good 'amateur' TVR mechanic in northants?

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looking for enthusiast non professional (for cost reasons) TVR experienced mechanic to re-commission 92 pre cat 20000 ml Griff after ten yr dry store

Mechanical work only - huge modernised barn to work in if required, Kettering area

to incl:

replace clutch cylinders, brake & fuel flexies with Aeroquip
service brakes
free off rusted on good clutch
couple of oil seals need replacing
front wishbone re-bush
full Service

Perfect Candy Apple Pearl paint, so needs to be very caring & careful

Can be done part-time any hours over coming months

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thx for comments so far..........

Ok, unfortunately due to health reasons I can no longer tackle much on the car...and resent the arrogant remark 'sell it if u cant pay retail' ...wait until upou get old / less able...........

This is a very basic design utilising common mainstream techniques and parts - all the proposed work can be done competently by a semi-retired mechanic working part-time with hours to suit / anyone who has worked on the car before - obviously I wouldnt take on anyone deemed irresponsible / incapable....however there must be a lot of people willing and keen to work on such a car (formerly Concours, and owned by me since running in) who dont charge the ludicrous retail rates accepted by the Brit public.....there is quite an hrly rate differential between say, retired professional plumbers (from £10/hr) to 'professionals' (£80/hr?) - Also there is a huge spectrum in pricing between different professionals, depending on their desire to provide value for money..

Only the naive pay hi street pricing without putting out invitations such as this

I have just had my warm air boiler and hot water tank removed and replaced by entire new 13 radiator and premium combi boiler in different location- I invited a dozen quotes / surveys....First one was 'from £11k + I had to remove existing system'....in the end, it was done for £4.9 +vat by a 5* rated local company with a hundred perfect reports on previous work.............Unbeknown to me, my sister had just an existing Combi disconnected and replaced (wet system already up and running!)...for similar money..a couple of yrs back!...

This is rip off Britain...and I cannot subscribe to that ethos...figuratively of financially...so if that offends those going through a more buoyant phase of their lives at present...just remember, pride comes before a fall and there are many people in less fortunate circumstances - I consider myself exceptionally fortunate, I am however not above seeking more economic solutions in order that I can fix up my home and cars after a very difficult decade

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thanks guys - yes have the Cert

Tried my local Club Sec...she just passed detailed inquiry off (to main Club) ...somewhat disappointing - there must be someone suitable locally

Thanks for interest, had we been closer (Kettering)

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Classic Chim said:

All I know is you take a TVR to a local garage and most show fear to their boot laces and back!
Something about Tvr that make many a good mechanic wince and shy away.
In fact a young un less than 40 years old won’t get the engine much either which flummoxed me.
I think there is not much more than a handful of respected decent Tvr centres around these days who even service them, Tvr have become that thin on the ground.

If you would be prepared to let someone take the car to a garage with a ramp rather than work in a barn especially oil seal replacement you might get more chaps putting their hands up.
Good luck

Happy to defer any more potentially in depth work (eg difficult seals) to more traditional Indi, the other work lends itself well to the huge space / setting I have available, making the work more of a pleasure than a chore

If I find the right guy, I also have similar work needed on a Stag