5000M build

[catfishdb]

Moto said:

Are those stainless water hoses? They do look superb.

Moto

The same fabricator that supplied the exhaust also build the stainless water lines.

[Erich Stahler]

catfishdb said:

Hi Phil,

There are a set of black centre caps in the box with a set of TVR stickers as well.

As you noted the Triumph diff. was replaced with the 4HU lsd. All else remains the same as originally built. I am not one for burn-outs and there is a higher powered 5000M just east of here that has a similar set-up with heavy use and few problems. If the existing parts are not up to the 300hp of the present V8 and fail without being abused then I will have to upgrade. I'm going to wait and see.

Arthur

Excellent job your doing there!
Couple of questions, where did you get the extra long wheel studs? and where did you get hold of the yolks to mate TR6 drive shafts to Jaguar 4Hu diff?

[Slow M]

Interesting, how you've reversed the belt tensioner.

[catfishdb]

my250gt said:

What plans have you for the body shell, any mods?? What colour you going for?
Phil.

The body gets refitted next week. No plans to alter the original as of yet. One concern during the fitting of the V8 was to not have to alter the original body shell. I do like the design except for the rubber bumpers. They have slightly twisted with the rusting of the metal within the rubber mold. I was thinking of a fiberglass set painted body color.
As for body color, it is now red. Although not a bad color for this body style, red is not my favorite. I was thinking of a non-metallic color. Maybe BRG. Peter Wheeler's final Blackpool "M" looks fantastic.
I will post some images of the body shell next week.

[GTRene]

BRG is nice me thinks ;D

also, have you seen this ad?

http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/showDetails.html...

also a 5000M and has for sure (so the ad says) 300ps and they say they did it in 8 years to restore/build it (they took their time I guess)

[Erich Stahler]

Where did you get the extra long wheel studs?
Where did you get hold of the yolks to mate TR6 drive shafts to Jaguar 4Hu diff?

[catfishdb]

Erich Stahler said:

Where did you get the extra long wheel studs?
Where did you get hold of the yolks to mate TR6 drive shafts to Jaguar 4Hu diff?

Hi Erich,

I read your question earlier, I am just going thru my papers to find the supplier of the extra long studs. At the time I didn't think anything of them but I assume you like them as I do. I will get this info up soon.

The Jaguar 4HU was supplied and installed by John Wadman and Doug at TVR North America. I only remember them cutting an additional spline in the shaft to align the Triumph shaft with the Jag diff.
I will ask them what other mods were required to mate the two parts.
Arthur

[catfishdb]

Getting ready to sort the wiring.

Arthur

[catfishdb]

[catfishdb]

[900T-R]

Gorgeous.

[catfishdb]

catfishdb said:

Erich Stahler said:

Where did you get the extra long wheel studs?

Apparently nothing special other than studs ordered from automotive supplier ARP. The reason for the long length initially was that we did not know how the new rims would sit and we were originally going to shorten them after fitting the wheels.

Arthur

[my250gt]

Hi Arthur, looking rather good how were the wheel offsets, did you get away with not using spacers?

Must say the wheels really suit it, not too low profile tyre and a modernish feel without detracting from the overall classic.

Hope were going to get a sound track on Youtube when its running!!

[catfishdb]

Phil,

The wheel offsets are almost perfect. The front drivers side just touches the suspension on full lock. A little adjustment there and all is good.
I am really pleased with the wheels. I agree that they are obviously modern looking but have not gone too far. Others might disagree but it really looks stunning with the dark wheels.

The car is currently sitting on ride height bars. The wheels fill the openings nicely. Slightly lower than the original. I will post a picture of the Bilstein coilovers as soon as they are mounted.

Thanks again Phil.

Arthur

[Slow M]

Arthur,

Looks like you're making tremendous progress. At this pace, you should be ready to drive by noon on Monday.

What are you doing for a harness?

Best,
B.

[ivanhoew]

yes but but .... what happened to the spare wheel thingy ?

[my250gt]

there'll be no room for a spare with that rad..

[Astacus]

The chassis colour really suits it, it looks like a flat dark grey in the photos is that right?

I am sorely tempted to use this colour on my chassis. I was wondering how to avoid the "everything black" look without going for red or light grey, which wouldn't suit what I have planned for the body colour. [/girly mode]

[GTRene]

thats gonna be nice, wheels look good too.
and who needs a spare wheel, its only weight...;)

[RichB]

catfishdb said:

I am really pleased with the wheels. I agree that they are obviously modern looking but have not gone too far.

They do indeed look good, they also have the benefit of looking like a "TVR" type of wheel, indeed they look a like Racelines or Compomotives, what are they?