TVR S1 LSD
TVR S1 LSD
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SteveMi16v

Original Poster:

504 posts

214 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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Hi,
I have just registered and I am picking up my first tvr tomorrow.
It is a replacement for my last "project" car which was a 205GTI with an mi16 engine installed.

I wanted to ask what lsd fits the S1? Do I just go for a 7.5" ford unit?

Thanks!
Steve.

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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Gerald-TVR

4,896 posts

226 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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I think you need the 7.5" diff see

QuiteQuietCerb

995 posts

252 months

Monday 3rd November 2008
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yes it is the 7.5 you need for the S, not 7 inch

SteveMi16v

Original Poster:

504 posts

214 months

Monday 3rd November 2008
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Thanks for the help.
I have not bought the S1 I went to see. Looked like the head gasket was gone, it had had a front end shunt and the back bumper was held on with No-More-Nails! That was just the start of it.
I will keep looking for a one in my price range, hopefully get one soon!

Barkychoc

7,848 posts

233 months

Monday 3rd November 2008
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SteveMi16v said:
and the back bumper was held on with No-More-Nails!
Are you sure thats not the original factory fitment yikeshehe

QuiteQuietCerb

995 posts

252 months

Monday 3rd November 2008
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Barkychoc said:
SteveMi16v said:
and the back bumper was held on with No-More-Nails!
Are you sure thats not the original factory fitment yikeshehe
laugh

how much was it advertised for? if its cheap and the chassis is sound, it may worth it as you can pick up any ford cologne engine for nothing.

When i had my S i blew the engine and bought a replacement from a tvr brakers for 280 pounds with 35k on the clock. I could have bought one off ebay for 50 quid but wanted to make sure it was ok. It took 2-3 hrs to fit and had no problems at all with it.

Only thing you should walk away from is a rotten chassis in the S the rest is secondary.

SteveMi16v

Original Poster:

504 posts

214 months

Tuesday 4th November 2008
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It was cheap at around £2500 with 75k on the clock. The problem for me is that I can do most mechanical things but bodywork is not a skill I have.
If the body and chassis were ok I would not have cared about the engine.
There was no area of the car that did not need work, interior, paint, body alignment, engine etc.

QuiteQuietCerb

995 posts

252 months

Tuesday 4th November 2008
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in that case you were probably right to walk away, good luck with finding one