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dvdocon

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Well I have returned after an absence of one year, trying to convince myself the I wanted a TVR & not a P6. But who am I trying to kid! these cars have found a way into my soul .My enduring memory is seeing a magnificent white 3500S driving past when I was a teenager, in the late 70's hearing the purring of the V8 & seeing the cool looking spare wheel on the boot. Thinking that I would love to own one of those one day....
My mind is now made up, I definitely want another 3500S, in fact I have noticed one currently up for sale which sounds promising. (posted on the ebay thread) I will now banish all thoughts of TVR's from my brain. (but still admire them from afar) mainly because of the awesome sound they produce. So, once I have acquired an S, there will be some exhaust mods required! although I will keep the outward appearance of the car unchanged. I also seem to remember the suspension on my old car MGW 60L being very soft, maybe because the car was 15 yrs. old at the time with the original springs in place? possibly some suspension mods also required.
 
Welcome back after the long absence Dave and congratulations on such a wise decision :D . Really hope you find a good car. Plenty of folk on here who have carried out various suspension mod's.
 
Cheers matey, I hope to find a good'un, preferably a rolling restoration. Properly sorted ones are now fetching good money, a bit too good for my current budget! I just hope that I can get one that is reasonably solid with decent mechanicals, or perhaps I should take a course in welding, which seems to be a necessary skill for these cars!
 
Certainly seems like it Dave, having read quite a few of the members projects stories. They all seem to involve welding to a greater or lesser degree. It is one of the few things that I did not tackle myself on my previous car. Mind you, that was in the days of the arc welder. I get the impression that MIG welding is a bit easier to do.
 
Yeah, I tried a few times with the arc. The trouble is you can't see what the hell you're doing until it sparks up, usually in the wrong place, then the spark makes you jump & you pull back, so you try again until you are able to stop the automatic flinch response when something sparks up near your hand. Then by the time you've done the job, supposedly, & knocked off all the slag, the sodding thing usually falls apart anyway!
 
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