S4, Tamora, Conti GT
Annoyed as i took to long to write my first post that some "token" expired when I went to submit it, so here goes again, a few weeks ago I bought a TVR Tamora that was in need of some tlc, the car is an 02 plate, and for those that don't know these cars it weighs just over a ton, has a 3.6L straight 6 which produces around 350bhp, also has no traction control/abs/airbags, but does have double wishbone suspension on each corner.
So here is the car
It has a few minor problem most of which I can sort myself buy some things will need a specialist to fix, this is a little list of the small things I have found that need doing so far:
1:While driving the car onto the trailer I hired for pick up (car was in manchester I live in portsmouth) the trailer wasn't design for low vehicles, so when driving the car up saw it was close but made a small hole in the fibreglass bumper
2: The car is in desperate need of a smaller number plate or a stick on one, as these engine can suffer from overheating, and the standard size plate uses up a large amount of the grill
3:The centre caps for the wheels have vanished should just read TVR, only about £5 each
4:One of the more expensive jobs the digital speedo lcd screen, contrast on the screen doesn't really work, passenger can read it but the driver can't, been told this is due to a loose connection, will check tomorrow, if not a new screen is around £200
5:The passenger door button under the mirror doesn't work, it makes a noise but the door doesn't pop open
6:The interior carpet has faded very badly currently a greeny type colour, originally was dark blue, going to get all this replaced either dark blue or black, undecided on which.
7: The bonnet raiser bar has come out of its mounting, only a 5 min fix
8: Rear window has split, I've had this done on a chimaera before by a person who made boat covers did a fantastic job so going back to him
9: Not sure what this wire is but needs resetting as the cable has come out
10: On both the seats the trim has come off, need to scrape out the old sealant and re-glue into place
11: Along with replacing the carpets the driver footwell is needed as well
12: This is the biggest job car is going for a full engine rebuild, one of the only cars where a rebuild makes them worth more as the aftermarket parts are better than the standard tar parts.
Heres a few pics of the rest of the car after a quick clean
Car is going in for an mot this week, I'm sure i will get a few surprises, any comments or questions welcomed
So here is the car
It has a few minor problem most of which I can sort myself buy some things will need a specialist to fix, this is a little list of the small things I have found that need doing so far:
1:While driving the car onto the trailer I hired for pick up (car was in manchester I live in portsmouth) the trailer wasn't design for low vehicles, so when driving the car up saw it was close but made a small hole in the fibreglass bumper
2: The car is in desperate need of a smaller number plate or a stick on one, as these engine can suffer from overheating, and the standard size plate uses up a large amount of the grill
3:The centre caps for the wheels have vanished should just read TVR, only about £5 each
4:One of the more expensive jobs the digital speedo lcd screen, contrast on the screen doesn't really work, passenger can read it but the driver can't, been told this is due to a loose connection, will check tomorrow, if not a new screen is around £200
5:The passenger door button under the mirror doesn't work, it makes a noise but the door doesn't pop open
6:The interior carpet has faded very badly currently a greeny type colour, originally was dark blue, going to get all this replaced either dark blue or black, undecided on which.
7: The bonnet raiser bar has come out of its mounting, only a 5 min fix
8: Rear window has split, I've had this done on a chimaera before by a person who made boat covers did a fantastic job so going back to him
9: Not sure what this wire is but needs resetting as the cable has come out
10: On both the seats the trim has come off, need to scrape out the old sealant and re-glue into place
11: Along with replacing the carpets the driver footwell is needed as well
12: This is the biggest job car is going for a full engine rebuild, one of the only cars where a rebuild makes them worth more as the aftermarket parts are better than the standard tar parts.
Heres a few pics of the rest of the car after a quick clean
Car is going in for an mot this week, I'm sure i will get a few surprises, any comments or questions welcomed
