Scary outriggers!!
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Hi all,
After a couple of years of putting it off and knowing that my outriggers could be described at least as "past their best" I decided to bite the bullet and do a partial lift to see the extent of the rot. Using the excellent guide posted on here by TVRgit (many thanks to you my friend, I owe you a drink) and the collective knowledge of the S Massif, notably Alan461I lfted the body and discovered this:
The offside one is far worse than the nearside but could only be seen from underneath after I hit it with a hammer to expose the crack that can be seen in the top photo (also note TVR's lovely straight welding!!) the rot on the nearside one could'nt be seen at all until the body was lifted.
Progress so far is that the n/s is done and the o/s is still work in progress, fabricated and in place but still needing to be welded but I've run out of time to get it done by S Club so I will be there but the car won't.
The new o/s outrigger in place.
Anybody else going to go out and check theirs?
After a couple of years of putting it off and knowing that my outriggers could be described at least as "past their best" I decided to bite the bullet and do a partial lift to see the extent of the rot. Using the excellent guide posted on here by TVRgit (many thanks to you my friend, I owe you a drink) and the collective knowledge of the S Massif, notably Alan461I lfted the body and discovered this:
The offside one is far worse than the nearside but could only be seen from underneath after I hit it with a hammer to expose the crack that can be seen in the top photo (also note TVR's lovely straight welding!!) the rot on the nearside one could'nt be seen at all until the body was lifted.
Progress so far is that the n/s is done and the o/s is still work in progress, fabricated and in place but still needing to be welded but I've run out of time to get it done by S Club so I will be there but the car won't.
The new o/s outrigger in place.
Anybody else going to go out and check theirs?
chiefyo said:
(also note TVR's lovely straight welding!!) .
If that refers to the angle of the corner plates to the tube, I do believe they are meant to be like that. Mine certainly were
Does anybody know if they are supposed to be like that and if so why?If that refers to the angle of the corner plates to the tube, I do believe they are meant to be like that. Mine certainly were
Edited by chiefyo on Tuesday 19th June 17:32
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