400 SE or 450 SE chassis needed :(
Discussion
After some help for a guy I have come across who has a 400 SE which unfortunately has been attacked by the dreaded rust 
- initially it was thought that it was purely the outriggers but it has nearly all gone - hence beyond repair as nothing can be welded inplace of the rusty bits without the the original chassis jig. The options available are - find a damaged/knackered 400 SE/450 SE with a sound chassis or at worse with dodgy outriggers, or, get a copy of the chassis blueprints and build a totally new one.. second has 2 hopes and one of them is no longer with us.. your help as always appreciated.. fingers crossed another can be saved.. 
btw - DouglasValley have none
- initially it was thought that it was purely the outriggers but it has nearly all gone - hence beyond repair as nothing can be welded inplace of the rusty bits without the the original chassis jig. The options available are - find a damaged/knackered 400 SE/450 SE with a sound chassis or at worse with dodgy outriggers, or, get a copy of the chassis blueprints and build a totally new one.. second has 2 hopes and one of them is no longer with us.. your help as always appreciated.. fingers crossed another can be saved.. btw - DouglasValley have none 
dickymint said:
Bit pricey for what you need it for but Tasmania has his SEAC project for sale! He may well be able to give some advice/help though.
Hope you can save it
Thanks for the thought Rich, Unfortunately the 350/SEAC chassis differs to the 400/450 SEs.. fingers crossed one will make itself available..
This guy might help..www.tvr-car-club.co.uk/classifieds/classified_detail.asp?ad_id=13575
rev-erend said:
Seamus - didn't you mention that Perry at V8 Classic's wanted to build a 'Stainless Chassis' but just needed a customer !
Indeed, but this guys budget may not stretch to that, I think the preferred course is to find one in reasonable condition.. if all else fails then he may have to go that route... don't envy any chassis work (got the t-shirt and it still stinks
).. 
19560 said:
Do you think TVR would sell all the jigs?
There's a fair bit of talk about getting rid of the Griff/Chimp stuff so they must be itching to get rid of the Wedge bits, jigs and moulds.
Can S/S be braised?
Never tried,i just tig weld it.Do you need anything welding?
I was always given to understand that brazing was not permitted for 'structural' stuff, as far as MOT goes.
Apparently brazing doesn't 'melt' the two pieces together, but acts more like a glue. Big difference.
Glues can come unstuck !
Perhaps a welder can explain the difference in a more scientific manner?
Apparently brazing doesn't 'melt' the two pieces together, but acts more like a glue. Big difference.
Glues can come unstuck !
Perhaps a welder can explain the difference in a more scientific manner?
gsx600 said:
What about the wooden chassis aka Morgan ?
They are probably glued with bolts going through them ?
No; the Morgan has a steel chassis with a wooden floor - standard pre-war construction just like my Alvis and the original TVR since it used an Alvis rolling chassis.
>> Edited by 19560 on Thursday 9th September 17:54
rev-erend said:
Remember that the Elise chassis is stuck together.
It is also rivetted too .. I think
The strength is in the glue - I don't remember any rivets but if there are any it will be for location only. Lotus make quite a point that there chassis is structurally glued together.
Hmmm, and what about the early Marcos (Marci? 
) ?
Anyway, I think the idea is that if it's steel or alloy, it should be welded so it doesn't come apart, collapse in a heap, or crack. Sounds fair enough.
A bit embarrassing if your Wedge turned into a Marshmallow at the first humpbacked bridge.
) ? Anyway, I think the idea is that if it's steel or alloy, it should be welded so it doesn't come apart, collapse in a heap, or crack. Sounds fair enough.
A bit embarrassing if your Wedge turned into a Marshmallow at the first humpbacked bridge.
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