no wedges

[ssc1]

how come i dont see any wedges on the road around the northants area and on my journey to heathrow every day when i use my chimaera still no wedges ,are they that rare ,i used to see them some years ago and they were all loud in a nice way ,but dont see any now ...

[jmorgan]

There are a few near me but don't see them. Mainly at the club meetings although a nice meet up was arranged by Mikeb at the festival park near Ebbw Vale for 3 of us a while ago. What gets me is though, the ammount of times I see one when in the works van. I would get the Piston Heads humungus sticker but not allowed etc. On that point, if anyone in South Wales gets waved/flashed by a large white merc van with a dish on the top...its me

[RAW-SEWedge]

Don't every recall seeing an other one on the road, considering they are not easy to miss this is a real shame.
Makes me more determined to get out in it!

[Podie]

Only Wedge I've seen on the road in the last 2 years was in Guildofrd area, and was a black 350i...

[donatien]

Saw (well heard first) a dark coloured wedge coming out of Sainsburys in Taplow, Berks around 11AM Saturday - glorious sound, made my Griff sound tame!

[RAW-SEWedge]

Quick there's one !

GGGGGRRRRRRROOOOOOWWWWWLLLLLL!!!!

(Fekin'el I'm bored)

[rev-erend]

took my 450 seac out on Saturday ,.. had a great time.

Raw - I think your car used to be owned by
Jack Acres the West Sussex RO.

[350matt]

I'm out and about in mine at least 3 days in the week and I live in Northampton. Dark blue purpley colour, wave and I'll definitly wave back.
Alternativly come along to the club meeting, every 2nd sunday at Braefield on the green usually at least 4 wedges there.

Matt

[RAW-SEWedge]

rev-erend said:
Raw - I think your car used to be owned by
Jack Acres the West Sussex RO.

I don’t know, I’ll check the documentation.
Does he read PH?
It’s had quite a few owners but they all seem to have really looked after it.
I'm really enjoying owning it.

[rev-erend]

I don't knoe if he reads PH. He used
Portfield quite a lot for servicing as that
is right opposite where he works in Chichester.

He looked after it well but did use it for sprinting
.. used it like it was designed for - a good sound
thrashing now and then.

Must say - it still looks good in the photo's.

Is the red fading yet... (red's usually do..).

[RAW-SEWedge]

The bodywork is looking pretty good on the whole. I noticed when I washed it yesterday that there were a few areas that showed signs of fading, not much.

I don’t show any signs of being thragged and runs sweet with plenty of torque. Doesn’t loose/use much oil either.

I’ll have to try and make contact with him. See if he can give me any history


>> Edited by RAW-SEWedge on Monday 11th November 14:34

[rev-erend]

Jacks email address is on the TVR club web site
under regions, west sussex.

I remember he had it rolling road tuned by
Mark Adams. I think it might also have had
race seat belts too.

[RAW-SEWedge]

There is definitely a dyno printout indicating 261 at the flywheel in the history file. Sounds a bit unrealistic from reading other posts but it’s in black and white. I don’t know how much I believe it but it is fairly rapid.
The belts look standard to me, I wouldn’t want to put them to the test either because they don’t take up the slack very well and I have a feeling I’d be spread up the windscreen!

I’ll drop him a mail and let you know.

Cheers for the info.

BTW the new SEAC looks stunning! I think I’d consider moving up to one instead of a Griff after owning the 400.

[2 sheds]

RAW-SEWedge said: There is definitely a dyno printout indicating 261 at the flywheel in the history file.


That'll be Jacks old car then !!

[RAW-SEWedge]

Just had a look through the history and it is was owned by a J Acres. “Jack I presume”
The dyno plot shows 261 @ 5220
Test engineer was Steve Hagger at Power Engineering ? No dates on it.
Where are Power Engineering ?
Anyone know Steve Hagger ?

[jvaughan]

RAW-SEWedge said: There is definitely a dyno printout indicating 261 at the flywheel in the history file. Sounds a bit unrealistic from reading other posts but it’s in black and white. I don’t know how much I believe it but it is fairly rapid.
The belts look standard to me, I wouldn’t want to put them to the test either because they don’t take up the slack very well and I have a feeling I’d be spread up the windscreen!

I’ll drop him a mail and let you know.

Cheers for the info.

it looks like jack's old 400 .. take a look at tvrwedgepages .. his car is on there.

incidently, 261 at ehe flywheel is obtainable ... see my other posts

jason

[2 sheds]

Power engineering are in Uxbridge middx, Steve Hagger used to be a dyno technician, i think he has left now. more TVRs are dyno'd there than anywhere else.

[RAW-SEWedge]

Do any of you know if it is as it left the factory or has it had any mods ?
It looks “standard”, that is if you can apply the word standard to TVR

Will have to ask him if he broke my spring !Sprung-out



>> Edited by RAW-SEWedge on Monday 11th November 19:31

[wedg1e]

Mr. Sewedge:
The seatbelts on my 390 are pants as well; it's something to do with the fact that the factory added a cross-brace between the B-pillars. Alas the seatbelt reels are directly underneath this brace; they couldn't have moved the reels as they are bolted through the sills to the chassis plates. So they did a typical TVR thing: to make the belts slide around the cross-brace they glued a bit of vinyl to it to act as a lubricant. By now the vinyl is probably peeling off and causing the seatbelt to rub on the (undoubtedly rusting;-) brace. Ultimately the belts will fray and fail the MOT. Investigate now, while you can! We're doomed....DOOOOMED...

Ian

[montegogt]

Wedge near Bedford. Hibernating now. Watch for it in the Spring...