RUNAMUCK 26,820 Report post Posted August 24, 2019 Lucky they don't make brake hoses........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dell'orto 3,372 Report post Posted August 25, 2019 Potentially not ethanol compatible hose? Would have not expected to crumble that badly! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kws 3,905 Report post Posted August 25, 2019 51 minutes ago, Dell'orto said: Potentially not ethanol compatible hose? Would have not expected to crumble that badly! Internet says its good for E85, or even methanol. I can't imagine the previous owner running anything with an ethanol content though. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unclejake 12,189 Report post Posted October 13, 2019 WRT your ashtrays (etc.): I am a big fan of SEM Color Coat for spraying vinyl. It's a great product, but beware of over spray as it's very fine (I have only used it in a spray gun and never a can) https://www.cardetailsupplies.com/sem-color-coat/ 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indiana_Jones 4,025 Report post Posted October 14, 2019 Only just discovered this project, looks like mate, keep it up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kws 3,905 Report post Posted October 15, 2019 Yeah, it'd be great if I could drive the damn thing though! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duke Blackwood 331 Report post Posted October 16, 2019 I love TVRs for the exotic-ness and the fact that they were always so hard to drive on Playstation1, I didn’t realise that there were affordable models around until reading this post. I had never heard of the Tasmin but now when I win lotto tonight I am going to buy one. Keep at it man, this thing is so damn cool. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indiana_Jones 4,025 Report post Posted October 16, 2019 On 15/10/2019 at 18:11, kws said: Yeah, it'd be great if I could drive the damn thing though! Keep chippin' away at it, it's the only way to get closer to driving it! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacnud 605 Report post Posted October 18, 2019 Awesome project, can't wait to see more of it! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulricht 52 Report post Posted November 25, 2019 I'm well fascinated by your play with Robert Bosch's remarkable CIS MFI. I have the same motor as you in my sierra xr4x4 and plan a reconditioning of the fuel system next year after a trip to Europe for bits. Would you suggest a professional cleaning of injectors or just jumping into a new set? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kws 3,905 Report post Posted November 25, 2019 The merc ones are cheap enough that I would just grab a set of them unless you're wedded to keeping your original set. I believe there are filters in the original injectors that cannot be accessed, so even a decent cleaning may not bring them back as good as new. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 56,975 Report post Posted December 1, 2019 Drive up and down the street a couple of times with the handbrake on a click or two. Should come good. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kws 3,905 Report post Posted December 2, 2019 That's the plan. Being British though, it's either going to fix it, make it worse, or cause it to burst into flames. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyteler 56,975 Report post Posted December 2, 2019 Whenever I take one of my seldom movers for a warrant the guys will ride the brakes on the rollers for a bit until it comes good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goat 9,315 Report post Posted December 2, 2019 Just seeing Michael San's coments above... Be careful driving with the handbrake on, as it can cause the pads to rip out (sounds like a fail i know). But they are a pretty fragile thing, designed to keep the car still. Not for e-brake drifts. So just be mindfull of that. Cos it will be misery to change the pads... 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thousand Dollar Supercar 2,683 Report post Posted December 2, 2019 ^ That's just what I was gonna say. Jaguar Barry warned me so many times not to drive with the handbrake on - it either rips the pads out or heats them up and melts the glue holding the pad material to the backing plates. Another problem my handbrake had (which is hopefully unique to the XJ-S / Jaguar installations) was the handbrake cable going rusty inside its sheath. This increased the effort required to apply the handbrake, but more importantly made it tricky to release it fully and quickly every time. That in turn put me at risk of ripping the pads out. It's all fixed now but I had to endure many Barry sharns to get to this point. 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kws 3,905 Report post Posted December 2, 2019 Good point. I'm hoping driving with the bled rear brakes should be enough to knock most of the rust off the rotors, but I'll go easy on the hand brake. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulricht 52 Report post Posted December 6, 2019 Nice one, how's it running? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alfashark 89,082 Report post Posted December 6, 2019 Awesome result! I can wholeheartedly relate with your issues when I had my Audi - I never personally got as balls deep into playing with the control pressure as you have, I sent the car to a chap that knows more about the system than Bosch do... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulricht 52 Report post Posted December 6, 2019 Thanks for the very detailed info, very useful to me...eventually. I have the same donk in my Sierra and although it hasn't been touched since new, just regular servicing, it's running faultlessly. Having said that, I feel it's a good idea to recondition the fuel distributor and check WUR etc so your input is valuable. Thanks again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
