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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 02:12:04 PM »
Quote from: 4129R on Today at 01:26:42 PM
It is much easier to lift the shell off the metal chassis with the pedal box fully out. It is not difficult.

I'll do that then!  I do appreciate the help from those who have done this (several times in some cases!) before - I would have struggled more so far without wiser counsel.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by 4129R on Today at 01:26:42 PM »
Quote from: Cheguava on Today at 01:08:11 PM
Quote from: 4129R on Today at 04:08:55 AM
Quote from: Cheguava on Monday,May 27, 2024, 01:57:13 PM
On the negative, the brake and clutch pedals look like being a swine to get out...

One you have disconnected the clutch cable and the brake bar to the M/C, the only thing holding the pedals in place are 4 x 1/4"UNF nuts under the body. You will probably have to loosen all 4 and tap with a hammer as the plate on the inside tends to stick to the bodyshell.

So pleased to hear that - was worried I had to get that out before lifting the body - will leave it until after then in that case.

It is much easier to lift the shell off the metal chassis with the pedal box fully out. It is not difficult.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by EuropaTC on Today at 01:25:52 PM »
Back in 78/79 there was a group of us who met regularly on Sundays, mostly Marcos owners and one guy managed to blag a group visit to the TVR factory in Blackpool. 

We'd just turned up when  Martin Lilley drove up with I think a Rolls Royce, smiled at us scruffy lot and said "hello, come in".    We ended up spending all afternoon wandering around, very laid back with access all areas. The production line was pretty crude and I remember they had a Griffith in there for restoration plus a few crashed cars waiting repairs.

These photos are quite poor, scanned from 35mm and taken with available lighting in what you can see was a very old fashioned factory.  But it's a period piece and probably where you car was made ?

Brian
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 01:08:11 PM »
Quote from: 4129R on Today at 04:08:55 AM
Quote from: Cheguava on Monday,May 27, 2024, 01:57:13 PM
On the negative, the brake and clutch pedals look like being a swine to get out...

One you have disconnected the clutch cable and the brake bar to the M/C, the only thing holding the pedals in place are 4 x 1/4"UNF nuts under the body. You will probably have to loosen all 4 and tap with a hammer as the plate on the inside tends to stick to the bodyshell.

So pleased to hear that - was worried I had to get that out before lifting the body - will leave it until after then in that case.
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 01:06:04 PM »
Quote from: TurboFource on Today at 12:28:45 PM
Mine was the same, it was turning in the threads

You have my absolute admiration for having hacksawed through the whole bolt - that's serious hard work! 

I managed to get the angle grinder access from the driver's (RH) footwell without destroying anything else, although that only got me about 3/4 through, and I had to junior hacksaw the rest off. Then got the stub out with mole grips - it unscrewed. But the head of the bolt appears from underside to have been welded to the handbrake lever - suspected effery - but I don't quite know how they got it in if they did weld it to the bolt. Either way it's out, just have to detach the head of the bolt from the lever.
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 12:50:40 PM »
 8)
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Garage / Re: SOT: Look What Followed Me Home!
« Last post by Cheguava on Today at 12:42:04 PM »
Very nice! 
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Garage / Re: It's not easy being green - 1971 TC
« Last post by TurboFource on Today at 12:28:45 PM »
Mine was the same, it was turning in the threads
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Dilkris Update - Back at it!
« Last post by Dilkris on Today at 11:38:16 AM »
Exactly. :)
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Technical Articles and DIY tools and tips / Re: Dilkris Update - Back at it!
« Last post by cazman on Today at 11:14:39 AM »
I see now. The lower link was cut to insert threads for adjustability. I thought there was also an extra anchor point for a sway bar or something.
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