good 'amateur' TVR mechanic in northants?
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looking for enthusiast non professional (for cost reasons) TVR experienced mechanic to re-commission 92 pre cat 20000 ml Griff after ten yr dry store
Mechanical work only - huge modernised barn to work in if required, Kettering area
to incl:
replace clutch cylinders, brake & fuel flexies with Aeroquip
service brakes
free off rusted on good clutch
couple of oil seals need replacing
front wishbone re-bush
full Service
Perfect Candy Apple Pearl paint, so needs to be very caring & careful
Can be done part-time any hours over coming months
Mechanical work only - huge modernised barn to work in if required, Kettering area
to incl:
replace clutch cylinders, brake & fuel flexies with Aeroquip
service brakes
free off rusted on good clutch
couple of oil seals need replacing
front wishbone re-bush
full Service
Perfect Candy Apple Pearl paint, so needs to be very caring & careful
Can be done part-time any hours over coming months
I don't understand why you want to take the risk of an amateur working on brakes and fuel lines, who will have no public liability insurance either.
Would you advertise for an amateur to work on your gas boiler at home?
If you can't afford to have the work done properly, then sell the car!
Would you advertise for an amateur to work on your gas boiler at home?
If you can't afford to have the work done properly, then sell the car!
That kind of work including oil seals which I assume are crank seals will ideally require a ramp.
I don’t think you would save much at all using a none pro mechanic and there are enough decent TVR service centres about to do the job in probably half the time an amateur could do grovelling about under axle stands.
A known TVR guru home mechanic who has done a few body offs or whatever and has a proven track record of rebuilds would be ideal so look closer to home and through TVR circles so you get someone who actually does a pro level job and is well known to other experienced Tvr owners.
It’s true to say many TVR owners including myself have achieved a huge amount from the good will and help of others and especially other Tvr owners so I’d look to local Tvr owners first and just see who has done what but much of the jobs your asking suggests you need a pro with all the kit at hand in all honesty. Save up a little more would be my choice
I don’t think you would save much at all using a none pro mechanic and there are enough decent TVR service centres about to do the job in probably half the time an amateur could do grovelling about under axle stands.
A known TVR guru home mechanic who has done a few body offs or whatever and has a proven track record of rebuilds would be ideal so look closer to home and through TVR circles so you get someone who actually does a pro level job and is well known to other experienced Tvr owners.
It’s true to say many TVR owners including myself have achieved a huge amount from the good will and help of others and especially other Tvr owners so I’d look to local Tvr owners first and just see who has done what but much of the jobs your asking suggests you need a pro with all the kit at hand in all honesty. Save up a little more would be my choice
griffster said:
looking for enthusiast non professional (for cost reasons) TVR experienced mechanic
Sure this is a good idea? You're unlikely to save money. The job will take longer, you won't know how well it's being done until afterwards and you will have no redress in case of any problems. thx for comments so far..........
Ok, unfortunately due to health reasons I can no longer tackle much on the car...and resent the arrogant remark 'sell it if u cant pay retail' ...wait until upou get old / less able...........
This is a very basic design utilising common mainstream techniques and parts - all the proposed work can be done competently by a semi-retired mechanic working part-time with hours to suit / anyone who has worked on the car before - obviously I wouldnt take on anyone deemed irresponsible / incapable....however there must be a lot of people willing and keen to work on such a car (formerly Concours, and owned by me since running in) who dont charge the ludicrous retail rates accepted by the Brit public.....there is quite an hrly rate differential between say, retired professional plumbers (from £10/hr) to 'professionals' (£80/hr?) - Also there is a huge spectrum in pricing between different professionals, depending on their desire to provide value for money..
Only the naive pay hi street pricing without putting out invitations such as this
I have just had my warm air boiler and hot water tank removed and replaced by entire new 13 radiator and premium combi boiler in different location- I invited a dozen quotes / surveys....First one was 'from £11k + I had to remove existing system'....in the end, it was done for £4.9 +vat by a 5* rated local company with a hundred perfect reports on previous work.............Unbeknown to me, my sister had just an existing Combi disconnected and replaced (wet system already up and running!)...for similar money..a couple of yrs back!...
This is rip off Britain...and I cannot subscribe to that ethos...figuratively of financially...so if that offends those going through a more buoyant phase of their lives at present...just remember, pride comes before a fall and there are many people in less fortunate circumstances - I consider myself exceptionally fortunate, I am however not above seeking more economic solutions in order that I can fix up my home and cars after a very difficult decade
Ok, unfortunately due to health reasons I can no longer tackle much on the car...and resent the arrogant remark 'sell it if u cant pay retail' ...wait until upou get old / less able...........
This is a very basic design utilising common mainstream techniques and parts - all the proposed work can be done competently by a semi-retired mechanic working part-time with hours to suit / anyone who has worked on the car before - obviously I wouldnt take on anyone deemed irresponsible / incapable....however there must be a lot of people willing and keen to work on such a car (formerly Concours, and owned by me since running in) who dont charge the ludicrous retail rates accepted by the Brit public.....there is quite an hrly rate differential between say, retired professional plumbers (from £10/hr) to 'professionals' (£80/hr?) - Also there is a huge spectrum in pricing between different professionals, depending on their desire to provide value for money..
Only the naive pay hi street pricing without putting out invitations such as this
I have just had my warm air boiler and hot water tank removed and replaced by entire new 13 radiator and premium combi boiler in different location- I invited a dozen quotes / surveys....First one was 'from £11k + I had to remove existing system'....in the end, it was done for £4.9 +vat by a 5* rated local company with a hundred perfect reports on previous work.............Unbeknown to me, my sister had just an existing Combi disconnected and replaced (wet system already up and running!)...for similar money..a couple of yrs back!...
This is rip off Britain...and I cannot subscribe to that ethos...figuratively of financially...so if that offends those going through a more buoyant phase of their lives at present...just remember, pride comes before a fall and there are many people in less fortunate circumstances - I consider myself exceptionally fortunate, I am however not above seeking more economic solutions in order that I can fix up my home and cars after a very difficult decade
Pity you are too far away from me. I'd have enjoyed doing those jobs as I've done them on my TVRs and others. Depending on which oil seals are leaking may be the only problem. I'm sure you will find someone local with good TVR /other make experience so maybe contact the area rep in the club for recommendations.
With regard to your new boiler, just make sure the the installer has issued you with a Gas Safe certificate (or whatever it’s called) and/or registered the installation with you local Building Control. Apparently just using a Gas Safe registered plumber is not enough, as I recently discovered when selling my house, like everything these days you need a certificate!
Hope you find someone charging reasonable rates to fix your Griffith.
Hope you find someone charging reasonable rates to fix your Griffith.
All I know is you take a TVR to a local garage and most show fear to their boot laces and back!
Something about Tvr that make many a good mechanic wince and shy away.
In fact a young un less than 40 years old won’t get the engine much either which flummoxed me.
I think there is not much more than a handful of respected decent Tvr centres around these days who even service them, Tvr have become that thin on the ground.
If you would be prepared to let someone take the car to a garage with a ramp rather than work in a barn especially oil seal replacement you might get more chaps putting their hands up.
Good luck
Something about Tvr that make many a good mechanic wince and shy away.
In fact a young un less than 40 years old won’t get the engine much either which flummoxed me.
I think there is not much more than a handful of respected decent Tvr centres around these days who even service them, Tvr have become that thin on the ground.
If you would be prepared to let someone take the car to a garage with a ramp rather than work in a barn especially oil seal replacement you might get more chaps putting their hands up.
Good luck
Classic Chim said:
All I know is you take a TVR to a local garage and most show fear to their boot laces and back!
Something about Tvr that make many a good mechanic wince and shy away.
In fact a young un less than 40 years old won’t get the engine much either which flummoxed me.
I think there is not much more than a handful of respected decent Tvr centres around these days who even service them, Tvr have become that thin on the ground.
If you would be prepared to let someone take the car to a garage with a ramp rather than work in a barn especially oil seal replacement you might get more chaps putting their hands up.
Good luck
Happy to defer any more potentially in depth work (eg difficult seals) to more traditional Indi, the other work lends itself well to the huge space / setting I have available, making the work more of a pleasure than a chore Something about Tvr that make many a good mechanic wince and shy away.
In fact a young un less than 40 years old won’t get the engine much either which flummoxed me.
I think there is not much more than a handful of respected decent Tvr centres around these days who even service them, Tvr have become that thin on the ground.
If you would be prepared to let someone take the car to a garage with a ramp rather than work in a barn especially oil seal replacement you might get more chaps putting their hands up.
Good luck
If I find the right guy, I also have similar work needed on a Stag
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