FOOTWELL ELECTRICS

[hughandjenny]

Just bought my first TVR swapped a 911sc Porsche for a 450 Chimaera on sat. Love the car but had to change a wiper fuse yesterday and looked behind the panel in the passenger footwell. OMG wires ECU and Relays everywhere just shoved in. Pulled them out and changed fuse and everything OK. Are the wires supposed to be like that and if so has anyone tried to secure then to stop them moving about.
Sorry another Newby question. my drive is on a slant and I catch the nearside exhaust going in and out. Can you raise the body by half inch to stop this happening. Thanks

[bsdnazz]

They're all like that sir!

Yes, it's supposed to be like that.

[vroom]

Do yourself a big favour and do the following:

1) Make sure you have some form of cover over the battery (some Chims have them missing)to insulate the live battery terminal from causing havoc.

2) Carefully bundle the loom / relays out of harms reach.

I actually put items in 2) in a small heavy duty plastic bag and tie wrapped it shut.

Be safe

[hughandjenny]

Thanks for that. I was thinking of protecting them in some way and packing them to stop them moving. I will check the battery cover and probably use a bag or something similar. My concern is that a bag may catch light. You hear of fires in the footwell. May use a fire resistant bag, or pack with fire resistant material.

[jhbarford]

Have a look at this. I've had it done to mine and you get the benefit of extra legroom on the passenger side.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=1&a...

[hughandjenny]

Wow what a superb post. I will have a go at this in Jan after had some fun with the car. Am amazed and slightly worried that TVR would send cars out like this.
thanks again

[Ribol]

hughandjenny said:

my drive is on a slant and I catch the nearside exhaust going in and out. Can you raise the body by half inch to stop this happening.

Check how much of a gap you have between the exhause pipe and the body, you may have enough room to wind it up a bit?

[Stiggly]

TVR - Amazing and slightly worrying. Just about sums it up.

[hughandjenny]

Thanks for the exhaust reply I will do that today.

[hughandjenny]

tightened up the exhaust bracket today. no longer scratches. job done thanks