Scary outriggers!!
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mrufcs1 said:
..in the S's the 'outriggers' do not give any rigidity to the chassis. All the rigidity is provided by the race car type space frame chassis. And they are certainly not built to withstand a side impact as they would give no protection at all to the occupant....
I'm thinking back to how much I enjoyed driving My Grantura Mk2, and how scary the experience of no seat belts / no side protection was. Or wasn't.... truth is, if somebody hits you sideways-on in almost any TVR (OK I stand to be corrected) you are likely to get mashed. And that car is still going strong, and is now at a dealership in Paris http://british-sportscars.paris/fr/voitures-a-vend... Hmm, that's one I should've hung onto !
Lots of interesting viewpoints regards the outriggers. Yes, technically they could be bolt-on.
That's missing the point, though. The rest of the chassis rusts, and the most critical part of it is the rear beam the trailing arms attach to. So, even if you had the outriggers as a removable part, the rear beam (which you couldn't sensibly have as removable) is the part you should actually be worrying about. Houses seatbelts, the rear of the body (the most load bearing area) and the rear suspension arms. You don't f
k about with that bit! 
Then there's the lower rails, upper rails.......
That's missing the point, though. The rest of the chassis rusts, and the most critical part of it is the rear beam the trailing arms attach to. So, even if you had the outriggers as a removable part, the rear beam (which you couldn't sensibly have as removable) is the part you should actually be worrying about. Houses seatbelts, the rear of the body (the most load bearing area) and the rear suspension arms. You don't f
k about with that bit! Then there's the lower rails, upper rails.......
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