The Full Body Off Resto Begins..

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Least they knocked some £££ off but when you pay you just want it right, especially on these cars.

Had something similar on my oz 8 spokes on the S, was a few grain like specs here & there they knocked money off but I would of preferred them just done right in the first place.

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hillclimbmanic said:

davetripletvr said:

greenhulk said:

davetripletvr said:

Not stainless, yeh i have heard of headers cracking that have not been wrapped and ones that have so think its a case of were headers in good shape to begin with is the question

I just want to tidy mine up, ceramic coating is out of the question as i heard it can distort mild steel? Just wondering if a VHT paint would work on these manifolds or do they get way hotter than the paint can handle

I used VHT paint on mine and it worked a treat, just used some emery cloth to give it a bit of a key

I blasted my manifolds first, then used an ultra VHT paint...I can't remember the exact temp.

Was discussing this with my mechanic he seemed to think a VHT paint would crack under the extreme temperatures the manifolds get up to

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Twistygit said:

There's a set for sale on the chim buy and sell face book page at a good price if you're interested

Thanks for that, I already spoke with the guy selling them, there Vclamo manifolds my setup is 8bolt, so I'd have to change the Ypiece while I'm at it.

Collection only too

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Twistygit said:

He's also got a Clive Y piece at a better price as well,
If you sorted a courier he might be okay with that, worth a ask

cheers, i did have a look at that too sadly its a y-piece without the cat, i didn't want to have any issues with mot's

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Hoping to get it back mid January, few more snaps of the chassis fully welded, 3rd of jan after holiday it'll be sent off for hot zinc coating.

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Discopotatoes said:

Those mounting plates in the outriggers need drain hose in the corner,

Your right! Good spotting, Im not entirely sure whether he took these pics before & later put the drain holes in or not but i shall remind him

cheers

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FoxTVR430 said:

Hi, are you going add the seat supports that have been mentioned on other threads? Since you have the chassis stripped now.

Sorry didnt see this reply, yes i think so, my mechanic mentioned it before so ill leave it to him, seems simple enough to do will just show him Discopotatoes picture here

Discopotatoes said:

Just picked up my seats, few tiny air pockets to escape once ive sat on them then off to pickup the 888 calipers after crimbo & the wheels are ready to collect in january. Im told it'll all be back together & ready to pickup mid january.. Exciting.
Merry christmas to all, hope to see some of you's at a few TVR gatherings next year & thanks for all the input & advice, much appreciated.




Steve

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pb450 said:

That's some wallpaper you've got there!!! (Good work by the way. )

was going for that 80's porno look, & thank you, anticipating the wheels now..

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CHIMV8 500 said:

What wheels are you using?

OZ vega split rims, nearly fell out my chair when i saw the price of replacement studs in stainless it'll all be worth it tho. Went with silver insert an powdercoat chrome outer rim

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CHIMV8 500 said:

Pics?
Went with split rims myself

I was 50/50 whether to do the same colour scheme as you did, look really good with those split rims & nice touch with the contrasting bolts against the black, set it off well

These were what was already on the chim (do excuse the state of the hood & wheels)

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1st coat of U-pol raptor epoxy in red!

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plfrench said:

Looking good!

My body has been removed now... awaiting the first set of photos to come through and then I'll start a thread on mine too!

nice one paul, are you going for any upgrades along the way? I just got my nrakes left to sort out now, still in two minds about sticking the 888 calipers on or not



Steve

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portzi said:

Paul & Steve please read this thread if you have not already seen it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

cheers, will get my mechanic to check it out asap

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its going back together! all credit to Tony Inns at coventry car centre, this is exactly how i imagined the chassis to look

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Sardonicus said:

Nice work but get that bolt reversed before the body goes back on (inc the offside side) or you will regret it later on

Cheers, just telling my mechanic now, its the rear suspension hasn't started on the front yet, so the bolts the wrong way round then

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Cheers for the advice gents, very handy to know.. And now changed

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2OOM said:

You might want to swap the bottom ones as well, I can't remember for certain but I have a feeling they will be the same problem .. just on case ..

cheers, will make a note of them too

Picked up my OZ vegas today, full powdercoat finish, powder chrome on the outer rim theres odd blemish on the one wheel where the metal had pitted badly but overall pretty happy with them for the £££. All wishbones & suspension are now on, just waiting for four refurbed red calipers from bigredd in Worcester.

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So i ended up taking the plunge & just dropping the four seized up calipers off to 'bigred' in Worcester, must say they came back & are worth every penny!
Just waiting on the later style top front wishbones & the front discs & brakes can all go back on.

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mk1fan said:

Have you used Upol Raptor on the wishbones too?

I have indeed, but not without shot blasting & hot zinc coating etc beforehand. The U-Pol raptor is tintable so can pretty much do it any colour you want

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FoxTVR430 said:

Wow that looks great, keep up the good work.

Thank you , just hope the original front calipers are up to the job or should i have done the brake upgrade from the get-go