390se at its new home. Well nearly :-)

[Yatesy350i]

Well after what seems like a never ending journey the 390se is in Cannock, Staffs. Not quite at its new home as it will be living at mine while we try to get it road worthy.

I'm sure we will have a new forum member shortly when the new owner drops in to introduce himself.

But I'll start the post off.

As Paul said there is an issue with engine numbers, the new owner is more interested in getting the car ready for some serious fun rather than missing a rare car. May be an issue if the car is ever forsale in the future? But hopefully this will be many years away.

Work required that we know about!

Outrigger snapped on drivers side at body mount. But most of chassis looks solid.
Rear brakes (Oh God not again. Having done this job twice I'm not looking forward to this)
Complete fluid and lubricant replacement. Engine, box and diff. Brakes etc.
Four new tyres.
Dodgy head light level on near side.
As its been of the road for 6 years I'm sure there will be lots more!

Here she is posing with my pride and joy.





The car came with a 5th OZ wheel but it's a 15" 8J. I take it this is not the standard width for the car? Not had time to look yet but I'm sure they are not 8J?

This is now the 3rd Wedge I know of living within 200 yards of each other. All with different owners, anymore in Cannock we don't know about?

Edited by Yatesy350i on Saturday 2nd April 18:32

[mrzigazaga]

Two very nice colour Wedges...Would look great in convoy to this years BBWF...

Hope you sort it as it looks nice...So has it had a replacement NCK or is it a standard RV8 with a stamp on it...???...

[Yatesy350i]

mrzigazaga said:

Two very nice colour Wedges...Would look great in convoy to this years BBWF...

Hope you sort it as it looks nice...So has it had a replacement NCK or is it a standard RV8 with a stamp on it...???...

We will be there Zig. Any rooms left?

Not sure about the engine number? Loads of paperwork to sift through, but the last owner had it 16 years and it didn't have an engine change during that period.

To wiped out after a day in the passenger seat of a Transit to start messing now. Off to the pub me thinks :-)

Karl

[Mike Brewer]

Nice one .Good on you for helping your mate.Great car .i will keep saying it my favourite Tvr tasmin model....Mike

[mrzigazaga]

Yatesy350i said:

We will be there Zig. Any rooms left?

There are a few mate but i wouldn't hang about as there will be a rush on the remainder of rooms once this month Sprint hits the doormats....

[Yatesy350i]

mrzigazaga said:

Yatesy350i said:

We will be there Zig. Any rooms left?

There are a few mate but i wouldn't hang about as there will be a rush on the remainder of rooms once this month Sprint hits the doormats....

I'll sort it tomorrow. TA.

[colin mee]

Good to see another car in Staffordshire. Let me know if you go the fest and what day.

[KKson]

Looks a great car and not too far away. Will your mate be joining the TVR CC Staffs group - I'm aiming to cover a few of the Oswestry Iron works breakfasts.

[Yatesy350i]

KKson said:

Looks a great car and not too far away. Will your mate be joining the TVR CC Staffs group - I'm aiming to cover a few of the Oswestry Iron works breakfasts.

Hi Keith

Yep hopefully we will have another member. Which will encourage me to move my backside and attend a few more meetings. We were not too far from you today on the way back. Radnor forest, Leominster etc. Lovely part of the world but it was a long day. It's hard to believe it can take 4 hours to travel 126 miles with zero traffic!

Karl.

[Yatesy350i]

colin mee said:

Good to see another car in Staffordshire. Let me know if you go the fest and what day.

Hi Colin

Will do. Looks like we are going, just need to sort out the hotel. But Zig has sent me the details, so I will be on the case on Monday. You need to come over for a Blast when we get Ade's red beast sorted.

ATB

Karl

[colin mee]

Hi karl.sounds like a plan. Would be a good contrast of colours. Goung to tax mine this week.so may have a run over to see you soon

[pjac67]

Well done Karl for helping get another Wedge on the road. ATB Paul.

[Yatesy350i]

pjac67 said:

Well done Karl for helping get another Wedge on the road. ATB Paul.

Thanks Paul

Did you look at the car yesterday?

Cheers Karl.

[KKson]

Yatesy350i said:

Hi Keith

Yep hopefully we will have another member. Which will encourage me to move my backside and attend a few more meetings. We were not too far from you today on the way back. Radnor forest, Leominster etc. Lovely part of the world but it was a long day. It's hard to believe it can take 4 hours to travel 126 miles with zero traffic!

Karl.

Blimey, you'll have passed by the door pretty much then. Would have been good to see you and you could have had a tea/loo stop! The biscuit tin is always full, unless I've had a skin full and the missus has gone to bed early....... Would be good to catch up. I've got the Staffs diary for this year so will come along to a few of them.

TVR events I'm hoping to cover this year are:

April 10th – Prescott breakfast with Morgan and Ferrari 9.00 to 12.00
April 24th – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
April 30th – TVRCC C3C meet up

May 7th - David Gerald open day
May 8th – Shelsley Walsh breakfast
May 22nd – Prescott breakfast
May 28th – Prescott TVR Sprint meeting and Vie en Bleu

June 11th & 12th – TVRCC Sprint meeting at Epynt near Brecon
June 26th – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
June 26th – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

July 9th & 10th - Big Bad Wedge Fest – Wroxall Abbey
July 31st – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

August 6th & 7th – TVRCC Sprint – Loton Park, Shrewsbury
August 14th – TVR national “drive it” day
August 21st – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
August 28th – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

September 4th – TVRCC Pre-80’s Gaydon national Motor Museum
September 18th – TVRCC Sprint meeting – Shelsley Walsh
September 24th & 25th – TVR Noughties weekend – Wroxall abbey
September 25th - TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

October 9th – Shelsley Walsh breakfast
October 23rd – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
October 30th - TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

[Yatesy350i]

KKson said:

Blimey, you'll have passed by the door pretty much then. Would have been good to see you and you could have had a tea/loo stop! The biscuit tin is always full, unless I've had a skin full and the missus has gone to bed early....... Would be good to catch up. I've got the Staffs diary for this year so will come along to a few of them.

TVR events I'm hoping to cover this year are:

April 10th – Prescott breakfast with Morgan and Ferrari 9.00 to 12.00
April 24th – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
April 30th – TVRCC C3C meet up

May 7th - David Gerald open days
May 8th – Shelsley Walsh breakfast
May 22nd – Prescott breakfast
May 28th – Prescott TVR Sprint meeting and Vie en Bleu

June 11th & 12th – TVRCC Sprint meeting at Epynt near Brecon
June 26th – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
June 26th – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

July 9th & 10th - Big Bad Wedge Fest – Wroxall Abbey
July 31st – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

August 6th & 7th – TVRCC Sprint – Loton Park, Shrewsbury
August 14th – TVR national “drive it” day
August 21st – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
August 28th – TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

September 4th – TVRCC Pre-80’s Gaydon national Motor Museum
September 18th – TVRCC Sprint meeting – Shelsley Walsh
September 24th & 25th – TVR Noughties weekend – Wroxall abbey
September 25th - TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

October 9th – Shelsley Walsh breakfast
October 23rd – TVRCC South Staffs breakfast run to British Ironworks, Oswestry
October 30th - TVRCC C3C breakfast meeting, Aviator Gloucester

The priority is going to be getting the red beast on the road. Following that we will definitely be at a few of the above. Can't believe the noise it makes. Thought my 350i sounded good. This thing is on another level. :-)

[Yatesy350i]

Couple of pics from today. Ade started to remove the rear calipers for reconditioning at Big Red. What a crap job that is, I didn't hear much swearing though, so he must have the patients of a saint. In hind sight we should have dropped the diff out, it would have been much easier and faster.

I sorted the slightly low near side head light pod. One of the rose joint type ends had lost its centre allowing about 15-18mm of play. Managed to fabricate a nylon bush which seems to have done the trick.

Removed the drivers side sill to access the outrigger grott. I've not seen fuel pipe routing like this before, looks very dodgy so when we renew the fuel pipes they will not be running through an open wheel arch! The damp patch you can see in the pic of the out rigger is petrol. Rubber pipe onto 10mm copper and no clamps to be seen?

Outrigger repair is going to be a pain but the rest of the chassis looks solid.

[KKson]

Yatesy350i said:

Couple of pics from today. Ade started to remove the rear calipers for reconditioning at Big Red. What a crap job that is, I didn't hear much swearing though, so he must have the patients of a saint. In hind sight we should have dropped the diff out, it would have been much easier and faster.

I sorted the slightly low near side head light pod. One of the rose joint type ends had lost its centre allowing about 15-18mm of play. Managed to fabricate a nylon bush which seems to have done the trick.

Removed the drivers side sill to access the outrigger grott. I've not seen fuel pipe routing like this before, looks very dodgy so when we renew the fuel pipes they will not be running through an open wheel arch! The damp patch you can see in the pic of the out rigger is petrol. Rubber pipe onto 10mm copper and no clamps to be seen?

Outrigger repair is going to be a pain but the rest of the chassis looks solid.

Fuel pipe routing is exactly the same on my 390SE and the underbonnet generally looks identical also, including the rectangular air intake for the heater.

[Yatesy350i]

KKson said:

Fuel pipe routing is exactly the same on my 390SE and the underbonnet generally looks identical also, including the rectangular air intake for the heater.

Looks like that was a factory install then Keith. I must say I thought someone had bodged it at some point!

[superwedge]

would have been great to take the body off,and give the car a good going over keep the pic;s coming

[Yatesy350i]

superwedge said:

would have been great to take the body off,and give the car a good going over keep the pic;s coming

Yep agreed. But the focus for the next 6 months is usable loud fun! When we are back in deep dark winter it would be good to do a lot more. Bushes, shocks, springs all round, chassis repaint etc.

Mind you I've been threatening to get my engine and gearbox out for the last 2 winters to sort the noisy input shaft bearings. But still not got around to it :-)