Johns cerbera rebuild and upgrade

[itiejim]

I just stumbled across this whilst looking whistfully at the Cerbera forum, I miss mine...

Looks like a fantastic machine you're making there, congratulations. What is the foam you're using for your fibreglass plug? I need to make up some wide arches myself and was looking into options.

[Engineer1949]

it is a close cellulor foam made for plug manufacture most good suppliers keep it.


john

[Engineer1949]

first door sill out of the mould well pleased great surface.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/sIENMepNwvrEuNN62


john

[Engineer1949]

long time since i posted been busy restoring two wedges plus power steering to a griff etc. etc. but now having a concerted effort on the cerb finally finished the power steering column and the mounting for the power unit and lots of work to the n/s plugs for the new wings also laid up the bonnet with the cooling duct for the rad pics on that to follow but pics should give you a flavour of the work.

john

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[Byker28i]

That is going to be different and wide!

[Engineer1949]

your right there 1.98 mtrs to be exact


john

[Penelope Stopit]

This has got to be the best project in the TVR forums, amazing engineering here, thanks for the latest images

[phazed]

Absolutely! John, you are a master of your trade.

[Demondad]

A fascinating engineering project for us Cerbie pervs. It would make a brilliant TV show.

[Engineer1949]

gentlemen i am humbled glad you like it more very soon .


john

[450Nick]

Love it John, can't wait for your next installment! It's going to need a very spicy engine to do justice to that gorgeous body you're creating..!

[Engineer1949]

engine transmission etc. is all sorted its a chevvy ls3 producing 503 bhp and 475 ftlbs as far as i can remember all run in and mapped on emeralds engine dyno, i think pics etc. are back somwhere in the thread, driving onto a 56 magnum 6 speed box 8 1/4 diff, hollow gun barrel lathe turned drive shafts and mosler uprights hubs and brakes, bbs wheels.


john

[Penelope Stopit]

This gets a big "W" on each buttock from me

[8ball_Rob]

Demondad said:

A fascinating engineering project for us Cerbie pervs. It would make a brilliant TV show.

Not even just Cerbie pervs - I have to confess I'm not a massive Cerb fan (for me the Tuscan is, and will always remain, the pinnacle of automotive design, although admittedly I'm biased...), but I stumbled across this thread some time ago (>1yr) and am delighted to see that the project is still making progress.

John, I have the utmost admiration for your skills, and can't wait to see the end result. The bodywork alone is an absolute work of art This may be a naive question, but out of interest, how do you match up the offside and the nearside given that the contours appear to be hand-sculpted? Do you take measurements at datum points on either side, or is it just a case of judging everything by eye (I suspect not, but would love to know how it's done!?)?

[nawarne]

I echo Rob's comments above!!

Well done John....Down here on the S.Coast, we've got some very competent 'hands-on' TVR owners - - But nothing like John!

Nick

[Engineer1949]

rob it starts off being done by eye to get a basic shape certainly when on the first stage building up the foam prior to filling and fairing, then we scribe vertical lines at precise distances along the (in this case wing) using a laser level nowadays used to use a plumb bob and use the shadow cast by a lamp, then make a template of that section and form the opposite wing to that shape at that station not easy but with practise not so bad.we will be performing this very soon so will take loads of pics and post on here.


john

[Penelope Stopit]

Hello, please excuse my ignorance
To me it looks like you are using car body filler on top of the foam and then you rub both sides down to the perfect shape as you have explained above, I am absolutely clueless as to what happens next.....Do you later make a mould from what you have shaped and then use that mould to make fibreglass panels or whatever, then later rip all your hard work off the vehicle to replace it with those panels
Not that I will ever be attempting this type of work but I am intrigued to know

[Engineer1949]

got it in one long process but will have the moulds for a repeat or repairs.


john

[Engineer1949]

more work done finishing touches to thew plugs plus have nearly finished the air duct to carry the air from the rad out the bonnet outlet developing takes a lot of cardboard cutting etc. before the ally is finally cut but all worked out well.


john

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Edited by Engineer1949 on Monday 17th December 20:09

[Engineer1949]

just as an aside i have a couple of very good lads helping out at the moment there thirst for knowledge is insatiable great fun to have around we make a great team.

john