New member

[Transit08]

Good afternoon,as per the title im a new member so thought I would just say hello,I’ve had my chimaera 450 for about a year now,I did my research and eventually got a decent car,still a few bits to fettle which is all part of the fun,catch up soon.
Cheers Pete.

[sapper]

Welcome to the nut house. I think it’s mandatory to post pictures of you car though. Some people can’t help themselves, bacon sarnie.

[Transit08]

[url]|https://thumbsnap.com/HyfgLMm5[/ Hope I’ve done this right not the best pic though

[sapper]

Nice colour

[Sir Paolo]

Nice car!

If you’re planning on doing the fettling and spannering yourself, I’d recommend getting hold of a copy of Steve Heath’s book on The TVR Griffith and Chimaera, plus a Haynes Landrover (RV8) manual.

They’ll be full of useful info.

Good luck!

[Transit08]

Thanks for the reply’s,I’ve got a copy of the Steve Heath book,I’m ok doing the basics but engine rebuilds and the like are beyond me,im thinking of going for 16” wheels all round,I had a bit of a mission getting decent tyres for it,I went for rainsport 5 in the end,they seem to be doing ok after about 2000 miles,but I think there’s a lot better choice with 16” or bigger,so I’m going to try and get hold of a couple of 16” imolas as I quite like the original wheels.

[Belle427]

The Facebook groups are very active and well worth joining, parts come up for sale quite often.

[Classic Chim]

Transit08 said:

Thanks for the reply’s,I’ve got a copy of the Steve Heath book,I’m ok doing the basics but engine rebuilds and the like are beyond me,im thinking of going for 16” wheels all round,I had a bit of a mission getting decent tyres for it,I went for rainsport 5 in the end,they seem to be doing ok after about 2000 miles,but I think there’s a lot better choice with 16” or bigger,so I’m going to try and get hold of a couple of 16” imolas as I quite like the original wheels.

Your not the first person unimpressed with RS5.
I wonder if they are a step down from the RS3

[Transit08]

Yep,the rain sports are just ok,I wouldn’t rush out to get another set,the rs3 was a cracking tyre but the 5s aren’t the best,the sidewalls seem very soft to me,I don’t do track days so for the road they are ok till I get hold of a couple of 16” wheels for the front,