*** Wanted *** 3000 S window frame

[cantus]

Can anyone help me to find a good 3000S windowframe or a contact/telephonenumber of someone who can make one or rebuild one?
thanks in advance
William

[Terminator]

I'm still waiting for the Belgian bloke to come up with a quote

[tunepipe911]

are these the ones you need?
made a few sets,made a exchange with one for other stuff,
needed one myself,one set got damaged while rechroming,
I can make steelwork but the chrome or paintwork has to be done
by who?If the chrome- work is badly done,my reputation is shot,that is why
I did not send any more quotes or emails to anyone,
I quess if someone needs a set,they know where to find me and what can be done,
email me for any questions regarding the subject,

cheers

Rudy

Edited by tunepipe911 on Monday 8th June 17:42

[Astacus]

Wow, they look lovely.

I am told there are some very good chromers around if your suppliers aren't providing the service you need

[plasticpig72]

why not in stainless
Alan

[cantus]

No, sorry. I need the frame for the frontscreen. apologize for this misunderstanding

[bluezeeland]

The frame and screen are a heavily modified Jensen Healey item. The important bit is the angle of the pins going into the body. You might want to contact 'oldgeebee' on here, whom is doing just that. You could also call Adrian Venn at ExactlyTVR, so see if he got/knows about a frame

[cantus]

Thats what I mean. Now the costs !

[plasticpig72]

maybe if you have access to modify you can try "Rejen" to start with a Jensen Healey frame.
I understand a Jensen Healey Windscreen will fit a 3000S if cut down
Alan

[tunepipe911]

I agree Adrian,I made the inner frontscreen new as it was rusted away,
a hell off a job!

Adrian@ said:

I would really like to see that ...there is already enough issues with the current glass being make for the TVR 3000S that, IMHO it is not the same shape as the original glass, and that EVERY screen frame I have every made, where I am using the old screen as a template (because I do not want to damage the new screen in fitting tweaking and refitting,tweaking) requires a final fit up AND tweaking of the S/S outer frame with a special dolly with the new glass (that final work can take up to 2 hours).
IMHO this is the most complex job that you could ever do to a TVR of ANY era.
Adrian@

Edited by tunepipe911 on Friday 12th June 11:48

[plasticpig72]

i think the windscreen on Steve Reids car is Jensen healey cut down

[thegamekeeper]

plasticpig72 said:

i think the windscreen on Steve Reids car is Jensen healey cut down

The windscreen on my car is a cut down TVR 3000S windscreen. It is cut down to allow rubber packers in the top and bottom corners so the glass was not metal to glass, the cause of the screens cracking when the body flexed.
Dave Wallis at Coupe,s used to have what I understood was the factory jig and he used to make excellent quality screen surrounds out of it ( the only half decent frames I have ever seen). He used to galvanise them and then paint them.
When he stopped making them I tried to buy the jig but someone had thrown it in the scrap.

It is true that TVR used some of the same if not all of the metal sections that were used on the Jensen Healey ( Jensen made the screen surrounds and side screens for TVR who forgot to pay for them) but the TVR screen surround bears no resemblance to the Jensen surround, it was a different shape and the overall height and width were different. It would be difficult if not pointless trying to alter a Jensen frame if you could find one in decent condition. It would only be of any use to provide certain sections to repair a salvageable TVR frame.

Edited by thegamekeeper on Friday 12th June 19:42

[cantus]

Adrian@ said:

A starter kit is available...



Adrian@

Here in the Netherlands we have 6 x 3000S owners who like to order a new front windscreen frame.
It looks like no one has a mould and they only can be made custom on the car like Adrian can.
the problem is to bring 6 cars over to the uk. So,are there maybe more 3000S owners in the UK or Europe interested in a new frame so that we maybe can develop a mould and produce frames. What do you think ?

[luc3000s]

hi wim

i am interested

luc

[bluezeeland]

cantus said:

Adrian@ said:

A starter kit is available...



Adrian@

Here in the Netherlands we have 6 x 3000S owners who like to order a new front windscreen frame.
It looks like no one has a mould and they only can be made custom on the car like Adrian can.
the problem is to bring 6 cars over to the uk. So,are there maybe more 3000S owners in the UK or Europe interested in a new frame so that we maybe can develop a mould and produce frames. What do you think ?

Wim,

My car has a s/s screen surround, made in '86 by Nimag Heynenoord, perhaps as a long shot you can contact Louwman ?

Frank

[cantus]

bluezeeland said:

Wim,

My car has a s/s screen surround, made in '86 by Nimag Heynenoord, perhaps as a long shot you can contact Louwman ?

Frank

Hallo Frank,
I did call Louwman (NIMAG) TVR importer . They said it was too long ago and have no records anymore to check this.
Does anyone have more ideas?