The message on bump steer is great. The Grantura
Mk3 I just bought has the symptoms you described.
Does anybody have a list of where the parts on
the Mk3 came from. Maybe a cross reference
list?
Charlie
-----Original Message-----
From: Malaboge@aol.com <Malaboge@aol.com>
To: GRIFF65@aol.com <GRIFF65@aol.com>; TVR@autox.team.net
<TVR@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: Bumpsteer (long)
>In a message dated 98-09-13 10:43:42 EDT, you write:
>
><< I have heard that there are other Steering levers that fit and do
exactly
>what you suggest. They may be newer Spit or older TR4 I'm not sure, but it
may
>be worth looking into. Dave >>
>
>The steering arms on my 2500 are: not Spit. not Elan, not GT6 not TR3/4.
They
>look like the Spit size, but are about 1>1.5 inches longer. They do have a
>Stanpart logo and number on them, but I have never seen them on anything
else,
>an I have looked for them on all the Spit derived front ends I could find.
>Knowing TVR they are probably off of something that never saw this side of
the
>pond, like a Reliant Robin or some such perfectly ordinary Brit piece.
>I tried a set of Spit arms on the TVR, but they are so short that the tie
rod
>end fouled the leading edge of the rotor. The stock ones place the tie rod
end
>just in front of the rotor. Ah well, I've got mine mate...now its everybody
>else's turn <g>.
>
>Dave- you still got your 200, or did you let it pass to a new owner. I know
>you were trying, but I hope you still have it. So much work demands you
reap
>some of the rewards (as in driving it.)
>
>little garage, little checkbook, BIG dreams...
> Nick in Nor Cal
>
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