Our Chim is going to bite us in the wallet.......

[iandbeech]

... this time around.

Presently having a service and MOT but suspected exhaust gasket leak is actually 2 cracked manifolds - oh and she needs a new rad apparently

At least my Mum is staying with us at the moment so I`ll have to sell her

>>> Edited by iandbeech on Tuesday 29th June 19:59

[Nick P]

I'll give you £100 and an 8 month old for your mum....I have a bit of gardening that needs doing and some ironing

[verysideways]

Don't know where you are based but i just got my rad recored (they use both ends but that's it, the whole middle is thrown).
Cost 160 quid and it works better than ever, looks like new, and was turned around in 24 hours.

Took the old one out and put the new one in myself. Not difficult at all (especially if you read the 'bible' first).

Bible helps with refilling coolant as well (thanks shpub!).

VS

[iandbeech]

Nick P said:

I'll give you £100 and an 8 month old for your mum....I have a bit of gardening that needs doing and some ironing

Done But you can keep your lovely daughter as I know she will grow into a teenager and as we have 2 already, I can tell you they are much more expensive to "run" than a TVR!!

[zumbruk]

Mine should be back from Offords in the next hour, after 3 suspension wishbones, 4 driveshaft gaiters, rear disks and pads, sump gasket, front flexible brake pipes and a clutch. Oh, and an MOT.

And even after all that money, I'll be glad to see it back!

(What madness this is...)

[raceboy]

I think I'll win this one, expecting the car sooner or later, but until Dr Joolz manages to perfect the 32 hour day I'll have to wait in line
I'm not 100% sure of the full extent of the work yet but 8 new piston liners and a new cam have been mentioned then theres a masive amount of highly skilled workers labour to put the whole lot back together again and get it running

[olly]

8 liners ??????

What did you do to your engine ?????

[shnozz]

mine has cost me around £2k in 6 weeks, and thats with several long labour jobs done myself (door internals taken apart for a door solenoid replacement and dash off for heater cable replacement)

ouch. Still, as I get the impression most people have, I cant wait to get the old girl back

[raceboy]

olly said:

8 liners ?????? What did you do to your engine ?????

Not sure, but you've all seen Satos BAR engine at most F1 races, it looked like that
I think only one had shot it, but it's one of those 'while your in there' type jobs
All unnessasery expenditure has been stopped until I finally see the bill, then I'll be looking for single stockings and sawnoff shotguns on ebay and watching deliverys of giros at my local Post Office

[deeen]

raceboy said:

then I'll be looking for single stockings and sawnoff shotguns on ebay

Hitchhiking again?

[iandbeech]

Blimey, I thought ours was enough but some of your tales of woe

Ours will be into four figures but I`m not grumbling about it though - it`s a lovely car with great performance and we should expect it really. It`s not a eurobox saloon after all

[Nick P]

Fingers X'd it wont be TOOOOO much then...and like you say, they ARE worth it....pity MY missus doesn't see it the same way

[5ltr-chim]

There's a 'like new' rad for sale via the Berks TVRCC website for £100. Any help ?

[iandbeech]

5ltr-chim said:

There's a 'like new' rad for sale via the Berks TVRCC website for £100. Any help ?

Thanks for that, but I think they did that bit today!

[TimW]

IN response to the thread title, be it a grifaera/cerbra/Tuscomra/Swedge, TADTS .

Harry

[HarryW]

Whoops again, last post was mine, Tim had snuck in whilst I was wetting the tea .

Harry

[iandbeech]

Blue-Lightning said:

Ian, I thought that mine was going to be more expensive to repair . So I will be keeping my fingers crossed, hope that my problem is what was originally diagnosed. When your back behind the wheel it is all worth while...

Hi Steve,

I was clinging to the hope it would just be gaskets but wasn`t completely surprised it wasn`t. The left manifold is worse with the right one just starting to crack - so both being done. I was surprised about the radiator though

It`s a measure of our passion for this car though that we would be prepared to sacrifice other things if needed to keep her on the road Luckily my Mum (who`s staying with us for a couple of weeks) didn`t like the idea of me selling her to NickP for ironing so has contributed some folding towards the bill