Wedge Parts List
Discussion
TaSmania said:
Great stuff. If you could find it off the fairies that be good.
I'll look at the Wedgepages.
I'm trying to look to see what the various parts came off - E.g. M2500 used a Triumph 2500 engine but did it use Triumph or Ford bushes on the suspension.
TaSmania
A quick rundown...I'll look at the Wedgepages.
I'm trying to look to see what the various parts came off - E.g. M2500 used a Triumph 2500 engine but did it use Triumph or Ford bushes on the suspension.
TaSmania
V6 engine & 'box from the Granada/ Capri 2.8
V8 engine and 'box from the SD1
4-cyl. engine from the Cortina/ Granada (2L)
Rear axle (all models) Salisbury 4HU from the Jag XJ6 et al., some are Limited-Slip
Front suspension Cortina arms with Granada uprights and hubs, TVR springs
Steering rack can be Cortina manual or powered or a couple of specials depending on age
Rear suspension all TVR, wheel bearings are Mk. 2 Granada
Front brakes Granada, plain or vented discs according to model, some cars had ex-Princess 4-piston calipers
Rear brakes just as they came off the XJ6
Steering column TR7, SD1, Mk3 Granada according to age
Switchgear from various Brit cars of the era (TR7, Princess, SD1)
Headlamps usually round 7" universal things, 400SE had square ones ex-Maestro or something, I forget
Front sidelights originally Lucas, later Renault 12, later Peugeot 505
Rear lights Capri then SD1 then Renault Fuego
Headlamp pod motors TR7/ Esprit
Coolant header tank Capri V6
Boot hinges Hillman Imp
Door handles Ford Capri (external), TR7 or Metro internal according to age
Bonnet and boot latches Ford Fiesta
Radiator originally Ford then IIRC modified Range Rover, either way it's not off any shelf nowadays.
Wiper motor Lucas 16W as used on loads of cars but with modified sweep
Chassis, bodyshell, glass, seats, trim, hood, fuel tanks, wiring, exhaust by TVR
Wheels 5-bolt fixing to Granada PCD, offset varies, some Merc wheels fit. Supplier and style changed over years from original 14" Telcasts to OZs etc. in 15" and few 16".
ETA: seatbelts from a Mini (the proper one, not the BMW monster) have the same fittings and will work, although someone did report a while back that when they tried Mini belts, there was too much material on the reel so when it retracted the belt got stuck. All I know is they worked for me.
The seats were by Cambro in (I think) Coventry; they made seats for most of BL's output for donkeys' years which is why people sometimes claim the Wedge seats were from such-and-such a car. They weren't, but the base parts were shared by all sorts so there's a family resemblance. The main characteristic of the Wedge seat is a very deep (long) base cushion, not many other car seats extend so far under your thigh.
The first wheels were by Telcast in Telford; later Two Gates Wheels who were one of my customers. I did once ask if they still had the casting dies, apparently I wasn't the first to do so and the best guess was that they'd been weighed-in for scrap.
Edited by Wedg1e on Tuesday 25th October 21:29
Wedge1e
Wow - You've done a great job there great start to go at thus many many thanks.
Is there any defined source of all this with Part numbers! I once had a huge list when I was looking to buy the parts business of TVR many years back but canned it - Doh!
I was trying to get hold of Mike Davies from stores at TVR as he probably had this lot!
Cheers
TaSmania
Wow - You've done a great job there great start to go at thus many many thanks.
Is there any defined source of all this with Part numbers! I once had a huge list when I was looking to buy the parts business of TVR many years back but canned it - Doh!
I was trying to get hold of Mike Davies from stores at TVR as he probably had this lot!
Cheers
TaSmania
TaSmania said:
Wedge1e
Wow - You've done a great job there great start to go at thus many many thanks.
Is there any defined source of all this with Part numbers! I once had a huge list when I was looking to buy the parts business of TVR many years back but canned it - Doh!
I was trying to get hold of Mike Davies from stores at TVR as he probably had this lot!
Cheers
TaSmania
Well every part on the car had a TVR-issued part number but that was only any use when TVR had dealers and a stores dept...Wow - You've done a great job there great start to go at thus many many thanks.
Is there any defined source of all this with Part numbers! I once had a huge list when I was looking to buy the parts business of TVR many years back but canned it - Doh!
I was trying to get hold of Mike Davies from stores at TVR as he probably had this lot!
Cheers
TaSmania
Lean Machine said:
Just to add to that list. 'Bonnet and Boot Struts' I fitted new, but a copy, from a Range Rover Tailgate and they work fine and a lot cheaper.
Tony.
Bit of a mystery are those. At 100 Newtons they're way too feeble to prop up most bonnets or tailgates, however I'm sure it was suggested to me way back when I had my Tasmin (96-ish!) that they were used on the EARLY Range-Rover with the glass sheet of a tailgate. However that seems to have been disproved and the next best guess would require access to a Hillman Imp (and by coincidence that's where the boot hinges came from).Tony.
The 100N struts are certainly the same length as those used on Rangeys but the later R-Rs had 220N or something ridiculous which, if used, would try to rip the fixings out of a GRP bodyshell.
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