What did you do in the garage yesterday?
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Spent a lot of yesterday bolting up the outriggers.
Everything fitted perfectly. I am fitting the diagonals to the corners from about halfway down as access to the chassis junctions are a little more challenging and to be honest with you I don't wanna spend any more time under there!
Picture of one corner is the diagonal held in place by tape and the area showing the paint ground off on the corner plates and chassis is because I am waiting on the welders arrival and these will be repainted on completion .
After the welding, it is just a matter of bolting in the seat belts and seats.
I wouldn't say I wouldn't do another one again but not for a while!
Time spent so far, approximately 2 1/2 days, so say about three days labour plus welding to do the whole job as a DIYer.
Everything fitted perfectly. I am fitting the diagonals to the corners from about halfway down as access to the chassis junctions are a little more challenging and to be honest with you I don't wanna spend any more time under there!
Picture of one corner is the diagonal held in place by tape and the area showing the paint ground off on the corner plates and chassis is because I am waiting on the welders arrival and these will be repainted on completion .
After the welding, it is just a matter of bolting in the seat belts and seats.
I wouldn't say I wouldn't do another one again but not for a while!
Time spent so far, approximately 2 1/2 days, so say about three days labour plus welding to do the whole job as a DIYer.
Changed the clutch fluid and got my lovely smooth gear selection back, changed the rocker covers over... Can't get a flexible 19mm breather pipe so using cable ties to prevent kinks. Thinking about what colour to spray the covers before adding the blingy TVR badges I've ordered, then...
Still blowing smoke from the vent filter.. Need to run a compression test. Praying it's not a slipped ring.
Still blowing smoke from the vent filter.. Need to run a compression test. Praying it's not a slipped ring.
phazed said:
Spent a lot of yesterday bolting up the outriggers.
Everything fitted perfectly. I am fitting the diagonals to the corners from about halfway down as access to the chassis junctions are a little more challenging and to be honest with you I don't wanna spend any more time under there!
Picture of one corner is the diagonal held in place by tape and the area showing the paint ground off on the corner plates and chassis is because I am waiting on the welders arrival and these will be repainted on completion .
After the welding, it is just a matter of bolting in the seat belts and seats.
I wouldn't say I wouldn't do another one again but not for a while!
Time spent so far, approximately 2 1/2 days, so say about three days labour plus welding to do the whole job as a DIYer.
Hi Peter, I am sure that I have seen Dan Taylor put a sleeve over the joint in the middle of the diagonal. Everything fitted perfectly. I am fitting the diagonals to the corners from about halfway down as access to the chassis junctions are a little more challenging and to be honest with you I don't wanna spend any more time under there!
Picture of one corner is the diagonal held in place by tape and the area showing the paint ground off on the corner plates and chassis is because I am waiting on the welders arrival and these will be repainted on completion .
After the welding, it is just a matter of bolting in the seat belts and seats.
I wouldn't say I wouldn't do another one again but not for a while!
Time spent so far, approximately 2 1/2 days, so say about three days labour plus welding to do the whole job as a DIYer.
You about on Saturday? I am calling in to an event near you if I get my Mum dropped at the coast in reasonable time in the morning
Edited by TV8 on Thursday 27th September 18:24
I actually,did some work on my car today. A bit of flake on the corners of the outriggers and thankfully, it was just that and the same on one edge of the drivers side upper wishbones.
The outriggers were given a thin coat of clear waxoil early in the cars life and wilst that doesn’t always guarantee anything, it has done a good job. It’s not as shinny underneath as the last owner kept it and I felt a bit guilty not cleaning it all off but that looks like a big job...
Plenty of rubbing down, treating/painting today and will be back on the road tommorow.
Car is also booked in for a full service and check over. Hopefully, it will do more than 180 miles in the next 12 months.
The outriggers were given a thin coat of clear waxoil early in the cars life and wilst that doesn’t always guarantee anything, it has done a good job. It’s not as shinny underneath as the last owner kept it and I felt a bit guilty not cleaning it all off but that looks like a big job...
Plenty of rubbing down, treating/painting today and will be back on the road tommorow.
Car is also booked in for a full service and check over. Hopefully, it will do more than 180 miles in the next 12 months.
phazed said:
Nearly finished. Welded, welds primed and first coated.
One more coat tomorrow then thank f
k it's finished!
One rusty outrigger and an audience of chickens......
That looks sound to me. One more coat tomorrow then thank f
k it's finished!One rusty outrigger and an audience of chickens......
It will seem well worth it once your I’m a stronger chassis,,,,,
I’ll be interested in your flap arrangement to protect them from the worst of road grime
phazed said:
I will definitely be up for a track day after the next few weeks when I have completed my car.
My current itch is Brands if that suits you Peter, I'm not sure how often they allocate the full GP layout for track days but Indy open pitlane days are plentiful at £129 which sounds great to me.CanoeSniffer said:
phazed said:
I will definitely be up for a track day after the next few weeks when I have completed my car.
My current itch is Brands if that suits you Peter, I'm not sure how often they allocate the full GP layout for track days but Indy open pitlane days are plentiful at £129 which sounds great to me.Should have the chassis finished painting today or tomorrow and if all goes to plan I will drop the engine and box in this coming weekend although that sounds easier than the actual time it takes especially connecting up all the bits and pieces on completion.
While I'm down there I am renewing the copper fuel pipe from the pump forwards so might as well renew the rubber tubing to the tank as well!
Also going to add some insulation to the inside of the transmission tunnel to try and add a little heatproofing.
This thread made me chuckle when I was a Chim owner (7 years and proud of it). No other car thread has a 'what did you do in the garage yesterday?' thread, well, that runs to over 340 pages! Personally I walked into my 'garage' to check what was in the freezer. My garage is no longer a garage as it was built in the mid 1950's and has no space sufficient for a car other than a fiat 500 or a 2CV at a pinch. It is therefore now an adjunct to the kitchen and houses fridge freezer, heating systems and such other stored goods as my wife decides need storing. No matter since I have no idea of what either end of a spanner does!
I have already agreed to buy another Chim (deal done) and once the Cayman is sold then I shall take possession and have many smiley miles again. The Cayman is the ultimate drivers car but the TVR is a car of the heart and thus, I need another. Can't afford both otherwise that would definitely happen.
You may know of someone who want a Cayman. I may be able to help!
I have already agreed to buy another Chim (deal done) and once the Cayman is sold then I shall take possession and have many smiley miles again. The Cayman is the ultimate drivers car but the TVR is a car of the heart and thus, I need another. Can't afford both otherwise that would definitely happen.
You may know of someone who want a Cayman. I may be able to help!
Johnniem said:
This thread made me chuckle when I was a Chim owner (7 years and proud of it). No other car thread has a 'what did you do in the garage yesterday?' thread, well, that runs to over 340 pages! Personally I walked into my 'garage' to check what was in the freezer. My garage is no longer a garage as it was built in the mid 1950's and has no space sufficient for a car other than a fiat 500 or a 2CV at a pinch. It is therefore now an adjunct to the kitchen and houses fridge freezer, heating systems and such other stored goods as my wife decides need storing. No matter since I have no idea of what either end of a spanner does!
I have already agreed to buy another Chim (deal done) and once the Cayman is sold then I shall take possession and have many smiley miles again. The Cayman is the ultimate drivers car but the TVR is a car of the heart and thus, I need another. Can't afford both otherwise that would definitely happen.
You may know of someone who want a Cayman. I may be able to help!
Totally agree about TVR v Porsche. I once toyed with the idea of trading in my Griffith for a Boxster S, but after driving the Boxster my mind was quickly made up - keep the Griffith. Smiles per miles won the day. I have already agreed to buy another Chim (deal done) and once the Cayman is sold then I shall take possession and have many smiley miles again. The Cayman is the ultimate drivers car but the TVR is a car of the heart and thus, I need another. Can't afford both otherwise that would definitely happen.
You may know of someone who want a Cayman. I may be able to help!
citizen smith said:
Totally agree about TVR v Porsche. I once toyed with the idea of trading in my Griffith for a Boxster S, but after driving the Boxster my mind was quickly made up - keep the Griffith. Smiles per miles won the day.
It's an interesting one really. The Cayman I own is fully loaded with all the mod cons; has acceleration and top speed similar to that of the Chim 450; makes a lovely flat 6 noise under load; and for twisty roads, there is little that the Chim could do to keep up. It is just a supreme driving machine, in all situations.The downside is that the torque doesn't happen at low revs. You need to get to 2500-3000 before the action happens (and then it really happens!). And finally, I rarely look back when I walk away from the Cayman. I always did with the Chim.
Oh, and the V8 noise. Bring the noise!! My neighbours would not, I suspect, agree. They are probably more Porsche'y types. We shall see.
I fixed the odometer!!
It turns out that the sticker that is in the second pic is actually necessary to conduct electricity when the coil fires, otherwise the coil will not turn off and the odometer won’t click forward. I’m trying to figure out how to reduce the clicking that the coil and lever make.....
It turns out that the sticker that is in the second pic is actually necessary to conduct electricity when the coil fires, otherwise the coil will not turn off and the odometer won’t click forward. I’m trying to figure out how to reduce the clicking that the coil and lever make.....
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