TVR 3000m track/race car project advice needed
Discussion
ERIC - You da man
CNHSS1
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:44)
for essex tuning speak to John Wade and Ric Wood. Be worth speaking to Iain Daniels Classic Motorsport 01530 515300 too as they prep a lot of TVRs for the circuits and lots of other Essex powered racers too (Marcos etc)
Graham
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:27)
If your going to run it in historics its going to have to go back to more original parts.
If you run it in the TVR series everything that you've got would be fine.
If you pop over to mallory park on the 18th july I think John Simpson is racing his very rapid 3000m with the tvr series, and he would be a good place to start as he races in both classic series and the TVR series.
IIRC he runs an essex V6 with triple carbs and lots of power !!
Cheers
G
Erich Stahler
Original Poster
[report] [news] Yesterday (13:41)
I have just bought the above, intend to rebuild it as a track car, however keeping an eye on construction regs with a view to making it eligibility to a variety of race series, as many as possible keeping in mind the compromises that I will almost certainly have to make will narrow choices considerably.
Presumably if money was no object one could just build as per the FIA rule book, however I will have to decide which series I would like to realistically aim at.
The car came with the original Essex V6, quite a lot of running gear has already been replaced with Cosworth items, 7" LSD, half shafts, AP calipers and disks an modern alloys, so the car is already modified from standard. Engine choice will either be modified Essex V6, modern V6 (Duratec or Cosworth v6) or most likely small block ford V8. I will also be adding a fuel cell and cage later on.
Will be looking at track days to start with, maybe moving on to sprinting then a race series, no idea which as yet, hence trying to keep the car design fairly flexible and open.
I will try and maintain the absolute minimum required to keep the car road legal, however will trailer it any real distance.
The mods already carried out will probably already narrow the choices, any advice would be welcome.
Eric Stahler.
No one looks in Major mods - this best here.
You know which Series you should run it in
I have been telling JS this too.
Bring it round to mine or I'll pop round to you and we can look it over.
Don't change the engine - You can get pretty good power out of an Essex (not as easy as some engines).
Are the rims 15" or some more modern silly big size?
You'd be best doing the odd track day and then do your ARD and come and race with us.
Sprinting is fine - But SOooo much standing about for next to no real mileage and you aren't then even "Racing".
Gimme a Bell 2nd car was a 3000M.
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CNHSS1
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:44)
for essex tuning speak to John Wade and Ric Wood. Be worth speaking to Iain Daniels Classic Motorsport 01530 515300 too as they prep a lot of TVRs for the circuits and lots of other Essex powered racers too (Marcos etc)
Graham
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:27)
If your going to run it in historics its going to have to go back to more original parts.
If you run it in the TVR series everything that you've got would be fine.
If you pop over to mallory park on the 18th july I think John Simpson is racing his very rapid 3000m with the tvr series, and he would be a good place to start as he races in both classic series and the TVR series.
IIRC he runs an essex V6 with triple carbs and lots of power !!
Cheers
G
Erich Stahler
Original Poster
[report] [news] Yesterday (13:41)
I have just bought the above, intend to rebuild it as a track car, however keeping an eye on construction regs with a view to making it eligibility to a variety of race series, as many as possible keeping in mind the compromises that I will almost certainly have to make will narrow choices considerably.
Presumably if money was no object one could just build as per the FIA rule book, however I will have to decide which series I would like to realistically aim at.
The car came with the original Essex V6, quite a lot of running gear has already been replaced with Cosworth items, 7" LSD, half shafts, AP calipers and disks an modern alloys, so the car is already modified from standard. Engine choice will either be modified Essex V6, modern V6 (Duratec or Cosworth v6) or most likely small block ford V8. I will also be adding a fuel cell and cage later on.
Will be looking at track days to start with, maybe moving on to sprinting then a race series, no idea which as yet, hence trying to keep the car design fairly flexible and open.
I will try and maintain the absolute minimum required to keep the car road legal, however will trailer it any real distance.
The mods already carried out will probably already narrow the choices, any advice would be welcome.
Eric Stahler.
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No one looks in Major mods - this best here.
You know which Series you should run it in
I have been telling JS this too.
Bring it round to mine or I'll pop round to you and we can look it over.
Don't change the engine - You can get pretty good power out of an Essex (not as easy as some engines).
Are the rims 15" or some more modern silly big size?
You'd be best doing the odd track day and then do your ARD and come and race with us.
Sprinting is fine - But SOooo much standing about for next to no real mileage and you aren't then even "Racing".
Gimme a Bell
2nd car was a 3000M.jellison said:
ERIC - You da man
CNHSS1
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:44)
for essex tuning speak to John Wade and Ric Wood. Be worth speaking to Iain Daniels Classic Motorsport 01530 515300 too as they prep a lot of TVRs for the circuits and lots of other Essex powered racers too (Marcos etc)
Graham
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:27)
If your going to run it in historics its going to have to go back to more original parts.
If you run it in the TVR series everything that you've got would be fine.
If you pop over to mallory park on the 18th july I think John Simpson is racing his very rapid 3000m with the tvr series, and he would be a good place to start as he races in both classic series and the TVR series.
IIRC he runs an essex V6 with triple carbs and lots of power !!
Cheers
G
Erich Stahler
Original Poster
[report] [news] Yesterday (13:41)
I have just bought the above, intend to rebuild it as a track car, however keeping an eye on construction regs with a view to making it eligibility to a variety of race series, as many as possible keeping in mind the compromises that I will almost certainly have to make will narrow choices considerably.
Presumably if money was no object one could just build as per the FIA rule book, however I will have to decide which series I would like to realistically aim at.
The car came with the original Essex V6, quite a lot of running gear has already been replaced with Cosworth items, 7" LSD, half shafts, AP calipers and disks an modern alloys, so the car is already modified from standard. Engine choice will either be modified Essex V6, modern V6 (Duratec or Cosworth v6) or most likely small block ford V8. I will also be adding a fuel cell and cage later on.
Will be looking at track days to start with, maybe moving on to sprinting then a race series, no idea which as yet, hence trying to keep the car design fairly flexible and open.
I will try and maintain the absolute minimum required to keep the car road legal, however will trailer it any real distance.
The mods already carried out will probably already narrow the choices, any advice would be welcome.
Eric Stahler.
No one looks in Major mods - this best here.
You know which Series you should run it in
I have been telling JS this too.
Bring it round to mine or I'll pop round to you and we can look it over.
Don't change the engine - You can get pretty good power out of an Essex (not as easy as some engines).
Are the rims 15" or some more modern silly big size?
You'd be best doing the odd track day and then do your ARD and come and race with us.
Sprinting is fine - But SOooo much standing about for next to no real mileage and you aren't then even "Racing".
Gimme a Bell 2nd car was a 3000M.
Hi Jon,==================
CNHSS1
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:44)
for essex tuning speak to John Wade and Ric Wood. Be worth speaking to Iain Daniels Classic Motorsport 01530 515300 too as they prep a lot of TVRs for the circuits and lots of other Essex powered racers too (Marcos etc)
Graham
[report] [news] Yesterday (15:27)
If your going to run it in historics its going to have to go back to more original parts.
If you run it in the TVR series everything that you've got would be fine.
If you pop over to mallory park on the 18th july I think John Simpson is racing his very rapid 3000m with the tvr series, and he would be a good place to start as he races in both classic series and the TVR series.
IIRC he runs an essex V6 with triple carbs and lots of power !!
Cheers
G
Erich Stahler
Original Poster
[report] [news] Yesterday (13:41)
I have just bought the above, intend to rebuild it as a track car, however keeping an eye on construction regs with a view to making it eligibility to a variety of race series, as many as possible keeping in mind the compromises that I will almost certainly have to make will narrow choices considerably.
Presumably if money was no object one could just build as per the FIA rule book, however I will have to decide which series I would like to realistically aim at.
The car came with the original Essex V6, quite a lot of running gear has already been replaced with Cosworth items, 7" LSD, half shafts, AP calipers and disks an modern alloys, so the car is already modified from standard. Engine choice will either be modified Essex V6, modern V6 (Duratec or Cosworth v6) or most likely small block ford V8. I will also be adding a fuel cell and cage later on.
Will be looking at track days to start with, maybe moving on to sprinting then a race series, no idea which as yet, hence trying to keep the car design fairly flexible and open.
I will try and maintain the absolute minimum required to keep the car road legal, however will trailer it any real distance.
The mods already carried out will probably already narrow the choices, any advice would be welcome.
Eric Stahler.
==================
No one looks in Major mods - this best here.
You know which Series you should run it in
I have been telling JS this too.
Bring it round to mine or I'll pop round to you and we can look it over.
Don't change the engine - You can get pretty good power out of an Essex (not as easy as some engines).
Are the rims 15" or some more modern silly big size?
You'd be best doing the odd track day and then do your ARD and come and race with us.
Sprinting is fine - But SOooo much standing about for next to no real mileage and you aren't then even "Racing".
Gimme a Bell
2nd car was a 3000M.Good to hear from you, I remember you saying you used to own a 3000m many moons ago.
The car is a pile of bits in my garage at home right now but if you could pop over some time and give it a look over and your opinions that would be great, especially before I start spending large sums of money!
Will give a you a bell tonight.
Erich
Erich Stahler said:
Just out of interest what class did Pete Wheeler race his heavily modified lengthened/widened 3000m/5000m?
In this http://www.heritagegtcc.co.uk/ Big Bucks.If you plan to go sprinting or hill climbing then don’t change the engine, or specifically the block. If the block is not identifiable as the type originally fitted to the car you will go in sports libre. It may be best to take a look at the Blue Book rules for the classes you potentially want to run in before modifying too much. Or better still go to a sprint and have a chat with a scrut and or the competitors.
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