Bornemann TVR

[FatBoy Spin]

Just seen the Bornemann 3000M on a DSF repeat..... Car looks good, but not sure about the description ''pit bull'' which was used more than once!! Good to see that they do a lot of work on the chassis, putting in (looks like 1" extra bracing to fill in the ''boxes''. I don''t suppose many 3000M owners have seen their rev counters go round to 8000 either! Spin

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It was part of 'Motor Klassik' which is about half an hour long, and was at the start talking about the VW factory, with 'Kafers'. Then the Bornemann TVR for about 10minutes or so in the middle. Interesting shots of the mods to the chassis. Very clean workshops. Car seems to 'hop' a bit - maybe damping a little wrong at the back? See what you think. One thing - look out for the seats! They look 'period', a bit like Caterham seats, and have high backs with harness slots. Black ?vinyl? Spin

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Hi, Sorry - wasn't able to vid the clip as my vid chews tapes now......! Maybe Hansgerd can tell you? All I remember is that they seem to have filled in some of the 'open' sections in the main backbone with cross members in what looked like 1" tube. Presumably this would make it torsionally more stiff? Spin

[FatBoy Spin]

Hi, Sorry - wasn't able to vid the clip as my vid chews tapes now......! Maybe Hansgerd can tell you? All I remember is that they seem to have filled in some of the 'open' sections in the main backbone with cross members in what looked like 1" tube. Presumably this would make it torsionally more stiff? Spin

[FatBoy Spin]

Be careful - my Vixen 'tabs' look well out of line but in fact it's built-in anti-dive/anti-squat so that the wishbones are not exactly level. Best to check the set-up from scratch and see how it goes. I've set the Vixen up exactly(as best I can with string!!) as per the original S2 manual and I think it handles fine. Spin