1972 Tvr Vixen (LS6 Pro-Touring Build)

[BadassVixen]

SUCCESS. The TVR Vixen is now equipped with a combination of Wilwood 6-piston 15in front and 4-piston 14 in rear brakes, Falken Azenis RT615k Tires in a 275/35/18 front and 315/30/18in rear combination on Boze Alloy 18x10 and 18x11 wheels, along with being setup for Ridetech Triple Adjust Coil Overs all the way around. That should be a very nice combination of quality products that will allow this car to perform as she is going to look, and the 540 horsepower LS6 @2100 pounds should help in the launch that makes all of the other components necessary.

[BadassVixen]

Do you worry about the front itb's not getting sufficient airflow? I'm not an engineer so that may be a dumb question.

Delvin. There shouldn't really be a problem with that, because the volume of the air box is very large overall, and I have done similar things in the past that worked out just fine.

[BadassVixen]

My word that window + baffling are gorgeous.

I had the same concern as Delvin though. It probably wouldn't look quite as pretty, but what if you surrounded the ITBs with a custom jumbo air filter instead of a metal baffle? Leave the top open like your current design, but have the filter seal with the hood to enclose and protect the trumpets?

I had thoughts of something like that for an option, but it would be hard to keep that filter system clean with the inner fender and bonnet situation , so it just made sense to completely separate the intake from the engine bay entirely.

[delvin]

Delvin. There shouldn't really be a problem with that, because the volume of the air box is very large overall, and I have done similar things in the past that worked out just fine.

That makes sense.

Holy little smokies it looks so dope in those pics.

[mpower5266]

Holy shit this thing is amazing.

[theitchybeard]

im loving this car so damn much.

[Meeve]

540 hp ? *faint*

[BadassVixen]

wow! Impressive work! That car is awesome. At first I thought this couldnt get any better. Then I saw the overfender.

I can't express how much this is dope

Yep.. That was a must for the Aggressive Race inspired look... And Thanks..

[CROOKED]

amazing build and fab skills...sub'd, cant wait to see the end result

[BadassVixen]

The progress pics have been fairly slow due to waiting for a couple of key components before I can tear the car back down, but here are a few pics of the new door mirror choice, and I think it flows way better with the car than the chrome mirror that was on it, plus these matching left and right mirrors have built in turn signal indicators for a bit of a modern touch.

[Owndapwn]

The car will be repainted and is going back to the original TVR Orange it is now.

Toyota Nautical Blue Metallic. A very sexy dark blue found on the Mk3 Surpa and the current Prius and pretty much nothing else.
If I ever repaint my E28, I'm either going with that or the new BMW Mineral White. Either of which would look good on this.
Actually, shit green would look good on this. It just looks good.

[P78]

how about changing it to a more vibrant tvr orange like the arancio

http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/gallery/pa...614__file__med

(never thought playing gran turismo would come in handy

halcyon midas gold i also like, altho that is more yellow)

[Jlyons617]

how about changing it to a more vibrant tvr orange like the arancio

http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/gallery/pa...614__file__med

(never thought playing gran turismo would come in handy

halcyon midas gold i also like, altho that is more yellow)

Gonna be a while on that P, the guy's in jail.

[2GRX7]

Wait, WHAT?!! What happened?

[Aitch]

It was a few pages back. He was arrested in May for 5 counts of embezzlement. The hearing keeps getting pushed back, now set for November 19, 2015.

http://www.ardmoreite.com/article/20150507/NEWS/150509815

http://www1.odcr.com/detail?court=048-&casekey=048-CF++1500107

Meanwhile, apparently production of the Volvo suspension kits in question was passed off to MadVolvoPerformance, a company apparently in Texas with no previous web presence prior to July of this year. The SwedishOps "VolvoX" is also supposedly with them for promotional work, yet it continues to be seen in the photos (eg post #130) in this thread, of the workshop which is in Madill, Oklahoma. Speculation is rampant that MVP is simply another front for Robert Jackson. There's a great thread on the TurboBricks forum, where Robert was banned, and suddenly two other accounts from MVP were created, where most of the posts are written in exactly the same style as Robert. Fun times.