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After less than a week of owning my cerb, i must be mad to ask the question, but does anyone know how involved it is to remove the body. Undertook an oil change and noticed a few spots of the dreaded lurgy. I am considering removing the body over the winter to clean up and recoat the chassis while the rust is still minor.
Has anyone had their gearbox out themselves? i think its time for a refresh as the synchros are a bit noisy. the previous owner had a new clutch and master+slave cylinder and i think the box has had too little oil put back in it, which is fatal on the T5. Going to pull it out and just wondered if there are any special methods you need to get it out?
Final question. my car has new intrax shocks, which has a great ride, but the rear keeps bottoming out on the bumpstops. is it common for the cerbera to bottom out, or is it just that the car set up too low/soft?
Has anyone had their gearbox out themselves? i think its time for a refresh as the synchros are a bit noisy. the previous owner had a new clutch and master+slave cylinder and i think the box has had too little oil put back in it, which is fatal on the T5. Going to pull it out and just wondered if there are any special methods you need to get it out?
Final question. my car has new intrax shocks, which has a great ride, but the rear keeps bottoming out on the bumpstops. is it common for the cerbera to bottom out, or is it just that the car set up too low/soft?
Have a look for MadMark's clutch replacement guide, this will give you most of the steps in getting the gearbox out. I think Brummiewedge's LS engine conversion thread has some chassis restoration details and Austec should be able to help you out with settings for the Intrax.
Cheers,
Steve.
Cheers,
Steve.
Edited by Steve_T on Friday 24th August 10:16
Hi, I’ve had the gearbox out of my 4.2 not sure how different the 4.5 is? However, frankly it’s not a particularly difficult job. Like all things TVR you have to remove a lot of stuff just to get to the bit you want. But on the “up side” it does in the main come to pieces like Maccarno. The main differences from “run of the mill cars” is you have to remove the gearbox from the bell housing first, but you still need to remove the bell housing and starter because there’s not enough room to get the gearbox out with the bell housing on. Equally make sure the gearbox is empty of oil as it’ll need to be rolled over upside-down for removal. Then the rear of the exhaust manifolds get in the way. It is without doubt a “Multi swear word” operation. Make sure the care is raised on stands in all 4 corners, and you have a good quality hex head attachment to remove the gearbox bolts. Hope this is of some help.
the car doesnt bottom out at all. I had them fitted, then ran the car for a week, then sent it back to Austec for them to finalise the settings after the car had 'settled'
Mike Hawthorn said:
Hi, I’ve had the gearbox out of my 4.2 not sure how different the 4.5 is? However, frankly it’s not a particularly difficult job. Like all things TVR you have to remove a lot of stuff just to get to the bit you want. But on the “up side” it does in the main come to pieces like Maccarno. The main differences from “run of the mill cars” is you have to remove the gearbox from the bell housing first, but you still need to remove the bell housing and starter because there’s not enough room to get the gearbox out with the bell housing on. Equally make sure the gearbox is empty of oil as it’ll need to be rolled over upside-down for removal. Then the rear of the exhaust manifolds get in the way. It is without doubt a “Multi swear word” operation. Make sure the care is raised on stands in all 4 corners, and you have a good quality hex head attachment to remove the gearbox bolts. Hope this is of some help.
Is Mike Hawthorn eh, is that your PHeads nome de plume, or does that happend to be your real name?He was a bit of a hero round here (Farnham in Surrey)
Gazzab said:
I live nr Farnham in Surrey and dont know why any Hawthorn would be a hero!!!?
You mean you never heard of Britains first F1 world champion, who's career was sadly cut short when he crashed his Mk1 jag on the Portsmouth Road!Sir I think you need to click this link right here....
http://www.mikehawthorn.org.uk/
There's even a garage just down the road from me called "Hawthorns", who still have the words "keeping the racing legend alive" on their sign.
Sorry everybody, gone a little off topic in a slightly ranty kind of way!
Edited by Erich Stahler on Friday 24th August 22:32
Hi everyone. Yes Mike Hawthorn is my real name so I guess for people who remember, why would I use any other handle? My Father was something of a petrol head and I guess it just rubbed off. An odd coincidence is I bought my Cerb at Fernhust's and part ex'd a Jag! And the answer to the next question is No we are not related and Yes, I do drive Jags on the Hogs Back, but admit to feeling uneasy about it.
morpheous0 said:
I am considering removing the body over the winter to clean up and recoat the chassis while the rust is still minor.
AFAIK this is the only TVR where the roll cage design and implementation has been carefully thought out and done. There appear to be eight bolts holding the roll cage down to the chassis and if the body is removed then re-fitting could be troublesome - see shpub's reports. If you merely need access to clean/repair your chassis I would try to remove the aforementioned bolts one at a time and replace with say 3" longer ones so that the body can be raised just enough to do the work but the alignment will not be lost.Re fitting the roll cage wasn't so bad. I used an air gun with a wooden lever behind, you can move the cage around when the bolts are out. Getting the body on was a bit of a Krypton factor as its not wide enough to go over the chassis rails. You have to put one side on at a time, as in at an angle if you see what i mean.
Mike Hawthorn said:
Hi everyone. Yes Mike Hawthorn is my real name so I guess for people who remember, why would I use any other handle? My Father was something of a petrol head and I guess it just rubbed off. An odd coincidence is I bought my Cerb at Fernhust's and part ex'd a Jag! And the answer to the next question is No we are not related and Yes, I do drive Jags on the Hogs Back, but admit to feeling uneasy about it.
If you also drive about in a tweed cap and sports jacket with patches on the elbows i would be a touch un-nerved myself.Gassing Station | Cerbera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff