TVR based Hotrod project

[BIG DUNC]

m4tti said:

For a laugh, post a visible question asking if he can pop the tvr body back on before delivery

Why do people do stuff like this....

I have. Its up to him if he makes it visible to all users

[GTRene]

jas xjr said:

any more information on this please ? is it a one off ?

Sadly not, it was for sale in februari 2016 in NL on marktplaats.nl but I guess its sold, here some info in Dutch, but not about were its from,
based on a TVR 350i from 1987

https://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/dit-is-de-goedkoops...

[jas xjr]

GTRene said:

Sadly not, it was for sale in februari 2016 in NL on marktplaats.nl but I guess its sold, here some info in Dutch, but not about were its from,
based on a TVR 350i from 1987

https://www.autoblog.nl/nieuws/dit-is-de-goedkoops...

thanks

[phillpot]

jas xjr said:

any more information on this please ? is it a one off ?

You might want to read this before getting too excited about a "Gullwing" replica................ Gullwing crushed !

[jas xjr]

phillpot said:

You might want to read this before getting too excited about a "Gullwing" replica................ Gullwing crushed !

i heard about this , thats why i was a little surprised at the one posted earlier.

they do look stunning though

[BIG DUNC]

BIG DUNC said:

I have. Its up to him if he makes it visible to all users

Had a reply. He no longer has the TVR body and there is plenty of space for the rad and there will be plenty of leg room for the driver / passenger.

[TwinKam]

BIG DUNC said:

BIG DUNC said:

I have. Its up to him if he makes it visible to all users

Had a reply. He no longer has the TVR body and there is plenty of space for the rad and there will be plenty of leg room for the driver / passenger.

Leg room yes.
Hip room.... dubious!

[anonymous-user]

TwinKam said:

BIG DUNC said:

BIG DUNC said:

I have. Its up to him if he makes it visible to all users

Had a reply. He no longer has the TVR body and there is plenty of space for the rad and there will be plenty of leg room for the driver / passenger.

Leg room yes.
Hip room.... dubious!

From memory, rods of this type see the driver perched nearer the back seats so I see no issue with leg room either.

[TVRFlying9]

Hi everyone. I'm the fool who ended up buying this and I've just stumbled across this thread. I'm getting the impression that there isn't much love for the project but here's an update photo for anyone who's interested.

[BIG DUNC]

I think the lack of love is more because no TVR lover likes to see them broken up or destroyed needlessly.

However, we don't know the background. Was the donor car involved in an accident and the body badly damaged? Or was it a good body, which was then used to keep an accident damaged car alive rather than being scrapped?

I have nothing against your project and wish you luck with it.

[TwinKam]

Likewise. And I admire your fabrication work, did you swage the panels yourself?

[TVRFlying9]

Cheers guys I fully accept that everyone is entitled to their opinion on what should and shouldn't be done to cars but that's what makes the world an interesting place.

I don't know the history of the Chimaera donor (or the Standard body shell). I'm keeping the chassis and mechanicals as standard as possible so it's still possible it could be converted back to a Chim one day... although I really hope that won't happen!

All of the fabrication work has been done by me, in my garage, at evenings and weekends. I bought a bead roller and an English wheel and taught myself how to use them. I'm an engineer by trade but ironically I work with composites so making something entirely from steel is quite therapeutic!

[s6boy]

Best of luck flying9. If my car was written off but the chassis and engine could be salvaged I wouldn't have a problem if someone wanted to get creative especially if they were learning and enjoying new skills. Fair play to you

[rev-erend]

Personally I love hot rods.. so feel free to post pictures up as the build progresses.

I'm always amazed to see big block ford v8 stuffed into Ford Pops and Anglia's
when I'm at Santa Pod.

[Classic Chim]

Tvr being a continuous line of improvement via owners bank accounts and many a good mod to enable everything from better running to sealing leaks.
This is’nt so far removed as you might think.
Great job your doing by the looks of it and I agree, plenty of pictures as you go.
Many on here will be able to offer good advice from the electro/ mechanical front so keep in touch

[TVRFlying9]

I'm sure I'll be in here asking a thousand questions once I get to the stage of fitting the wiring loom and getting the thing running!

Couple more pics below. The body's off at the moment so I can finish some welding on the body and refurb / rebuild the back end mechanicals (which isn't far off being complete now). Next job is brake lines and fuel lines, then I might make a dashboard, maybe make some seats, start working out where the loom goes, plumb in the cooling system, work out some demisting, fabricate and weld some bottoms on the doors, fit some door latches... The list is endless!

[TVRFlying9]

[GTRene]

looking good

[Byker28i]

There was one at Neil Garners open day back in 2015 that was all hand built, not sure what ever happened to that.




Good luck with your project

[TJC46]

TVRFlying9 said:

I'm sure I'll be in here asking a thousand questions once I get to the stage of fitting the wiring loom and getting the thing running!

Couple more pics below. The body's off at the moment so I can finish some welding on the body and refurb / rebuild the back end mechanicals (which isn't far off being complete now). Next job is brake lines and fuel lines, then I might make a dashboard, maybe make some seats, start working out where the loom goes, plumb in the cooling system, work out some demisting, fabricate and weld some bottoms on the doors, fit some door latches... The list is endless!

Massive from me. Love the quality of the fabrication work inside the car. I really like the way you have fabricated around the transmission tunnel.
As others have said, keep posting updates with pics, and there is a mine of info on here for any mechanical/electrical queries im sure you will have moving forward.