FYI - I have a TVR.....again

[Rob]

Light graze to rear wing on the other side. It was TT RS! I picked the fucker because I thought they'd be careful!!

I need to talk to that bodyshop of yours, see what it can be sorted for if a PC doesn't make it disappear enough.

 

[Gally]

Guy paying for it? TTRS is terrible for seeing out of and judging distances!

 

[Rob]

Guy drove off. Parked next to a TTRS in the services, went in, came out, TTRS gone, scratch on car.

Tosser.

It's only very minor, but it's on the drivers side so I see it all the time. Will be being fixed.

 

[Waitey]

PIG DNA plate is back!

 

[Gally]

Is that a front splitter on the back? Jesting.

Was you parma violet TT a 3.2 Stephaaaaan?

 

[Waitey]

Yep, 3.2 manual.

 

[Rob]

Should have bought that Kev. Would have kept the colour scheme going.

Love the plate mate, very unique.

 

[Gally]

Oooft! That's what I want. Not interested in the Dsg.

You fancy giving me some more info on it? Mpg etc. I'll look out your thread.

 

[Gally]

Should have bought that Kev. Would have kept the colour scheme going.

Love the plate mate, very unique.

Even I couldn't pull that colour off Robbo.

 

[Waitey]

Oooft! That's what I want. Not interested in the Dsg.

You fancy giving me some more info on it? Mpg etc. I'll look out your thread.

It averaged 29.4mpg over 21342 miles....

On a run I could get 33mpg from it.

Look for my treads or send me a pm buddy!

 

[Gally]

Cheers mate i'll have a read. Good coincidence with me wanting a manual. Not too many out there.

 

[Waitey]

Little jobs done over the weekend, fitted new windscreen wipers (lol) and fitted new seals to the doors and the soft/targa top.

Some new front tyres just turned up, since the front camber has killed the ones which are on it. Plus a matching a set is always good!

I've gone for 225/40/18 rather than 225/35/18, so it should ride better on the front an not jink about as much.

Its going into Selby TVR on Friday to have new engine mounts and the Nitron suspension setting up how I like it. Then its pretty much done until I decide to paint it, although I may give the exhaust a coat of black paint for a bit of a different look.

 

[Gally]

What's the tyres mate? Price?

 

[Waitey]

The new Toyo T1-R (OE Fitment on TVR's along with Eagle F1's) replacement, Toyo T1 Sport Asymmetric.

Front - 225/40/18 = £98.40 each
Rear - 235/40/18 = £116.70 each

 

[Rob]

Decent price TBH. Who said owning a TVR was expensive?

 

[VeinAST]

Lovely. Every TVR I've heard sounds good.

 

[Waitey]

Well today turned into a proper TVR drama day.

The battery was flat this morning, as it has no points to jump it off, I had the remove the front wheel to get to the battery, sadly I didn't have my jack or wheel brace, so I had to go and buy new ones. Finally I got it all jump leaded up and used the Alfa to charge it for 20 mins before loading up with tyres to get the fronts changed.

This posed a little space problem....

After getting the tyres fitted in record time I shot off to Selby TVR to have a new engine mount fitted along with getting the suspension geo sorted.

TVR in its natural habitat...

They had quite a few nice toys around the place

The cost for a engine mount change and Geo set up was £168. Bargain. The car drives amazingly now. Roll on summer!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Sagaris > all other TVRs. Epic looking thing.

Bloke down the road had one, can't believe he got rid of it. Has a boring R8 now

 

[Ian_182]

Happy days.

That car park has some nice metal.

 

[Jay.S]

I drove past the Selby TVR garage yesterday and for some strange reason I thought of this.

Looks amazing.

 

[chris_p]

Jesus thats ugly!

Hopefully the noise makes up for it. Saw a t350 like your old one burble along past me yesterday, it sounded like satan clearing his throat ridiculously good. I want one!

 

[Waitey]

Bath time!

 

[chris_p]

The wheels look good against the blue in all fairness, nice contrast!

 

[lewisredfern001]

was it just a bath or did you have a go with amigo?

 

[Gally]

I love it. Silver wheels ftw!

 

[Waitey]

Just a bath.

It's getting logo'd up tomorrow (don't ask)

It's getting a full correction next weekend. Dying to try Amigo.

 

[Gally]

Larvley! Send the Z2 up to me once you've used it. Kthnxbi!

 

[Waitey]

Little update.

Stickered it up for some company work.

Removing them was a proper b**ch though!

On a random note I found out it has the factory close ratio gearbox and diff fitted, no wonder it feels a lot faster than my last one!

Going to detail it tomorrow on my day off!

 

[Waitey]

The TVR's paint is not good at all, 10 years of being washed with a brush!

After some Menz PF2500 on a compound pad, final finish on a finishing pad and some Amigo and Z2, it now looks like this.

Pretty good really, since it didn't reflect anything when I started!

This door was scratched to hell

Viper blue is quite flaky too!

 

[Rob]

Wow, good job mate!

That looks properly awesome now, beautiful colour too!

 

[robbygraham]

Lovely looking car, i think you commented on my thread on Pistonheads about the wipers for my tamora, viper blue look awesome on these cars, can't wait to get back from uni next week and get back on with the job of restoring mine.

 

[Gaz.]

That's polished up lovely dude!

 

[Wick]

Om nom nom nom nom nom nom nom...

 

[Waitey]

Been for a blast out with the piston heads lot, f**k me this thing is awesome/rapid/scary.

Love it.

 

[Waitey]

Few photos from today

 

[Waitey]

It was bound to happen.

Tick tick tick tick tick booooom!

 

[daveski]

What happened?

 

[Hixle]

Uh oh. What's happened mate?

 

[Toby]

I think a big chock of wood landed in his bonnet, never good.

 

[Gally]

Through a fence..

Not good mate. Big bills?