Fuel cap replacements - anyone know a company called C & S?

[frontfloater]

I called in at Surface & Design today while passing the old factory. One of the chaps there told me that a metalwork company called C and S still make MAZAK components like the fuel filler caps fitted to the S and other cars. He said that this type of item is all they make. But a Google search today doesn't seem to turn up the right company - there are plenty of metalworks with those initials, but none of them seems to be the right one. Anyone know them?

A new replacement would certainly be better than the £150 which I was recently quoted to re-plate mine with no guarantee of the result.

BOB

[Adrian@]

Ceandess...Wolverhampton, the supplier of the fuel caps/neck etc. for TVR. A@

https://ceandess.online/

Edited by Adrian@ on Tuesday 6th August 18:12

[DJR 7]

I had mine replated 3 years ago and it’s still as new

[lordofthewings]

DJR 7 said:

I had mine replated 3 years ago and it’s still as new

Likewise, I had mine done 2 years ago, cost £48.72

[greymrj]

I talked to Ceandess a couple of years ago. They didn't have the tooling for our cap any more but would be prepared to make if there was enough demand. However there is only us and the Middlebridge Scimitar guys, who I also talked to, who use them and they are also a very small club. At that time there was not enough interest for manufacture to be viable. By all means talk to Ceandess, although I would check with TVR Parts to see if this is one of the heritage items they are pursuing. They are gradually adding items to the range and I do not know if this is a target in the near future or not. This is a relatively complex cap with its unusual shape and spring opening and wont be cheap to make.

[greymrj]

there are a number of previous threads on this
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[cb500t]

Didn't the Sunbeam Rapier use the cap as well?

[Adrian@]

Yes, the Sunbeam rapier alpine. A@

[phillpot]

cb500t said:

Didn't the Sunbeam Rapier use the cap as well?

can't see the few remaining examples of those (they were shyte when new) boosting the demand too much?

[cb500t]

Someone may love one, somewhere...???

[greymrj]

you are right there, we did contact the Arrow section of the Rootes car club. Might add a part handful more! When did you last see one?

[frontfloater]

Thanks for these replies. But "ceandess.online" ?? WHAT a silly spelling of the website! No wonder I couldn't find them ...

BOB

[frontfloater]

I spoke to a chap from Ceandess just now, after sending them photos. He confirmed that they no longer have the tooling for the S / Rapier / Scimitar cap, and do not currently see it as financially viable to re-manufacture. He mentioned a previous project to re-make an AC Cobra cap, where the minimum order to be worthwhile was 100 pieces at £250 each.

Lordofthewings - who replated yours, please? Looks like a good job. How bad was it beforehand?

BOB

[DamianS3]

[quote=frontfloater

Lordofthewings - who replated yours, please? Looks like a good job. How bad was it beforehand?

BOB
[/quote]

And what does it look like now..?

Incidentally i have a spare if you wanted to keep the car on the road while you do it

Damian S3

[frontfloater]

This is how bad they get when exposed to salty Blackpool weather ¦:¬(



BOB