HELP!! PARTS CATALOGUES NEEDED.
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HELP!! PARTS CATALOGUES NEEDED.
Sorry about the dramatic headline but I hope it catches someones attention.
A couple of us are trying again to do some research into alternative components. I have some motor factors catalogues (esp Lockheed/Delphi) but they are only up to very early 90's. These big catalogues were issued to thousands of factors but they have been superseded by computers. And we all know that searching by registration is not a lot of help to S owners.
If you have any useful contacts could you see if you can find us parts catalogues, particularly for hydraulics, for cars from mid 90's.
Someone in a parts factors must have a dusty corner where these have been dumped!!
Sorry about the dramatic headline but I hope it catches someones attention.
A couple of us are trying again to do some research into alternative components. I have some motor factors catalogues (esp Lockheed/Delphi) but they are only up to very early 90's. These big catalogues were issued to thousands of factors but they have been superseded by computers. And we all know that searching by registration is not a lot of help to S owners.
If you have any useful contacts could you see if you can find us parts catalogues, particularly for hydraulics, for cars from mid 90's.
Someone in a parts factors must have a dusty corner where these have been dumped!!
What happened to the Alternative Parts List which was in the WIKI section?
Perhaps it would be a good idea to add the "Lucy List" to the WIKI?
My guess would be that any surviving catalogues will now be in the hands of autojumblers or old parts specialists and will kept under lock and key.
Good luck with the initiative though.
Perhaps it would be a good idea to add the "Lucy List" to the WIKI?
My guess would be that any surviving catalogues will now be in the hands of autojumblers or old parts specialists and will kept under lock and key.
Good luck with the initiative though.
Sorry Lucy, not the same thing.
I am not a regular on here any more but I was one of the enthusiasts who researched and contributed to the Alternative Parts List. The problem now is that some parts listed as alternatives are no longer available, or in some cases are now too expensive for many owners. What a few of us are going to try to do is update some parts of the information.
To do that we need information. In some cases technical specification information
Parts suppliers catalogues were very useful when that list was developed, and indeed the ones I have are still referred to, but we need later catalogues now to see what has been used by car manufacturers since that list was compiled.
Someone will know a factor who hasn't thrown them away, just dumped them in a corner!
Unfortunately my key contact has retired and the business cleared for redevelopment.
I am not a regular on here any more but I was one of the enthusiasts who researched and contributed to the Alternative Parts List. The problem now is that some parts listed as alternatives are no longer available, or in some cases are now too expensive for many owners. What a few of us are going to try to do is update some parts of the information.
To do that we need information. In some cases technical specification information
Parts suppliers catalogues were very useful when that list was developed, and indeed the ones I have are still referred to, but we need later catalogues now to see what has been used by car manufacturers since that list was compiled.
Someone will know a factor who hasn't thrown them away, just dumped them in a corner!
Unfortunately my key contact has retired and the business cleared for redevelopment.
Go to Facebook TVR S Series Owners and Enthusiasts page, at the top click on 'More' then 'Files' where you will find the New Alternative Parts List.
It is NOT perfect and needs some updating but there has been some updating this year.
Every new member on that site is advised to find it and make themselves a hard copy. Saves answering the same question time and again....at least some of the time!!
It is NOT perfect and needs some updating but there has been some updating this year.
Every new member on that site is advised to find it and make themselves a hard copy. Saves answering the same question time and again....at least some of the time!!
A very good idea. There will be a lot of work involved....
Every S owner will be grateful!
It would certainly be helpful if you could direct which parts manufacturers are starting point, so that those who are looking for catalogs can orient themselves by it.
Last but not least: it would be unfair to put someone else's name on the effort Reinhard has put into his site https://tvr-s-series.net/ just because the site has been linked.
Every S owner will be grateful!
It would certainly be helpful if you could direct which parts manufacturers are starting point, so that those who are looking for catalogs can orient themselves by it.
Last but not least: it would be unfair to put someone else's name on the effort Reinhard has put into his site https://tvr-s-series.net/ just because the site has been linked.
Richard - have a look HERE. Also HERE.
Is this what you're looking for?
I've added the "Lucy List" to the "V8S/S4 Owners List & Other Information" WIKI. That's not the best place for it so I'll set up a new WIKI when I remember how to do it.
PH holds more help and support for 'S' owners than could ever be squeezed into FB. All PH needs is a bit of support from regular users.
Don't kill the "Golden Goose"
Is this what you're looking for?
I've added the "Lucy List" to the "V8S/S4 Owners List & Other Information" WIKI. That's not the best place for it so I'll set up a new WIKI when I remember how to do it.
PH holds more help and support for 'S' owners than could ever be squeezed into FB. All PH needs is a bit of support from regular users.
Don't kill the "Golden Goose"
Edited by v8s4me on Tuesday 6th December 10:00
Thanks Joe, I hadn't seen that resource and I will study it. These catalogues are VERY long. the Lockheed/Delphi one I use most is over 1300 pages, 6cm thick! Takes a lot of research to find the 'jewel' of information, as it did last time I was involved in hydraulic parts research.
I know what you mean about PH. I know, and I think you accept that, that PH is extremely valuable as an archive resource. I did try to stick with it and get people on here but the reality of life is that newer owners are already on social media and look to FB as their first source of information. No matter how hard a few of us tried, they simply don't use PH. We do try to refer people to PH threads, it can save us covering the same ground. But there are simply far far more S owners/enthusiasts on FB than there are on PH now.
If we are to communicate with S owners, provide advice from experience, encourage, further the marque etc, then FB has to be the main medium. However unfortunate that may be, and regrettable to those of us who saw PH at its best when it really was the ONLY medium.
I have to be on FB for reasons totally unrelated to TVR. It covers a far broader spectrum than PH, and I like so many others find myself using FB every day and it is very easy to quickly check across to 'our' page and follow up on items there. To be honest FB is pretty well a permanent page tiled on my laptop! I have no other reason to visit PH.
An emerging problem now is that the PH threads on many issues are not being updated with new information, new resources, new ideas, new parts supplies.
I totally agree that FB is not the best medium for archives of practical advice. That is not its strong point. But it has proved itself as a means of contact between members and encouragement.
It disappoints me that the TVRCC isnt able, at present, to provide a digital archive system. The club is of course almost entirely run by volunteers so finding someone to set it up initially, and in a way it can be maintained, is the problem. I have pushed this and an S member who works in the IT field has done some work on this but there are not really the resources for this to be a club priority at the moment.
I know what you mean about PH. I know, and I think you accept that, that PH is extremely valuable as an archive resource. I did try to stick with it and get people on here but the reality of life is that newer owners are already on social media and look to FB as their first source of information. No matter how hard a few of us tried, they simply don't use PH. We do try to refer people to PH threads, it can save us covering the same ground. But there are simply far far more S owners/enthusiasts on FB than there are on PH now.
If we are to communicate with S owners, provide advice from experience, encourage, further the marque etc, then FB has to be the main medium. However unfortunate that may be, and regrettable to those of us who saw PH at its best when it really was the ONLY medium.
I have to be on FB for reasons totally unrelated to TVR. It covers a far broader spectrum than PH, and I like so many others find myself using FB every day and it is very easy to quickly check across to 'our' page and follow up on items there. To be honest FB is pretty well a permanent page tiled on my laptop! I have no other reason to visit PH.
An emerging problem now is that the PH threads on many issues are not being updated with new information, new resources, new ideas, new parts supplies.
I totally agree that FB is not the best medium for archives of practical advice. That is not its strong point. But it has proved itself as a means of contact between members and encouragement.
It disappoints me that the TVRCC isnt able, at present, to provide a digital archive system. The club is of course almost entirely run by volunteers so finding someone to set it up initially, and in a way it can be maintained, is the problem. I have pushed this and an S member who works in the IT field has done some work on this but there are not really the resources for this to be a club priority at the moment.
greymrj said:
......I totally agree that FB is not the best medium for archives of practical advice. That is not its strong point. But it has proved itself as a means of contact between members and encouragement.....
Agreed, so lets use FB as a "gateway" to PH for the serious stuff and use FB for the social stuff and selling bits and pieces and parts. I have found FB pretty good for selling stuff.It's really sad that the guy with super rare supercharged V8S won't post some big photos and proper details on here. The stuff he has posted will have dropped off the FB page in a few weeks that no one will ever seen them. If he posted on here the information would still be available in a decade or more. PROVIDNG this group is still supported by PH and that will only happen if people use it.
So, use it or loose it!
greymrj said:
It always was in the Wiki! Had someone removed it or had it been forgotten? ....
Someone must have removed the original WIKI but I've created a new one and added a link to the Lockheed catalogues.If anyone comes across any other good online resources along this theme feel free to add them to the WIKI.
greymrj said:
....Had someone removed it .......?
Maybe a FaceBook Bot is trying to devalue the PH resource in order to keep the unsuspecting on its site? 
Edited by v8s4me on Wednesday 7th December 22:08
greymrj said:
I think PH removed it for lack of use? i admit it was rather hidden away amongst other files.
I still maintain the list and I there is a much newer version than the one recently posted by V8S4ME.It is in the Useful Links Wiki - As a XLS file and a PDF file. They are there right at the top of the General S Info section - you can't really miss them
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
I suggest using the XLS file as there are a few additional pages and not just the Parts List. If some of you have an "older" version of this XLS file there were lots of links to S-related books, technical papers, videos, photos, manuals, etc. on the last page.
...... but due to copyright issues - and me not wanting to go to the HMP Hotel - I removed these.
I only post the updated list on PH though, FB is not for me.
P.S. - The "Lucy-List" is an old version of the above list. I also made this one and a copy was put on the tvr-s-series.net page.
Edited by TVRees on Saturday 10th December 21:47
TVRees said:
.....I still maintain the list and I there is a much newer version than the one recently posted by V8S4ME.
I have changed the link under the new "Alternative Parts List" WIKI to your current version.TVRees said:
...I only post the updated list on PH though, FB is not for me.....
As we share the same opinion of FB let's cooperate. I created the "Alternative Parts List" WIKI as an easy one click signpost for FB users to try and get them to refer to PH for accurate and informed information.So as we have the same goal, let's cooperate
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