How do you get under your TVR

[Bass Trombonist]

I owned a Chimaera before my T350 and noticed then that the raise angle of standard car ramps was too steep to avoid scraping body parts as the car goes up so I produced a drawing and had made up some special ramps with a long runway so that the front or back clears the ground with no scraping. They work fine on the T350 too which has smaller ground clearance in some areas to the Chimaera.
If a set is of interest to TVR owners that like driveaway tinkering, let me know, they could be powder coated colour to suit your vehicle! Cost would be dependant on qty and shipping but if there are serious enquiries, a set would give you access to clean and repair areas that would normally be available only to pit owners. Obviously, you would use them at your own risk, but I posted this because your collective comments have helped me and its a way of giving something back.

Edited by Bass Trombonist on Saturday 23 February 20:40

[GreenV8S]

I just made some out of 2" planks overlapped to form a stepped ramp - so I can drive up in 2" steps, and stop on a flat surface at any point.

[matt-man]

id be keen if they are wedge proof!!

[Bass Trombonist]

matt-man said:

id be keen if they are wedge proof!!

Thanks, I will get some photos of the 350 going up and down and you can form an opinion.Stand by and I will e-mail to you.

[Gerald-TVR]

I could be interested, please let me know cost

[Cerberab]

Interest here too, depending on cost obviously....

[Timja]

May also be interested dependant on costs.

[dougc]

[Morningside]

The only way I found to get my old Chimaera on to the garage workshop car ramps was to reverse onto them.
They would have been very useful at the time though as I was going nuts trying to find that elusive squeak.

Edited by Morningside on Wednesday 20th February 17:43

[BIG DUNC]

I could be interested, also depending on cost. Any chance you can post some photos?

[Bass Trombonist]

BIG DUNC said:

I could be interested, also depending on cost. Any chance you can post some photos?

OK Thanks for the comments,Photos will follow at the weekend, weather permitting. I will try and model a 350 and a Chimaera.
Mine have seen TVR tinkering use from 2002. The long runway suits the 1100kg vehicle weight and overall width of the arrival platform is 330 mm so this should cater for most tyres.

[Bass Trombonist]

GreenV8S said:

I just made some out of 2" planks overlapped to form a stepped ramp - so I can drive up in 2" steps, and stop on a flat surface at any point.

Excellent,thinking out of the box.You must have watched the pyramid builders.(Have you tried duraglit on those tail pipes?)

[RumbleBee]

I got hardwood railway sleepers for about £12 and chainsawed 4 ramps out. I left 2 long, so I can reverse up and along them and then put the two short ones in front and put the front wheels up on them to raise the car evenly about 6". You could make the same thing with steel, but not so easy to saw a bit off if they are a bit steep.

[GreenV8S]

Bass Trombonist said:

Have you tried duraglit on those tail pipes?

Eh?

[puckrup]

Yes, this is of interest for a Sagaris. Tks Neil

[dickieandjulie]

Yeh have a wedge and tamora and would definitely be interested

[Bass Trombonist]

Not sure if these replies can support jpegs so i have posted one of my T350 mounted for cleaning on my profile (sorry about the neighbours van)and have more to send if you send me your e mail address.

[LordGrover]

Bass Trombonist said:

Not sure if these replies can support jpegs so i have posted one of my T350 mounted for cleaning on my profile (sorry about the neighbours van)and have more to send if you send me your e mail address.

[Bass Trombonist]

More pictures, thanks for advice LG

[hollowpockets]

do you have a rough idea of cost?