What to do with my TVR? Mods?
Since buying my TVR Chimaera 500 (5.0L) in 2012 it’s been an eventful but thoroughly enjoyable experience. We bought it completely stock other than a sports exhaust from a Griffith which had to be changed immediately. Its a 30k miles late 1999 model, with very rare options of air con and power steering (PAS). All in all a very Tidy little car. since then it has gone through a lot of work. The first thing to be done to the car was a sports exhaust (that actually fitted) which sounds like something straight out of 1960’s Le Mans. The second thing to be done was some new seats from a cerbera which cost us like minus £20, Bargain and very comfortable. Then came the day some A*e reversed into it and broke the whole rear of the car. Being fibreglass it’s incredibly easy to fix. Along with all the repairs to the back we had the rear smoothed (as originally there is a thin bumper type thing which has no function what so ever) so that was removed. Also along with this the Mk3 head lights where installed which in my opinion look brill. It was taken to silverstone Classic in this state. Then as soon as it got back splitters where added and fog lights rearranged with new BBS split rims in gold where fitted as well. Brakes and suspension shortly followed.
But my question to the CT community is what next, and yes a turbo has been deeply considered. Sorry for any mistakes i literally got CT about half an hour ago.
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Sick ride! More pics!
Cheers man! Oh and here’s a few photos.
Suspension set up all wrong here but still looks ok. Oh and yeah an Ultima might make its way into the garage.
well, which engine is it? there was 3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5.2 if i remember right, swap to a 5.2 would be fun
There was a 4.0, 4.3, 4.5, and a 5.0 but many people bore it out to a 5.2 or 5.5. So yeah that would be fun, cheers.
Before wheels and front end was done.
As cool as turbos are, if you’re going to go down the forced induction route, use a supercharger. It’d be a shame to use a turbo and take away from some of the noise that your TVR makes.
True and a Supercharged would add to the noise, Epic! Although turbo charging is apparently easier and more powerful a Supercharger would defiantly be on the list of things to do, thanks.