The kind of car you need a sense of humour with.... (LS TVR)
Discussion
Well, the long wait is over. The promise is kept and I can finally talk about the second of my TVRs.
I traded in my old Chimera against YDB, selected mainly for the fact I needed a car with a knackered engine, as I really wanted the V8 burble in a more modern TVR. After a few phone calls, I settled on an engine builder…
Here she is before work started.
I’ll get this out of the way now. There are lots of stories about this builder I didn’t know about, and I did have to wait an amazingly long time. The car isn’t perfect (final parts are being done now), and if I had my time again, I would probably choose a different route. This doesn’t stop me loving the car appreciating the good work that was done – it’s just a few finishing touches….
Right, back on with the story….
I had decided on the LS route (this is a Holden version of the LS2), as I wanted something reliable, easily tuned and fairly well bomb-proof with low servicing costs, as I want it as a track car. Well fast forward nearly two years, and after a few pics like this, she came home. Amazingly enough she was spotted on the first run home by a PH’er and a photo taken.
Build photo
After an aborted trackday as a shake-down, (not my fault!), I decided that she really needed a few aero touches to make it perform better (the front), and look silly (the rear). So a quick trip to ReVerie in Colchester resulted in a custom carbon front splitter and the canards. The rear… I found a scrapper bootlid, and got the wing from a Japanese performance car breakers. A bit of fun later, and bingo! I have a perfect breakfast bar…
Track day
Front aero
Breakfast bar
The final piece of the puzzle was the bodywork. I wanted a wrap to protect the car, as well as being removable…. Step forward KIK Customs, who took my idea and made it mental! I wanted the base colour to be close to TVR racing purple, and a nod to the BMW art car of Le Mans 2010…. In reflective tape. So they did this!
Base colour
Start of the insanity
Finished
Night shot…
It went to Goodwood where it was spotted by a few PH’ers…
And hopefully this weekend it will be giving passenger rides at The Supercar Event (http://www.thesupercarevent.com/) . Hope to see you there! After that, it’s Le Mans… one extra sticker for it.
I traded in my old Chimera against YDB, selected mainly for the fact I needed a car with a knackered engine, as I really wanted the V8 burble in a more modern TVR. After a few phone calls, I settled on an engine builder…
Here she is before work started.
I’ll get this out of the way now. There are lots of stories about this builder I didn’t know about, and I did have to wait an amazingly long time. The car isn’t perfect (final parts are being done now), and if I had my time again, I would probably choose a different route. This doesn’t stop me loving the car appreciating the good work that was done – it’s just a few finishing touches….
Right, back on with the story….
I had decided on the LS route (this is a Holden version of the LS2), as I wanted something reliable, easily tuned and fairly well bomb-proof with low servicing costs, as I want it as a track car. Well fast forward nearly two years, and after a few pics like this, she came home. Amazingly enough she was spotted on the first run home by a PH’er and a photo taken.
Build photo
After an aborted trackday as a shake-down, (not my fault!), I decided that she really needed a few aero touches to make it perform better (the front), and look silly (the rear). So a quick trip to ReVerie in Colchester resulted in a custom carbon front splitter and the canards. The rear… I found a scrapper bootlid, and got the wing from a Japanese performance car breakers. A bit of fun later, and bingo! I have a perfect breakfast bar…
Track day
Front aero
Breakfast bar
The final piece of the puzzle was the bodywork. I wanted a wrap to protect the car, as well as being removable…. Step forward KIK Customs, who took my idea and made it mental! I wanted the base colour to be close to TVR racing purple, and a nod to the BMW art car of Le Mans 2010…. In reflective tape. So they did this!
Base colour
Start of the insanity
Finished
Night shot…
It went to Goodwood where it was spotted by a few PH’ers…
And hopefully this weekend it will be giving passenger rides at The Supercar Event (http://www.thesupercarevent.com/) . Hope to see you there! After that, it’s Le Mans… one extra sticker for it.
That wrap is amazing. Love the nod to Captain Chaos! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnxOUCQD1c
Been a Cop long?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBnxOUCQD1c
Been a Cop long?
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