Following the European trip, it was time to get the TVR its first 6000 miles service. It hadn’t done 6000 miles since the last service, not 6000 miles since the last oil change (when I bought the car), but there were a few bits that needed doing so I got it done early. TrackVRoad lent … Read more
A sunny Sunday morning gave me the opportunity to do 2 things I had been waiting to do: – Test the brake balance of the car since TVR Power fitted rear pads to match the front – Fit my new aluminium washer bottle. To test the brakes I was off out at 7am, probably to … Read more
This post will need an update, but is here as a placeholder. The TVR went on a 3000 mile, 3 week European road trip through France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Germany (for 20 minutes) and back home through France. The car ran perfectly – It started every time, used no oil or water, fitted all our … Read more
Before setting off on the Epic TVR Road Trip, I wanted to check how much clearance I would have when the car had 2 passengers and a boot full of luggage. These aren’t accurate ride-height checks as used in suspension work, but measures of how much clearance parts of the car have over obstacles. I … Read more
Since my last update, I have been back to TVR Power twice. Once to collect the car following the radiator / brake work, and again after the Easter weekend to have the idle speed sorted. For the first visit – the new radiator and hoses look very nice, and the car no longer has a … Read more
I had arranged for the TVR to have some work done at TVR Power in Coventry. On the list of things to fix were: – Slow leak from radiator – to be replaced with new alloy radiator, silicone hose kit fitted – Brake pads to be changed to try to fix brake balance issue – … Read more
While researching my brake issues, I gave Chris at Centre Gravity a call. I had spoken to Chris before the CAT driver training, and was waiting on the results of the training to see whether the suspension needed further work. Based on the handling pan tests, the suspension setup seems to be ok, but the … Read more
A sunny Sunday, so we headed off to the seaside and took the TVR to Weston-super-Mare. A fair drive, but I had never been there before. On Saturday I had checked the tyre pressures with my new Draper pressure gauge – the hose and presure release button are both very useful. We set off at … Read more