Full rebuild completed

[KugaWestie]

Full body off rebuild complete including new paintwork, new hood, new carpets, new outriggers, chassis repaint, new suspension bushes, new brakes including upgraded fronts, new camshaft, pretty much new everything in fact.

The car had not been on the road for at least 8 years, last MOT was 2013

[jazzybees]

Great colour combo.

The black wheels look great.

[sapper]

Looks great. Loving the black wheels

[sixor8]

Interesting door mirror choice. The originals are awkward; which car are they from? Many owners use Audi TT but those look bespoke.

[Granturadriver]

Great work ! The combination of black hood and wheels suit the car.

You know that we want more before and after pics!?

[Belle427]

I don’t usually like red cars but that looks superb.
Original colour? as it looks slightly darker but could be due to light.

[KugaWestie]

jazzybees said:

Great colour combo.

The black wheels look great.

Thanks

[KugaWestie]

sapper said:

Looks great. Loving the black wheels

Thanks

[KugaWestie]

sixor8 said:

Interesting door mirror choice. The originals are awkward; which car are they from? Many owners use Audi TT but those look bespoke.

Thanks. They are indeed MK1 Audi TT mirrors. Originally they were silver but I sanded them back and then sprayed them black. All electrics work on them as well

[KugaWestie]

Granturadriver said:

Great work ! The combination of black hood and wheels suit the car.

You know that we want more before and after pics!?

Thanks

[KugaWestie]

Belle427 said:

I don’t usually like red cars but that looks superb.
Original colour? as it looks slightly darker but could be due to light.

Thanks. Yes it is the original TVR colour. On the tin of paint it says Italian Red/Monza Red

[KugaWestie]

Chassis

[KugaWestie]

Body going back on

[Zener]

Smashing looking car well done lovely in red

[KugaWestie]

Zener said:

Smashing looking car well done lovely in red

Thanks

[Granturadriver]

KugaWestie said:

Chassis

The chassis looked rusty but not broken. Did you have to change tubes? How rusty were the outriggers? And did you paint or powder coat the chassis?

[KugaWestie]

Granturadriver said:

The chassis looked rusty but not broken. Did you have to change tubes? How rusty were the outriggers? And did you paint or powder coat the chassis?

Outriggers were rusted through on the top side of the tubes in the corners, so I replaced them.

Chassis was sandblasted and then painted with two coats of Jotamastic 90 AL W/G

[TJC46]

KugaWestie said:

Thanks. Yes it is the original TVR colour. On the tin of paint it says Italian Red/Monza Red

Everyone knows red is best. It is listed in my TVR handbook as Monza Red.

[KugaWestie]

TJC46 said:

Everyone knows red is best. It is listed in my TVR handbook as Monza Red.

When you say it is listed in your TVR handbook as Monza Red, do you mean my actual car or the generic paint colour?

[mk1fan]

KugaWestie said:

sixor8 said:

Interesting door mirror choice. The originals are awkward; which car are they from? Many owners use Audi TT but those look bespoke.

Thanks. They are indeed MK1 Audi TT mirrors. Originally they were silver but I sanded them back and then sprayed them black. All electrics work on them as well

KugaWestie - did you mean VW Corrado mirrors?

Nice re-build by the way. Enjoy.