From the outset when I say 'evolution' what I mean is I bought a built TS40 and this thread is to document the continual evolution under my ownership.
Now we have that cleared up I can get down to business, I bought a freshly built (had only done 400 odd miles) TS40 almost a year ago now and from the outset the plan was to slowly tinker, take apart and redo, change and alter things to my tastes.
A few quick photos I took from the day I bought the car, already my brain was turning with all the alterations I could do to the car




After a successful 200 mile drive home, a drive out to a local car show my 3rd outing in her wasn't so successful as the driver side half shaft decided it didn't like to be attached to the hub as all the bolts back themselves out at 50 mph destroying the outer cv amongst other things...… oh well, such is life from a car I at the time knew nothing about so parts where ordered and during the repair work some tinkering on some smaller parts started
A few minor jobs where carried out from what I can remember, the removal of the blind spot mirrors (who needs to see behind anyway!?) removal of some stickers, the spraying of a few blingy parts to satin black, removed the yellow tyre lettering and lowering the front and inch or so it was back on the road...… for literally 5 mins!
It was in 1 piece so I quickly took a photo

So as mentioned the drive after the repair was not a success unfortunately, the hub was happy but as I hit a pot hole in the road the car died! and I coasted to a stop, I couldn't believe it! It My 4th drive of the car ended up with the 2nd time of being recovered home.
After much inspection from a good friend of mine who's an electrical god it turned out to be some far from favourable wiring in the dash loom causing a short and melting of wiring..... I pasted the entire dash and loom to my buddy with the brief to make it better and work properly, what came back was a 90% new loom, taped and plumbed in perfectly, I was over the moon!!
Dash removed and banished from my sight

By this time months had past and summer was long done so with the car off the road for winter I thought I may as well crack on with Phase 1 of the car make over, so ploughing away over the winter months, into the new year Jan, Feb & March plus with the world COVID pandemic I've managed to get quite a bit done, I've kept a very detailed list of everything I did so happy reading for those interested.....
Engine & Gearbox
Interior
The last work being spraying the underside of the clams during lockdown so that's brings us up to day, I drove the car for the first time in a very long time yesterday and it ran like a dream! So I hope I've overcome the initial hiccups but only time will tell! Looking forward to racking up some miles now lock down is being relaxed
I do need to take some interior photos as that's now more to my taste and will do for this phase of work







Now we have that cleared up I can get down to business, I bought a freshly built (had only done 400 odd miles) TS40 almost a year ago now and from the outset the plan was to slowly tinker, take apart and redo, change and alter things to my tastes.
A few quick photos I took from the day I bought the car, already my brain was turning with all the alterations I could do to the car




After a successful 200 mile drive home, a drive out to a local car show my 3rd outing in her wasn't so successful as the driver side half shaft decided it didn't like to be attached to the hub as all the bolts back themselves out at 50 mph destroying the outer cv amongst other things...… oh well, such is life from a car I at the time knew nothing about so parts where ordered and during the repair work some tinkering on some smaller parts started
A few minor jobs where carried out from what I can remember, the removal of the blind spot mirrors (who needs to see behind anyway!?) removal of some stickers, the spraying of a few blingy parts to satin black, removed the yellow tyre lettering and lowering the front and inch or so it was back on the road...… for literally 5 mins!
It was in 1 piece so I quickly took a photo

So as mentioned the drive after the repair was not a success unfortunately, the hub was happy but as I hit a pot hole in the road the car died! and I coasted to a stop, I couldn't believe it! It My 4th drive of the car ended up with the 2nd time of being recovered home.
After much inspection from a good friend of mine who's an electrical god it turned out to be some far from favourable wiring in the dash loom causing a short and melting of wiring..... I pasted the entire dash and loom to my buddy with the brief to make it better and work properly, what came back was a 90% new loom, taped and plumbed in perfectly, I was over the moon!!
Dash removed and banished from my sight

By this time months had past and summer was long done so with the car off the road for winter I thought I may as well crack on with Phase 1 of the car make over, so ploughing away over the winter months, into the new year Jan, Feb & March plus with the world COVID pandemic I've managed to get quite a bit done, I've kept a very detailed list of everything I did so happy reading for those interested.....
Engine & Gearbox
- Rerouted speedo sensor cable and revised mounting bracket
- Removed spiked cylinder head bolts and replaced with plain black bolts
- Resprayed gear linkage
- Removed gold heat shield tape from places in the engine bay
- Rebuilt inner cv joists
- Replaced inner and over gearbox seals, fitted new roll pins
- 2 new coolant hoses to remove unnecessary joints in old hoses
- Replaced both handbrake cables and modified routing
- Made fire suppression pipework brackets as was held with zip ties
- Reworked battery box fit & finish
- Adjusted petrol tank floats as were inaccurate
- Tidied various parts of wiring loom
- Repainted rear gearbox mounts
- Lowered front ride height 20mm
- Removed yellow tyre lettering
- Tidied brake reservoir float fitting and wiring
- Orange pin striping added
- Opened up ducts in front clam
- Satin black to underside of front panel & new mesh fitted (were covered in overspray)
- Trimmed and reworked arch lips & body to clam meeting junctions
- Reworked front and rear clam shell panel gaps - lots of cutting, fibre glassing and body working
- 6mm rubber shut line trims added
- White stripe a long door & clam edges to hide work done to shut lines
- New aluminium panels to sill ends – made to fit Gulf arches
- New aluminium panelling over rear screen
- Tidied rear clam pins and brackets
- Tidied spider body mounts
- Sprayed faux carbon wing mirrors black
- Sprayed gurney flaps white
- Sprayed rear clam vent surrounds black
- Repaired passenger door inner structure as it was damaged causing the door to badly drop and not close properly
- Fitted U channel rubber trim rear edge of spider where rear clam closes against
- Removed manufacturer parts stickers
- Adjusted external door handle fitment
- Window, vent and headlight cover screws changed to black
- Fitted dimple die rear clam vent
- Reworked rear clam opening stay
- Tidied front chassis wiring / routing & cleaned off overspray
- Tidied and regularised head & sidelight access panels
- Resprayed lower light recesses white
- Sprayed underside of rear clam black
- Tidied all cut openings as were untidy
- Reworked all inner liners
- Replaced clam heat shielding
- Removed L angle that covers rear clam hinge, painted clam hinge mechanism as was still in primer
- Cleaned overspray off rear loom, tidied and rewrapped
- Reprofiled arch lips
Interior
- Sprayed rear view mirror and hand brake trim surround black
- Relocated handheld fire extinguisher
- Fitted black Willans harnesses
- Flocked door pockets
- Sprayed door pocket trims black
- Flocked dash
- Aluminium switch panels with labelling made
- Reworked dash wiring loom
The last work being spraying the underside of the clams during lockdown so that's brings us up to day, I drove the car for the first time in a very long time yesterday and it ran like a dream! So I hope I've overcome the initial hiccups but only time will tell! Looking forward to racking up some miles now lock down is being relaxed
I do need to take some interior photos as that's now more to my taste and will do for this phase of work






