New SEAC acquisition

New SEAC acquisition

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Englishman

Original Poster:

2,215 posts

209 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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330 mile drive today from garage to home without any issues. Now the fun starts correcting all those little niggles on a 31 year old car!

Anyone seen one of these on an engine before?




mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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Nice....Might be worth asking Dom at powers performance...I can put you in contact with someone who can check to see if there is any build sheet data...smile

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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My favourite car from when i used to work at harrogate horseless. Is it still show condition. It was always stunning.

Englishman

Original Poster:

2,215 posts

209 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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Did contact Dom, but no info yet. If you have another source please let me know (the email address on PH is obsolete and you can't change it!), but I'm also in your group on FB.

The car has only done 17K miles from new and it shows. No longer perfect, but I'll be trying to get it as close as possible in the coming months and years. I'm sure I will be asking lots of questions that have been asked before and which I probably knew the answer to 22 years ago when I last owned a wedge too!

mrzigazaga

18,534 posts

164 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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Ill PM you on FB...

gmw9666

2,734 posts

199 months

Wednesday 3rd October 2018
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I love it’s still got the 420 plate, awesome

Don’t have an engine tag but do have a dash plaque


rev-erend

21,404 posts

283 months

Thursday 4th October 2018
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Very nice. Glad you managed to find a nice one.

Stever

1,524 posts

248 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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good to meet you and your wife last week, glad the drive back was uneventful and indeed it looks very splendidthumbup

adam quantrill

11,535 posts

241 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Is that 327 "TVR BHP"?

gmw9666

2,734 posts

199 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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adam quantrill said:
Is that 327 "TVR BHP"?
Very likely lol

Englishman

Original Poster:

2,215 posts

209 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Taken a couple more pictures today.






PuffsBack

2,428 posts

224 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Now thats a TVR!! - can see why you pulled your deposit now!

stainless_steve

6,028 posts

257 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Englishman said:
Did contact Dom, but no info yet. If you have another source please let me know (the email address on PH is obsolete and you can't change it!), but I'm also in your group on FB.

The car has only done 17K miles from new and it shows. No longer perfect, but I'll be trying to get it as close as possible in the coming months and years. I'm sure I will be asking lots of questions that have been asked before and which I probably knew the answer to 22 years ago when I last owned a wedge too!
I'm waiting to hear back from Dom also , been quite a few weeks.
Guess he's busy rebuilding engines.

stainless_steve

6,028 posts

257 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Car looks fantastic BTW

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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Great car, awesome number plate! thumbup

Dinoboy

2,494 posts

216 months

Friday 5th October 2018
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That is cracking!

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 6th October 2018
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Looks great!

TR4man

5,207 posts

173 months

Saturday 6th October 2018
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Lovely.

More pictures please!

Englishman

Original Poster:

2,215 posts

209 months

Sunday 7th October 2018
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Thanks for all the positive feedback.

Will do more pictures but currently working though the immediate list of things (~30 so far) that needs fixing and that is before I get underneath.

One thing I've found is a broken 'collar' on the steering column that hold the indicator/wiper switches in place (so it is wobbly). Any idea if still available and if so where from (nothing on TVR Parts)?

spitfire4v8

3,990 posts

180 months

Sunday 7th October 2018
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was it advertised for sale or was it a through-the-grapevine purchase? Had I known it was available I would have sold something to buy it myself (kidney, leg, cerbera ..) such is my misty eyed emotion seeing it again after all these years!
About 12 years ago I had the chance to buy quite a nice seac for 9 grand. Kicking myself now!