Probably the penultimate post all the interior is now complete second door fitted and all working trimmers should be back early next week to finish the roof so wheels on sort the tracking and get her mot`d hopefully weather improves.
Category Archives: Bodywork
Completing the Wedge – Part 1
Got a fair amount done in the last couple of days filled in the drivers side hole in the rear bulkhead made good round the roll bar fixings to the chassis behind the seats, finished the wiring to the new electric power steering refitted the gearstick and its rubber gaiter refitted the heater controls and I have run a bigger negative for the general electrical equipment particularly for the windows, fitted the number plates and the TVR logo to the front and the secondary 350i lettering plus cut back and polished the front half of the car,also fitted the harness mounts to both sides.
Wedge Doors + Interior rebuild
And so it continues started with top coating the sills then top coated the bonnet catch which has now been fitted and adjusted. I have started on the wiring for the power steering the supply is in and neutral return with a nice marine type inline fuse easily accessible just above the battery. I have rebuilt the mirrors all the fixings where appropriate are stainless and have rebuilt the doors all the locks and window winders have been overhauled window stops adjusted etc.switch panel is now built up ready for fitment I may have an issue with the fan switch fan works fine with external power but only on full fan when attached to the switch,also cleaned up and painted the door hinge brackets ready for hanging the doors once the trimmers have finished.tomorrows job cleaning and recolouring the door cards and sundry internal panels.
TVR Wedge Body + Interior
Quite a bit more wedge-ineering last couple of days fitted the front bumper panel and got the boot on with its struts had to reconstruct the hinges as the hinge pins had been replaced with 4mm bolts which allowed the wing to rub on the body as they where so badly fitted,all the lights now in except headlights just in case I need access to the connectors had to make new brackets for the driving lights including a complete new system for the passenger side as the bolts imbedded in the glass fibre where sheared I think it is slightly better than the original, I have built up the dash board with its refurbished clocks etc and will be building up the switch panel today, plus I have stone chip protected the sills just need the black on there this morning.
TVR Wedge Bodywork
More stuff done, made a new base for the gear and handbrake gaiters, the original was rotten due to not having been painted from new, I have stapled the now white gaiters to the new board but forgot a pic, also finished the repair on the bumper that is now in primer ready for colour tomorrow plus the second headlight mechanism has been overhauled and all fitted back in the car,also started cleaning up and fitting new hinge pins to the boot hinges.
Cerbera Moulds
As you know car is away at the rollcentre having the rollcage built got some moulds that may help with the body styling.
Wedge Engine Bay Repaint
Got the chassis and under the car all finished and got the colour in the engine bay very pleased with the look start the suspension build monday.
Wedge Engine Bay
Big push yesterday and today repaired all the stress cracks caused by the front body mountings parting company, got the front half of the chassis and the engine bay all ready for paint off to the rollcentre tomorrow for the cerby roll cage but will be getting some etch primer on in the afternoon hopefully.
Chimaera Front Splitter
I made and fitted a splitter today it’s a variation on the gutter theme. I actually used some 4in drain pipe slightly stiffer I was concerned guttering would deform with the wind pressure the blade is held by a shaped piece of galvanised plate 1.5mm which is in turn held by five 6mm set screws up into rivnuts the blade itself is slotted so should it foul on whatever it can slide from under the plate hopefully causing no body damage. The advantage of this design is that if it gets caught it only pulls out from the plate rather than damaging the car bodywork.
Windscreen Fitting
Got the new screen fitted today we where going to fit the old one but some slight delamination and the odd scratch convinced me to fit a new one. So all nicely in place seals all new so looks well. Got the boot on and lined up, number plate refitted till the MOT then get a better number hopefully. Fitted the two grilles for the front winkers units and did a bit more cleaning whilst the windscreen boys worked there magic. Fitted the new chimaera rear badge and got one fresh air vent fitted to the passengers side.
