It’s well known that it gets pretty toasty under the bonnet of a Cerbera. The heat from the manifolds is extreme, and with so many other components that close, it can certainly take its toll. I remember reading years ago…
Winter Jobs: Rebuild brake calipers
For months I’ve been trying to rid the squeak from the front brakes. Typically, just as you come into stop at a junction/traffic lights, it would be like fingernails down a chalk-board. I tried everything, I changed the brand of…
TVR Cerbera Flames
Ever since I switched from Shell V Power to Esso Synergy+ 99, people have been telling me of Cerbera flames occasionally shooting out of my exhausts. Of course being in the drivers seat, you only ever get to hear about…
Cerbera spider wheel cleaning revisited
I was at a car show yesterday and someone commented about my “new” wheels. Back in 2017 I bought a set of Spider Wheels; and wrote about my cleaning routine here. In fact I’ve been using the same 3…
Immobiliser Replacement
There are two types of TVR out there; those that have had the original immobiliser replaced already, and those that haven’t – yet. We’re not talking “dodgy TVR electrics” here. These immobilisers were warrantied for 7 years- these cars…
Cadwell Park TVR Car Club Track day 2021
This is my 4th annual pilgrimage to this track, attending with the TVR Car Club. I got to try out my new close-ratio gearbox and the Nitrons that I had put on earlier in the year. Bystander Video footage …
Happy 5th Birthday (ownership)
Five years since I’ve owned my Cerbera! For anyone that is reading these collection of posts thinking I choose to omit writing about the off-days of my Cerbera ownership.. well, it let me down recently. First time in…
Improving the usability and driveability of the Cerbera
I found myself starting to think about changing the Cerbera for another car – but as you’ll read on, I actually went in a different direction for a very good reason. If you are a Cerbera owner also considering moving…
Peter Essling – adding some shiny to your Cerbera
I get a lot of questions from visitors asking where did you get that from ? The short answer usually is: Peter Essling does those. Whether its a polished Stainless Bracket, a quick release bonnet system, a domed Gel…