29-11-2012, 04:46 AM
(28-11-2012, 08:46 PM)Tom Wrote: Video of the tvr in action
I've got some somewhere but only off my old phone, with amusing commentary from my mate. I need to make some more when I get it back - she's away having some new suspension fitted at the moment as one of the shocks was dead and I didn't have time to DIY before coming here.
(28-11-2012, 10:33 PM)HDIkyle Wrote: Good save on the Rallye there! I often think I wonder who bought my car new and what it would be like to buy it new myself with such little spec compared to today! TvR is nice altho I have never been too keen admittidly
I too also wonder what it would've been like, but having said that when you look at a mid 90s car like my 214SEi that I had - it was considered well spec'd at the time, but had 4 tinny speakers, comfy seats, electric windows and mirrors and that was all! You get that in a Hyundai I10 these days!
I did see the potential through the chavvy tat haha. I actually did the maths on it before bidding, thinking that I could reshell if necessary. It had an OMP 6 point cage, nice OMP wheel, the top strut brace, two Cobra bucket seats, 2 5 point 3" TRS harnesses (nascar buckle though which is the only downside) and the electrical kill switch. He'd built it to use in competition, so it was all built to the MSA blue book. As I didn't attempt to haggle him down (despite the engine being a tapper, I expected that and factored it in) he gave me a free genuine Peugeot clutch and a set of Laser alloys which promptly got sold on. Bloke was nice enough about it, even though he'd gone on a strange quest to lighten it by ditching the door seals etc but leaving all the wiring and bracketry in..
I've got a mountain of parts sitting in the house to fit to it but no time, and have to get it through an MOT first to ensure all is well. I went to look at its previous MOT history before, and seems to have a few strange advisories about brake pipes being loose and stuff so i'll be giving those a good going over. Then i've got a Xsara beam, hybrid ARB, Baker BM mounts, Magnex decat and a few gauges to fit.
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HDi Owner for 200k/9 years
HDi Owner for 200k/9 years