Discussion
Result CC!!
Mine passed last Monday all clear. Seeing as the right offer hasn't come in for mine so I can buy a Cerb I'm staying with it for now. I only had a week when I couldn't drive her due to no MOT and the drive after felt epic.
Knowing you have another 12 months of fun is always a bit of an air punching moment
Mine passed last Monday all clear. Seeing as the right offer hasn't come in for mine so I can buy a Cerb I'm staying with it for now. I only had a week when I couldn't drive her due to no MOT and the drive after felt epic.
Knowing you have another 12 months of fun is always a bit of an air punching moment
N7GTX said:
Fitting Mk3 Mondeo calipers (and Focus ST rear discs) changes this to a proper working one. 
It does mean some minor mods to get them to fit but easily doable.
Hmmm might have to look into this as the place were are considering buying is in a rather hilly area. Having a proper workign hand brake will be essential. It does mean some minor mods to get them to fit but easily doable. Brithunter said:
N7GTX said:
Fitting Mk3 Mondeo calipers (and Focus ST rear discs) changes this to a proper working one. It does mean some minor mods to get them to fit but easily doable.
Hmmm might have to look into this as the place were are considering buying is in a rather hilly area. Having a proper workign hand brake will be essential. It does mean some minor mods to get them to fit but easily doable. PhilH42 said:
Result CC!!
Mine passed last Monday all clear. Seeing as the right offer hasn't come in for mine so I can buy a Cerb I'm staying with it for now. I only had a week when I couldn't drive her due to no MOT and the drive after felt epic.
Knowing you have another 12 months of fun is always a bit of an air punching moment
I had every confidence it would pass but still it's always as you say an air punching moment when it actually does. Mine passed last Monday all clear. Seeing as the right offer hasn't come in for mine so I can buy a Cerb I'm staying with it for now. I only had a week when I couldn't drive her due to no MOT and the drive after felt epic.
Knowing you have another 12 months of fun is always a bit of an air punching moment
Cheers Phil, as a treat for the car I took her over to see two Tvr mates play music at a festival, we both enjoyed the musical notation, the lads had a lot to live upto considering I'd just spent an hour commuting in my personal orchestra, the lads were very good.
Classic Chim said:
Townsends, ask for Adrian Pete 
he's strict but does understand these cars.
An interesting observation was his view on the brakes and mentioned how they have a lovely balance with the Brembo fronts
75%F
25%R
So when you take into account the effect pushing the nose down when actually braking rather than in a static situation as on a brake test machine and the brake bias valve comes into effect I can imagine times when it's 80% or more on the front brakes which is sometimes how it feels and as I've expressed before, like a motor bike. Your front brakes are doing all the work,,, that's if you use them he's strict but does understand these cars. An interesting observation was his view on the brakes and mentioned how they have a lovely balance with the Brembo fronts
75%F
25%R
Decided to make a start on my advisories so
Sorted out no 2 issue, uneaten tyre wear as I'd deliberately changed camber to and 1.5 degrees and on fronts and the n/s inside tyre edge was showing it.
Only after I've done about 600 miles in 3 weeks on motorways.
If I had a track focused car I'd run at least 2.0 degrees, maybe 3 if the brakes still worked
So reduced camber to 1/2 degree
So just bonnet and some rubber tubing to cover rear brake cables. They are cable tied directly to lower wishbones so after time wear through the out brake cable and rust forms on the inner and outer cable area. My mates advice was to lube them up really good then use rubber tube to protect them before re mounting them. I'm going to suspend them off the wishbones.
Job for another day as I've also had problems with passenger door solenoid sticking or so I thought.
My car was re sprayed somewhere in Central England only a year into me owning it when I new very little about the car, the passenger door has always sat a bit low on the body line at the top before and after re spray, it worked and didn't rub so thought it was the best they could do.
I've noticed it looking like it's sat even lower so decided to be brave and pull carpets away from lower cill to reveal two holes to access lower door hinge bolts.
Long story short I loosened both the bottom fixing bolts and adjusted the door up a good 4/5 mm then nipped up bolts. A couple of trial runs and got it pretty spot on.
I then had to adjust the latch on the door outwards and down slightly to compensate.
Adjusting that latch catch you can get thevdoor line in and out pretty good too.
It's been about 3/4 mm low since I've owned it but today it's sorted.
Well pleased.
This had had an added effect on the door solenoid ( I've lubed it and the connections but getting that latch positioned just right had now got the door opening easily. I'd been told the solenoid was probably tired( I think it is) odd as it's hardly ever been used!! But since taking pressure of the system it's working like greased lightening.
Well pleased.
Hinge access
Solenoid
And connector
Result
Door latch re positioned
Sorted out no 2 issue, uneaten tyre wear as I'd deliberately changed camber to and 1.5 degrees and on fronts and the n/s inside tyre edge was showing it.
Only after I've done about 600 miles in 3 weeks on motorways.
If I had a track focused car I'd run at least 2.0 degrees, maybe 3 if the brakes still worked
So reduced camber to 1/2 degree
So just bonnet and some rubber tubing to cover rear brake cables. They are cable tied directly to lower wishbones so after time wear through the out brake cable and rust forms on the inner and outer cable area. My mates advice was to lube them up really good then use rubber tube to protect them before re mounting them. I'm going to suspend them off the wishbones.
Job for another day as I've also had problems with passenger door solenoid sticking or so I thought.
My car was re sprayed somewhere in Central England only a year into me owning it when I new very little about the car, the passenger door has always sat a bit low on the body line at the top before and after re spray, it worked and didn't rub so thought it was the best they could do.
I've noticed it looking like it's sat even lower so decided to be brave and pull carpets away from lower cill to reveal two holes to access lower door hinge bolts.
Long story short I loosened both the bottom fixing bolts and adjusted the door up a good 4/5 mm then nipped up bolts. A couple of trial runs and got it pretty spot on.
I then had to adjust the latch on the door outwards and down slightly to compensate.
Adjusting that latch catch you can get thevdoor line in and out pretty good too.
It's been about 3/4 mm low since I've owned it but today it's sorted.
Well pleased.
This had had an added effect on the door solenoid ( I've lubed it and the connections but getting that latch positioned just right had now got the door opening easily. I'd been told the solenoid was probably tired( I think it is) odd as it's hardly ever been used!! But since taking pressure of the system it's working like greased lightening.
Well pleased.
Hinge access
Solenoid
And connector
Result
Door latch re positioned
Classic Chim said:
I had every confidence it would pass but still it's always as you say an air punching moment when it actually does.
Cheers Phil, as a treat for the car I took her over to see two Tvr mates play music at a festival, we both enjoyed the musical notation, the lads had a lot to live upto considering I'd just spent an hour commuting in my personal orchestra, the lads were very good.
Splendid...good day all round then! Cheers Phil, as a treat for the car I took her over to see two Tvr mates play music at a festival, we both enjoyed the musical notation, the lads had a lot to live upto considering I'd just spent an hour commuting in my personal orchestra, the lads were very good.
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