Dont read this advert if you drive an S1!!
Dont read this advert if you drive an S1!!
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Gerald-TVR

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4,896 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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And it got the mythical MT75 box!! But The radiator looks good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TVR-S2-2-9-modified-upgraded...

Oldred_V8S

3,764 posts

267 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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So much better than an S1 in every way, who could even consider buying an S1 when the gentleman has given us the golden opportunity of purchasing this gem.

"The one to have," "Far superior?"

Hope it isn't anyone on here, I'm sure not!

Pffft

Hang about though, those indicator lenses look to be worth the money on their own.

Edited by Oldred_V8S on Sunday 5th June 15:17

moffspeed

3,603 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Much that I love my S I'm not sure that my 170 Cologne horses would outperform 480 Stuttgart horses unless there was a serious issue with the jockey...

Deeman

1,609 posts

211 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Norman

This guy will undoubtedly get next to nothing for his car, as its clearly been caned and his poetic licence is highly amusing. What was he trying to race? A hairdresser in a Porsche 924??? I think his appraisal of anything can been disregarded as nonsense so I would let it bother you.

Gerald-TVR

Original Poster:

4,896 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Oldred_V8S said:
Hope it isn't anyone on here, I'm sure not!
Might well have been drak_ula who posted a couple of times on here last June - talking about a LSD and fitting a V8 in an S2. Obviously didnt need to as he found lots more horses in the cologne V6

motorwurzel

71 posts

184 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Perhaps the eventual purchaser will kick up when he/she finds only the "troublesome" Type N gearbox fitted in the car, rather than the promised MT75!

toast boy

1,242 posts

255 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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I wish mine would out drag a Porsche turbo! I must be doing it wrong hehe

Alan Whitaker

2,054 posts

211 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Hi All,
Must be the sunroof thats helps it go fast, I would have expected a radio with this performance

Alan

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Not sure about the dark brown leather, although maybe its a good choice for all those touching cloth moments eek

Gerald-TVR

Original Poster:

4,896 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Interesting answers to queries on gearbox and door hinges

phillpot

17,510 posts

212 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Seller assures me it is an MT75 and refers me to page 95, chapter 7 in Steve Heath book (must have an older edition because chapter 10 starting on page 184 deals with the transmission in my edition) confused

He also refered me to the "alternative parts list" which, to be fair, does say type N or MT75 ?

Will be interesting to see what this little rocket goes for (hope new owner won't be too dissappointed when he finds out it won't quite beat just about anything else on the road).

do tell more about the hinges Normanscratchchin

FARKIT

150 posts

244 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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Do you think Daddy knows Little Jonny is trying to sell his car?!? type

Gerald-TVR

Original Poster:

4,896 posts

226 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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phillpot said:
do tell more about the hinges Normanscratchchin
The answer was -
the standard arrangement is a crude bush bonded into the grp just below the screen pillar which the door pin gringds away in, rough treatment causes the area around the bush to break away from the rest of the car, there is a relatively thin layer of grp holding the bush in and on my car bost bushes had broken right out of the shell taking a patch of grp with them leaving the doors falling off! i cut away the damaged area under the screen pillar very neathly, had top hat threaded plugs made up with very wide brims that pressed into holes made either side of the cut outs, with the wide brims of the top hats on the inside and the threaded hats pressed through the holes revealed on the outside. then steels plates with new fabricated (tig welded together) pin locating gussets could be secured over the cut out and top hats with counter sunk stainless bolts from the outside and all hidden under the closed bonnet, very strong.

Havent quite worked this out yet


Donnysoutherner

301 posts

201 months

Sunday 5th June 2011
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I'll just leave my recently returned to the road S1 out with the keys in it and hiope that somebody is prepared to steal it!

Silvervagen

5 posts

184 months

Monday 6th June 2011
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The superb roundabout handling must be the result of the tyre secret: lower profile (205/50?) at the front, and the special outside overtaking tread pattern at (only)the driver side front wheel.jester

Davewelly

220 posts

193 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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This guy seriously needs a lesson in advertising!!!!!

What a complete muppet!!

GadgeS3C

4,727 posts

193 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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Ah, but would it work if you didn't know what you do know?

Time will tell - do feel sorry if the buyer is as naive as the seller. Still it'll keep us all busy helping!

Last S4

504 posts

214 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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phillpot said:
Seller assures me it is an MT75 and refers me to page 95, chapter 7 in Steve Heath book (must have an older edition because chapter 10 starting on page 184 deals with the transmission in my edition) confused

He also refered me to the "alternative parts list" which, to be fair, does say type N or MT75 ?

Will be interesting to see what this little rocket goes for (hope new owner won't be too dissappointed when he finds out it won't quite beat just about anything else on the road).

do tell more about the hinges Normanscratchchin
He now concedes the point about the gearbox in a back handed way. The listing has been modified.

Alan Whitaker

2,054 posts

211 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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Hi All
So it has the troublesome type N gearbox, I always thought the type n was a good box, I had one on a Essex 3.0 engine and it took all the hammer of a turbo Essex.

Pity he has not removed the reference to the MT75.

Alan

mikel003003

1,084 posts

195 months

Tuesday 7th June 2011
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think i will just make do with the s1 for now