Gerald is having a friend to stay BUT......................

[Gerald-TVR]

He's ever so poorly and might not survive















Hoping to resurrect him but the damage under the bonnet is extensive and cost could be prohibitive if so he could become an organ donor........... watch this spce for news.

[wanacoop]

HOLY SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!

[jimed]

(I note the GRP reg: quite appropriate) - it does look to be a real mess and with the current price of S's it may not be worth the effort - what a pity if another one dies!
Jim

[chrischat]

Perhaps if you aquired James's cossie powered salvage you could make a silk purse out of the two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Norm.

[TVR-Stu]

Blimey Norman that really does look a mess. Heck, I guess a man needs a hobby (or two...)

Good luck.

YHM

[Barkychoc]

chrischat said:

Perhaps if you aquired James's cossie powered salvage you could make a silk purse out of the two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Norm.

I bet that hasn't occured to him

[Orophin]

Barkychoc said:

chrischat said:

Perhaps if you aquired James's cossie powered salvage you could make a silk purse out of the two !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Norm.

I bet that hasn't occured to him

Oh yeah exactly what I was thinking! Just need a new bonnet. Damnit so many TVRs are being written off at the moment it's HORRENDOUS! 2 S's, 4 Chim's and 2 Tuscans lately.

[Barkychoc]

Best S bonnet scoop I've seen yet. Sorry

[Gerald-TVR]

Smacked paws Chris dont mock the afflicted

[tvrgit]

I'd start by changing those stupid mirrors.

[Elfit]

Indicator lenses look ok

Are they the smoked lenses ?

[neil240970]

Elfit said:

Indicator lenses look ok

Are they the smoked lenses ?

Nice quip. I reckon it'll buff out, nae bother.

[Barkychoc]

My guess is Aldi are doing a deal on T-Cut next week :sorryNorman:

[Gerald-TVR]

Nope Chris but they are sellin microfibre polishing cloths

[Roy C]

Gerald's slightly frazzled chum appears to be an S1.5

Bernie?

What caused the conflagration?

[Gerald-TVR]

Hi Roy

Interested as to why you think its a S1.5

I have been told a ‘backfire’ can splash petrol into filter (certainly on M series cars) bang and up she goes. If you look at the burnt area of the bonnet it certainly seems to follow the line of the air intake hose from the AFMs up to the plenum

[ketvrin]

Roy C said:

What caused the conflagration?

Never mind that... what caused the fire ?

Wow Norman thats some project you have there, but at least you have Gerald so you can drive and rebuild at the same time. Hopefully the heat didnt do too much serious damage to Chassis and the tub... engines are available so no prob there...

In a way I'm envious.

good luck and keep the pictures coming...

K

[mycroft]

looks like an S 1.5 , Early wheels and mirrors but most importantly short doors point to S1 body style . 2.9 lump = S 1.5
Although i was recently wrong about the S 4 bonnet so not the oracle on the subject i thought i was
Dale

[Roy C]

Gerald-TVR said:

Interested as to why you think its a S1.5

mycroft said:

looks like an S 1.5 , Early wheels and mirrors but most importantly short doors point to S1 body style . 2.9 lump = S 1.5

Nearly right, Dale. Wolfrace-style early wheels & no silver strip on bumper. Mirrors & shorter doors are common to S1 & S2. Basically, an S1 with a 2.9 in it.

Same colour as my S2, but with, er, a few modifications!

Edited by Roy C on Friday 16th January 08:55

[Gerald-TVR]

Roy C said:

Gerald-TVR said:

Interested as to why you think its a S1.5

mycroft said:

looks like an S 1.5 , Early wheels and mirrors but most importantly short doors point to S1 body style . 2.9 lump = S 1.5

Nearly right, Dale. Wolfrace-style early wheels & no silver strip on bumper. Mirrors & shorter doors are common to S1 & S2. Basically, an S1 with a 2.9 in it.

Edited by Roy C on Friday 16th January 08:55

I believe Gerald is a S2 and has/had the same wheels (OZ Slots) and rabbit ear mirrors but has the silver strip on the bumpers and that I think is the only obvious difference except most S1s had manual windows and most S2s had electric. The only significant diference would be the trailing arms. Geralds V5 shows it registered as a 280 S which would normally indicate an S1 but as he was built in March 1990 that would make him an S2. Argggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh.......... I give up BUT who cares anyway they are such fun to drive and now (or hopefully soon) I will have one for each foot

Edited by Gerald-TVR on Friday 16th January 09:50