ROOF RETRIM

[chiefyo]

Retrimming a roof is possible, as others have shown. But it is not recommended !!! This has to be the most frustrating job I have done in a long time, and only pure stubbornness saw it through. The end result is satisfying and relieving in equal measure. Total cost for anyone else wishing to attempt was around £400. And best of luck if you try it .

[phillpot]

From "scratch" or you fitted a pre-made cover?


Either way it looks good

[glenrobbo]

Well done Dave, that looks like a very professional job.

I think that's only the second time I've ever seen your S with the roof on!

The last time was at a very soggy Blenheim classic show a few years ago, when the TVRs were the only cars that turned up and stayed for the duration. And you were the very last to concede that the rain wasn't going to ease up.

We certainly saved the day for the organisers.

[chiefyo]

www.mazdahoodshop.co.uk
Mike the kit was premade from the above supplier.
Glenn as always many thanks for some uplifting words of wisdom

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/p-shape-1m-car-door-trunk...

Also one tip that may be worth sharing I used the above for a seal above the window as an alternative to the girl on bicycle and it appears to work well so far and was self adhesive and easy to remove if no good

Edited by chiefyo on Tuesday 29th August 13:20

[phillpot]

chiefyo said:

Also one tip that may be worth sharing I used the above for a seal above the window as an alternative to the girl on bicycle and it appears to work well so far and was self adhesive and easy to remove if no good

That looks interesting.

I'm just sorting out the seals on my Griffith, it's an early one and uses same "girl on a bicycle" as the S. While this appears to now be available from TVR Parts I was thinking of changing to the later style as I have a couple of lengths, but the channel it fits in and the spacer bars (U1705 & U0983) don't come cheap once you've added Vat and postage (and I have visions of them arriving bent like bananas)!

For £6.50 I might just give it a go

[v8s4me]

Looks like a first class job to me and saved yourself another £400 (at daan saff prices).

[Bobhon]

phillpot said:

That looks interesting.

I'm just sorting out the seals on my Griffith, it's an early one and uses same "girl on a bicycle" as the S. While this appears to now be available from TVR Parts I was thinking of changing to the later style as I have a couple of lengths, but the channel it fits in and the spacer bars (U1705 & U0983) don't come cheap once you've added Vat and postage (and I have visions of them arriving bent like bananas)!

For £6.50 I might just give it a go

The rail for the Tamora doesn't look expensive at £9.07 each. think you could stretch to it Mike.
https://tvr-parts.com/tvr-parts/part-details/tvr-u...

Happy for you to measure mine to see if it would fit a Griff.

p.s. You do realise that we will be banished from S'dom for all time talking about Griffs and Tamoras here don't you.

[chiefyo]

v8s4me said:

Looks like a first class job to me and saved yourself another £400 (at daan saff prices).

Thanks for that it does make me feel better. I was wondering what the going rate was. Also I suspect mine would have come in even higher as I had to replace all eight targa panel tangs and trim the roof hoop and rear rail. So for a pro the man hours would have mounted up.

[phillpot]

Bobhon said:

You do realise that we will be banished from S'dom for all time talking about Griffs and Tamoras here don't you.

will this get us a reprieve?

My S seals need changing aswell, maybe use the "Ebay stuff" on there and splash out for the correct bits for the Griff? ....... Or use the "girl on the bicycle" seal that i've been hoarding now that it is readily available again so not worth the fortune I'd been hoping for



Your Tamora channels are more than the ones for the Griff, U1750 (perhaps yours are longer!) but it's the spacer U0983 that strikes me as flippin' expensive for what it is?

I popped into David Gerald's, not expecting them to have the parts but gave me a chance to look at a roof panel, that spacer is just a piece of (anodised alluminium?) strip about 12 x 3mm!

[tony 69]

Hi mate what kind of glue did you use to stick it down. Im just about to start doing mine, just removed the old cover so any advise you can give me would be great

thanks

[chiefyo]

Contact spray from MARTRIM listed as suitable for high temp.
http://www.martrim.co.uk/car-trimming-supplies/glu...

[greymrj]

I am very impressed. It is a b.....r of a job. Even expert trimmers don't like it as apparently (!!) no two TVR's are the same. Getting a good fit AND the tension right is apparently really difficult. I decided to do the tangs etc but let a trimmer do the hood. My usual trimmer friend doesn't do hoods, he said they were too much trouble! So I got the hood fitted somewhere else, and he got it wrong first time and had to remake the whole thing. (It was so tight we couldn't operate the stays, he had to meet the cost!) The going rate for a hood is over £600, might be more now.
Very glad you went for the high temperature glue as well, a few of us have had failures with the ordinary spray adhesive.
So yes, I have enough experience to be very impressed!
Did you retrim the inside of the targa panels as well. They are hard to get right.

[chiefyo]

greymrj said:

I am very impressed. It is a b.....r of a job. Even expert trimmers don't like it as apparently (!!) no two TVR's are the same. Getting a good fit AND the tension right is apparently really difficult. I decided to do the tangs etc but let a trimmer do the hood. My usual trimmer friend doesn't do hoods, he said they were too much trouble! So I got the hood fitted somewhere else, and he got it wrong first time and had to remake the whole thing. (It was so tight we couldn't operate the stays, he had to meet the cost!) The going rate for a hood is over £600, might be more now.
Very glad you went for the high temperature glue as well, a few of us have had failures with the ordinary spray adhesive.
So yes, I have enough experience to be very impressed!
Did you retrim the inside of the targa panels as well. They are hard to get right.

Did indeed do the interior of targa panels, and the rear trim panel and roof hoop. Stretch magnolia vinyl, hot air gun and a few attempts, interspersed with plenty of Anglo Saxon verbs !!!
Trying to find an online guide that I used which I found helpful.

[chiefyo]

Found it
https://tvr-s-series.net/images/downloads/Karosser...

[greymrj]

chiefyo said:

Found it
https://tvr-s-series.net/images/downloads/Karosser...

Interesting, I hadn't seen that before. I take it you would agree that they do make it look a good deal easier than it is!