TVR CHIMAERA 400 Project pt2: Them's the brakes!

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We interrupt our regular broadcast (squigy green-blooded French cars) to bring you something different: Nearly a year since I appropriately touched my TVR Chimaera. That won't do!
It's time to get this thing on the road. I could have done it multiple times by now, and the summer is coming. I'll be 40yrs old! I need to have a midlife crisis...or something!
First up, a simple brake servo removal...
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30 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 48

@handbrakebob Год назад

9.5k subs? You're getting dangerously close to having to launch merch!

@UPnDOWN Год назад

I know, I've been getting nosebleeds and pangs of regret.

@niallsommerville9813 Год назад

A little Chimaera flavoured sorbet, tasty. My experience with DoT5 wasn't great, every nook and cranny must be absolutely 100% clean or any moisture collects in dead corners as it doesn't amalgamate within the fluid like DoT4. Not sure I'll use it again unless I was building a brand new system from scratch.

@UPnDOWN Год назад

I'll be starting with a dry system to be fair.

@Mr2OOM Год назад

I recovered the roof on my car a few years ago and my hardtop was definitely fibreglass .. I think a few more of these vids will restore my mojo for completing the "jobs" I started on mine a few years ago and getting it back on the road ..

@richardhoneybun5509 Год назад

Shame they didn't galvanize the chassis. Even Reliant galvanized their chassis back then 😊

@UPnDOWN Год назад

It's an enclosed tubular chassis, much trickier to do. Reliant chassis is just pressed beams so dead simple to galvanise, but to make one strong enough for the TVR it'd need to be ridiculously heavy and big.

@simonbrannigan7834 Год назад

One day a chimera will be mine. What a thing they are🤩

@markwgoldsmith Год назад

I guess Mr Wilkinson was stuck with T-V-R rather than using R-E-O because that was already taken for trucks..? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REO_Motor_Car_Company Or perhaps not...

@jorgefernandez-mv8hu Год назад

I feel for you trying to get all that out. Not easy. Instead of the silicone fluid for the brakes, would the Citroen green fluid for their suspension work better?

@UPnDOWN Год назад

I did wonder this, but it would need a different type of rubber seal in all the components, whereas the silicone doesn't (but it does need seals that aren't pre-contaminated with DOT4).

@EVguru Год назад

Pack the new mastercylinder boot with red rubber grease. I do this with all master, slave and wheel cylinders to greatly discourage (nolt going to say prevent) corrosion.

@andyyork544 Год назад

Great video. What's the reason for changing to dot 5?

@UPnDOWN Год назад

To avoid issues with corrosion. The master cylinders in these cars have a habit of playing up if left sat for a while.

@jimmyquinn9639 Год назад

Lovely job another good video 🚗🚙🚘👍👍👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

@dungbetel Год назад

Transcendental Vehicle Repairing... Just the job to clear the mind

@stefencooke Год назад

Ian has because French now u have because TVR that would make a good sicker for when u start doing murch

@ariejonker8424 Год назад

Hé rally talk abortus silicone dot 5 so has to replacement all the moving paris of the brakesystem.

@ariejonker8424 Год назад

Sorry he talks about.!!

@UPnDOWN Год назад

That's right, you have to renew everything first.

@thedeadstig123 Год назад

see it alot with master cylinders, factory one will last nearly 20 years and your aftermarket replace might last 5 years if your lucky

@marcschulz6689 Год назад

Wow... the paddle box is a box with paddles in it😂👍

@mclouj Год назад

You could definitely do worse as far as mid life crisis cars go.

@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain Год назад

Great little tinkering video Rich.

@waynedl99 Год назад

@16:00:00 - I hope you mean DOT5.1 not DOT5 which isn't compatible with DOT4 systems

@UPnDOWN Год назад

I mean DOT5. It's not compatible with systems that have once had DOT4 in, but with new seals/components it's fine, from what I've read. But then this is why I'm doing it on my own car, not a customer's.

@philsladen9918 Год назад

How about a vauxhall Agila engine and gearbox for Hilda.?

@UPnDOWN Год назад

Nothing wrong with the engine in Hilda (other than the fact it's too powerful for the transmission, really). Is a Vauxhall Agila engine not transverse too?

@magomat6756 Год назад

I need some progress so I start a other project. At the end I can make a car out all the bits and bobse

@UPnDOWN Год назад

It's about keeping everything ticking over. If you let any of them stall, that's when you get problems.

@davidsharp9166 Год назад

Always great content

@kimmohietala5359 Год назад

Nice wing mirrors

@robertsedgwick1629 Год назад

i'm sorry, did you say you have an SM?

@UPnDOWN Год назад

If I didn't, I will make sure to again.

@The_Car_Stalker Год назад

Love a TVR! Another gret video mate

@UPnDOWN Год назад

Thanks dog!

@shauntvr4312 Год назад

I have a 1993 tvr chimaera 4litre hc just put a new roof on mine

@UPnDOWN Год назад

A HC on 1993? Are you sure, they didn't come out until 1995!

@shauntvr4312 Год назад

@UPnDOWN it has gas flowed heads from the factory I mite be rong about it being a hc

@UPnDOWN Год назад

Ahh, it's better than a HC! Those early 400s were nearer a genuine 220-230bhp, unlike mine which would be lucky to be kicking out 200! If the badge says 400 with '250' underneath, that's a result! HC replaced the 4.3. Nowhere near as good though.

@vicstafford6951 Год назад

TVR yeh! We want more!

@UPnDOWN Год назад

Well, some of you do. The TVR videos do very poorly on the numbers!

@alanbellwood3902 Год назад

I bought the 450 in the end. Done best part of a thousand miles so far and attended 3 shows with my son. Loving TVR life up here in Blackpool. Have to say the 450 hits the nail on the head for feeling special.

@UPnDOWN Год назад

Glad to hear it!