Preparing for TVR ownership
Discussion
I am looking to buy a TVR in early 2010. I am doing some preparation and buying a few things in anticipation for bringing my new baby home for the first time. I haven’t decided if it will be a Chim/Griff or a Tamora/T350 etc. It will however be a TVR!!
My preparation involves clearing out the garage (big job!!) to make space and reading up on TVR ownership. I just want to be ready to go if I see the right car come onto the market.
I have already bought a decent trolley jack and axle stands and a basic socket set. What else would it be useful for me to buy/have before I bring the car home?
Battery conditioner?
Specific tools?
TVRCC membership?
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions and advice...
My preparation involves clearing out the garage (big job!!) to make space and reading up on TVR ownership. I just want to be ready to go if I see the right car come onto the market.
I have already bought a decent trolley jack and axle stands and a basic socket set. What else would it be useful for me to buy/have before I bring the car home?
Battery conditioner?
Specific tools?
TVRCC membership?
Looking forward to hearing your suggestions and advice...
Hi Freelitres
Welcome to TVR ownership in 2010.
I have owned a 1995 Griff 500 for a year now and it has been a great experience.
I would recommend joining your local TVRCC region. The social side is great fun. Most regions go for 1-2 hour run in to their monthly meetings. Being in a convoy of between 10-30 tivs is mind blowing.
The guys in the region will be able to advise on many things, especially what to look for when buying the model that you decide on.
The first things I bought were a good battery conditioner and the Steve Heath bible.
I wish you all the best in finding the perfect tiv (take your time). You won't stop grinning.
Steve
Welcome to TVR ownership in 2010.
I have owned a 1995 Griff 500 for a year now and it has been a great experience.
I would recommend joining your local TVRCC region. The social side is great fun. Most regions go for 1-2 hour run in to their monthly meetings. Being in a convoy of between 10-30 tivs is mind blowing.
The guys in the region will be able to advise on many things, especially what to look for when buying the model that you decide on.
The first things I bought were a good battery conditioner and the Steve Heath bible.
I wish you all the best in finding the perfect tiv (take your time). You won't stop grinning.
Steve
RichB said:
Yes get yourself an Accumate battery conditioner, and you may need a scafolding plank cut in half to run the wheels up onto in order to get the trolly jack under, most of them are too high even on their lowest setting.
Ohh-err - hadn't thought about the car being too low for a jack!!I was reading a classic car mag and it was selling curved wedges that sit under the wheels to stop tyres developing a flat spot during storage. Would these be useful to combine with a scaffold plank?
FreeLitres said:
I was reading a classic car mag and it was selling curved wedges that sit under the wheels to stop tyres developing a flat spot during storage. Would these be useful to combine with a scaffold plank?
No need, I just cut a plank in half giving two bits about 6' long, then I cut them again with an angled saw cut giving me 2 x bits about 3 foot long and another 2 x bits 4 foot long (lengths are irrelevant) then you screw the shorter bit on top of the longer bit and you've got a couple of wooden run-up ramps which lift the car about 3" and which can live under on the garage floor under the car Here you go, did this drawing on my etch-a-sketch
Edited by RichB on Sunday 6th December 19:18
Gazzab said:
You'll need a low entry trolley jack, a normal one wont get under.
Not if you do what is suggested above with the wood or get these and the associated chocks.plastic ramps
We have some and use them on the Chimaera, the Ferrari and the Mini. Do the job nicely.
As far as flat spots are concerned, just get the car out for a run on a regular basis. If your chassis is well looked after/waxoiled/good condition in first place etc. and you rinse the muck off after the run, you should be ok.
Trace
Edited by Ace-T on Sunday 6th December 20:24
I've had AA cover since I bought my Griff 10 years ago, in fact as the car was brand new TVR provided 1st year cover in with the car, I;vie just carried it on ever since. I've used it just once on the Griff (as it happens after we'd fitted the Mark Adam's Tornado chip and it turned out it had worked loose from the board) and once my son had 2x punctures simultaneously so he got the car returned home on the flatbed. It's great to have AA cover for all the cars but to be honest the TVR's never really needed it seeing as it was my own fault it stopped!
the jollyrodger said:
Jackal83 said:
RAC or AA cover for that lift home 
quite simply UNTRUE.
But its there just incase....costs alot more than £100 to get a broken car home if your on a run out!!!
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