Outriggers and Poss Chassis Refurb?
Discussion
Fairly new TVR owner and I'm really pleased with my car so planning on keeping it for the future.
Planning on getting my outriggers replaced over the winter and I'm also considering taking it a stage further with a chassis refurb as it is looking a bit "crispy" IMHO.
I'm looking for any recommendations for someone that can do a competitive body lift, replace outriggers and give the chassis a good clean and repaint?
Any advice and recommendations greatly received.
Many Thanks.
Planning on getting my outriggers replaced over the winter and I'm also considering taking it a stage further with a chassis refurb as it is looking a bit "crispy" IMHO.
I'm looking for any recommendations for someone that can do a competitive body lift, replace outriggers and give the chassis a good clean and repaint?
Any advice and recommendations greatly received.
Many Thanks.
Edited by digger77 on Wednesday 29th December 15:40
I've recently bought a Chimaera, and as part of the deal I had the body removed and a complete chassis refurb, including replacing the outriggers and re-powdercoating the whole lot. It was done by Willow Sportscars in Newark-on-Trent. Nick at Willow is a thoroughly good chap, and the job took about 5 weeks. All-in, the bill for the refurb was £3000 (including the outriggers, shot-blasting and re-powdercoating). The quality of his work is excellent, so I'm happy to recommend him (although I guess it's a long way for you).
dmjw01 said:
I've recently bought a Chimaera, and as part of the deal I had the body removed and a complete chassis refurb, including replacing the outriggers and re-powdercoating the whole lot. It was done by Willow Sportscars in Newark-on-Trent. Nick at Willow is a thoroughly good chap, and the job took about 5 weeks. All-in, the bill for the refurb was £3000 (including the outriggers, shot-blasting and re-powdercoating). The quality of his work is excellent, so I'm happy to recommend him (although I guess it's a long way for you).
YUM 
dmjw01 said:
I've recently bought a Chimaera, and as part of the deal I had the body removed and a complete chassis refurb, including replacing the outriggers and re-powdercoating the whole lot. It was done by Willow Sportscars in Newark-on-Trent. Nick at Willow is a thoroughly good chap, and the job took about 5 weeks. All-in, the bill for the refurb was £3000 (including the outriggers, shot-blasting and re-powdercoating). The quality of his work is excellent, so I'm happy to recommend him (although I guess it's a long way for you).
That does look really good. I'm not bothered in terms of distance more concerned with getting the job done correctly. Did that price include all suspension components?digger77 said:
That does look really good. I'm not bothered in terms of distance more concerned with getting the job done correctly. Did that price include all suspension components?
If that price includes all suspension components there will be a s
tload of TVR's hot footing it to Willow. £3k is a great price and only 5 weeks turnaround 
Fair play, most people want at least £1,500 just to do an outrigger repair. To get the shell off, chassis stripped and dealt with for just £3,000 is fantastic!
I've just done a quick tot-up of my spend so far doing much the same myself, galvanising the chassis then painting it, poly bushes and a few more things as well but ... well ... you're onto a winner. There is so much work when it comes down to it, pressing out old bushes, repairs, prep etc (I paid £500 just to have the chassis dipped to remove corrosion, had to strip it down and transport it myself still)
Nice warm feeling knowing your car is perfect underneath eh
Cheers,
Sam
I've just done a quick tot-up of my spend so far doing much the same myself, galvanising the chassis then painting it, poly bushes and a few more things as well but ... well ... you're onto a winner. There is so much work when it comes down to it, pressing out old bushes, repairs, prep etc (I paid £500 just to have the chassis dipped to remove corrosion, had to strip it down and transport it myself still)
Nice warm feeling knowing your car is perfect underneath eh
Cheers,
Sam
I'm very pleased with it indeed. It did include stripping and re-powdercoating of the wishbones, and a new set of poly bushes.
Inevitably, there were quite a few other bits & bobs - some jobs that I'd have been mad not to have had done at the time (e.g. new fuel lines), and other jobs that Nick discovered needed doing (e.g. re-core rad, replace valley gasket, a new engine mount... stuff like that). I also chose to replace the fuel pump, because in Nick's experience they sometimes "sulk" and stop working shortly after being emptied and re-primed. However, I opted not to change the shocks - they can be replaced in a few years, and I'll enjoy the extra benefit then!
Another "extra" which you can see in one of the pictures was Nick's idea: he constructed a framework onto which the seats are now bolted instead of simply being bolted to the fibreglass floor pan. So now the seats are properly attached to the chassis, which seemed like a good idea.
So you do have to budget for unknown "extras", which in my case took the total to about £3,600. Still pretty damn good IMHO.
I was fortunate that the seller (also a PistonHead, of course) was realistic and very happy to negotiate, once we'd learnt of the outrigger corrosion. we knocked the price down by about a grand, and he organised for the body lift. We made a gentlemen's agreement that if all was well with the rest of the chassis then I would commit to buying it, but if there were unseen horrors then I could walk away. The inner chassis was in great shape, so I was happy to spend the additional money on the strip down and recoating.
I think the seller still got a good price, and I've ended up paying about the same as I would have at a dealer - but I've got a far better chassis into the bargain.
So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
ETA: In theory, the following should be a public link to my Facebook album of pictures that I took during the work. Nick also made a CD with l.o.a.d.s of pictures he took as well, so I've got a fantastic record of it all. Please let me know if the link doesn't work!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240669&i...
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David
Inevitably, there were quite a few other bits & bobs - some jobs that I'd have been mad not to have had done at the time (e.g. new fuel lines), and other jobs that Nick discovered needed doing (e.g. re-core rad, replace valley gasket, a new engine mount... stuff like that). I also chose to replace the fuel pump, because in Nick's experience they sometimes "sulk" and stop working shortly after being emptied and re-primed. However, I opted not to change the shocks - they can be replaced in a few years, and I'll enjoy the extra benefit then!
Another "extra" which you can see in one of the pictures was Nick's idea: he constructed a framework onto which the seats are now bolted instead of simply being bolted to the fibreglass floor pan. So now the seats are properly attached to the chassis, which seemed like a good idea.
So you do have to budget for unknown "extras", which in my case took the total to about £3,600. Still pretty damn good IMHO.
I was fortunate that the seller (also a PistonHead, of course) was realistic and very happy to negotiate, once we'd learnt of the outrigger corrosion. we knocked the price down by about a grand, and he organised for the body lift. We made a gentlemen's agreement that if all was well with the rest of the chassis then I would commit to buying it, but if there were unseen horrors then I could walk away. The inner chassis was in great shape, so I was happy to spend the additional money on the strip down and recoating.
I think the seller still got a good price, and I've ended up paying about the same as I would have at a dealer - but I've got a far better chassis into the bargain.
So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
ETA: In theory, the following should be a public link to my Facebook album of pictures that I took during the work. Nick also made a CD with l.o.a.d.s of pictures he took as well, so I've got a fantastic record of it all. Please let me know if the link doesn't work!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=240669&i...
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David
Edited by dmjw01 on Friday 31st December 09:41
dmjw01 said:
I was fortunate that the seller (also a PistonHead, of course) was realistic and very happy to negotiate, once we'd learnt of the outrigger corrosion. we knocked the price down by about a grand, and he organised for the body lift. We made a gentlemen's agreement that if all was well with the rest of the chassis then I would commit to buying it, but if there were unseen horrors then I could walk away. The inner chassis was in great shape, so I was happy to spend the additional money on the strip down and recoating.
I think the seller still got a good price, and I've ended up paying about the same as I would have at a dealer - but I've got a far better chassis into the bargain.
So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
I would totally agree with you, the problem tends to be with sellers who refuse to accept £1500+ is reasonable and instead decide to wait for some chump who won’t look underneath or sell it on ebay.I think the seller still got a good price, and I've ended up paying about the same as I would have at a dealer - but I've got a far better chassis into the bargain.
So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
Your seller sounds decent I don’t know anyone who would commit to a body lift prior to sale myself included.
dmjw01 said:
I think the seller still got a good price, and I've ended up paying about the same as I would have at a dealer - but I've got a far better chassis into the bargain.
So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
ETA: In theory, the following should be a public link to my Facebook album of pictures that I took during the work.
The link works fine and thanks for sharing it. So, if you discover some chassis corrosion on an otherwise good car, it's worth negotiating rather than walking away.
ETA: In theory, the following should be a public link to my Facebook album of pictures that I took during the work.
It sounds a good job all round and I'm sure you'll have a car which will be appreciated all the more for the effort put in.
That's a good idea putting in the additional support for the seats, only wish I'd thought of it myself before having my chassis done!!!
R
Thank you for sharing your out of body experience!
I think the seat subframe idea is an excellent addition and makes a lot of sense. I am about to tackle a 'lift' and want to incorporate new and substantially uprated outriggers in conjunction with roll bar mounting points. The seat frames are a simple addition to this fabrication.
Best wishes to you and your project for the New Year!
I think the seat subframe idea is an excellent addition and makes a lot of sense. I am about to tackle a 'lift' and want to incorporate new and substantially uprated outriggers in conjunction with roll bar mounting points. The seat frames are a simple addition to this fabrication.
Best wishes to you and your project for the New Year!
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