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Zener said:
Steve_D said:
Zener said:
yd cam has 0 lash so unless the follower is bleeding down whist running (sticking/faulty etc they should not rattle loose) unless the valves go into float at high RPM unlikely IMO 
the double springs in the TVR are plenty heavy , keep up th good fight Peter 
here to feast your eyes on one I witnessed bog stock 500 she was tapping away like Sammy Davis Jr
I've go a few of those under my bench as well. the double springs in the TVR are plenty heavy , keep up th good fight Peter here to feast your eyes on one I witnessed bog stock 500 she was tapping away like Sammy Davis Jr Steve
got loads of stuff over the years am sure you have too I have had a clear of my window sills @ the shop recently however to rid me of customer carnage Any spare body filler was slapped into the corrugations with broken parts pressed into it. At the time I remember being impressed by a cam shaft snapped into 5 pieces and a rope hanging down from the middle with over a dozen exploded clutches.
Steve
Good job Pete.
Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
phazed said:
Good job Pete.
Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks Mr H Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
Get ready for the silly questions lol
phazed said:
Good job Pete.
Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
It’s half the appeal. Just had an entertaining read over breakfast. Keep up the good work.
It’s good to see someone hands-on with these cars.
As Alun said, just like a giant Airfix and Meccano kit.
That is one aspect of a TVR but I do miss, the constant fiddling in the garage. There always seems to be something to be done, adjusted, improved et cetera.
Keep up the good work.
I think doing chassis rebuilds allows you the time to clean and re furb up all those other bits and bobs that are normally difficult to access or you ignore, a great opportunity sort of thing.
I had so much fun putting it back together with chassis on the ramp. Pete has more grovelling to do when body is back on so a lot harder actually than having the luxury of a ramp.
If I had a ramp I reckon I’d always have a TVR on it
What else is there to do that’s so satisfying.
No rush as you don’t have to. They come together really quickly once everything’s organised as you Peter. That’s really exciting when it’s all like new. Marvellous even.
Like restoring an old bike,,, what could be better
do you want the caps to cover those allen slider tubes on the calipers ? 
Your committed now. I quite like that jig. Your not going all the way back to chassis rails which is a pain really. Better this way if your out tubes are ok which looking at yours they obviously are.
I forgot to do them gators, I got the car home then cussed myself when I noticed them in a box
All done now though. I’ve decided I dare not drive it unless I drown the riggers in some extra protection. I’m thinking once a year or every few years just drown them in some oily substance or any sign of clouds and I’ll be off home which is no way to own a car!
I think it’s a matter of time before I buy some Peter Essling rigger protectors.
It’s the best option really. Or like Daz use some old rubber car mats cut to shape and bonded to inner wheel arch which is pretty good too.
Deflection being better than trapped drying road grime eating it away again.
I forgot to do them gators, I got the car home then cussed myself when I noticed them in a box
All done now though. I’ve decided I dare not drive it unless I drown the riggers in some extra protection. I’m thinking once a year or every few years just drown them in some oily substance or any sign of clouds and I’ll be off home which is no way to own a car!
I think it’s a matter of time before I buy some Peter Essling rigger protectors.
It’s the best option really. Or like Daz use some old rubber car mats cut to shape and bonded to inner wheel arch which is pretty good too.
Deflection being better than trapped drying road grime eating it away again.
Edited by Classic Chim on Sunday 6th February 22:25
jojackson4 said:
The thing is they have lasted 20+ years with s
t prep from Blackpool so I’m not doing the spray st on my lovely new finish
I know but you’ll change your mind I reckon. t prep from Blackpool so I’m not doing the spray st on my lovely new finish They lasted 10 years rotting after 5 at best. The last 10 years has been a gamble with your life
It’s the rubbing of the body/tight space where road crap gets trapped which is impossible to stop so if you oil them up from day one you might stand a chance. I doubt people protected chassis until it was to late.
I love looking underneath to see it all nice and shiny though so I’m torn
jojackson4 said:
Alun
The fab works this week
Along with other shiit
Yeah I can see. Sleeving, an old trick is to use the same size tube as riggers, grind a thin slot out and pinch it together, fits inside the riggers a treat. The fab works this week
Along with other shiit
We drilled holes in the outrigger tubes to tack the sleeves to them once slotted in place before welding around the seam. I cut a nice angle to create a V between the joints for the weld which was the only bit of fab work I did. It’s twice as strong as the originals really with the sleeves.
The fronts were replaced back to chassis and a lot more work.
I’m loving this. Your grafting dude
Edited by Classic Chim on Sunday 6th February 22:41
Haha, what paint you using there. Looks great.
Mine are as old as i’ve had the car. I might replace them just before a final geo set up to be honest.
I never bothered painting track rod ends, gutted now ive seem those
Are you keeping a tab on costs?
It hasn’t cost you too much yet when you consider what you have done.
It’ll be like new
Mine are as old as i’ve had the car. I might replace them just before a final geo set up to be honest.
I never bothered painting track rod ends, gutted now ive seem those
Are you keeping a tab on costs?
It hasn’t cost you too much yet when you consider what you have done.
It’ll be like new
Edited by Classic Chim on Monday 7th February 18:55
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