto, do it yourself with good tools and equipment, should save you £1000’s but employ pro’s on welding and painting is my advice. Then ask Tvr owners and friends, you’ll soon get lots of very important mechanical advice and questions answered to help you along.
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