It would probably have been more accurate to call this the Griffith/Chimaera Scrapbook. It's no more than a collection of hints, tips and gossip which you might find interesting if you are buying, selling, driving or maintaining one of these models. It is not a workshop manual and most of the contributors (including myself) are amateurs where cars are concerned. If you can't decide whether the information and advice here is correct (and especially whether it is safe), please consult someone who can. There is no copyright and neither I nor the contributors make any claims for the accuracy of the contents.
Do bear in mind that the Workshop Notes were started some time ago and a lot of the problems they describe do not occur on current cars. There have been some significant design changes in recent years, eg. to the engine, transmission, brakes, instruments and alarm, on top of which dealers are much better at diagnosing and fixing things than they were when these models were first introduced. I mention this for two reasons. One is that anyone contemplating buying a new TVR should not be put off by reading these notes. The other is that anyone who is unlucky enough to have a problem with a new car shouldn't feel they ought to grin and bear it.
Thanks to everyone who has contributed (sometimes unwittingly) to the notes so far. Where I have been able to quote an individual accurately I have given their name after the item. If it is my recollection of what someone told me verbally, no credit is given. This is simply to avoid anyone who has been kind enough to supply information being made to look foolish because I've not understood what they said.
Downloads and Revisions
In case you want to download the full set of notes, I've put all the pages in a zip file.
You'll need WinZip (you can get it from www.winzip.com) to unpack the files once they've been downloaded.
Unpack the whole lot into one subdirectory on your PC, then open Homepage.htm in your web browser.
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This means they aren't in the zip file yet.
3. When there have been enough changes to justify bundling them up, I build a new zip file and increment the revision number, eg. to WSN04B.
The pages in this file include the flag, ie, everything that has been added between
04A and 04B.
4. At the same time as the new zip file is loaded, I flush out all the
flags from the on-line pages and start again at 2.
5. The latest zip file revision is shown in the on-line Home Page, so if you bookmark your local copy of Homepage.htm you can flick
to it next time you visit the site to see if a newer revision is available.
Formatting:
The Notes use Cascading Style Sheets to control the appearance of the pages. Instead of things like fonts and table sizes being defined in each page, the pages refer out to a file called WSNstyle.css. If this file is missing (eg. if you download one new page then try to view it locally) your browser will use its default settings.
Peter Beech