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Mole Valley Specialist Cars Ltd

Horsham Road Capel N/r Dorking

RH5 5JH

1996 Exceptional modified 4.6 Chimaera For Sale

This beautiful TVR Chimaera has been lovingly upgraded and modified with no expense spared by the previous owner and is an exceptional car both in condition and performance!
Some of the work carried out includes:-
Engine:4. 6 litre (Cross bolted block) fitted at 59, 000 miles
New pistons, fully balanced, lightened flywheel, MC 1 camshaft, Bosch 'grey top'injectors, 71-mm plenim & 45mm opened up inlet manifold (V8 Developments) with short trumpets and 20 AM AFM
Gas flowed head, ARP head studs & exhaust manifold bolts, Nord lock washers and Zircotec coated exhaust manifolds, precats removed and exhaust semi-sleeved.
New mounting rubber bushes, hanger and powder coated tray just fitted to exhaust, NGK lridium sparkplugs (BPR6EIX) with ceramic plug caps and uprated leads
Omex 200 engine management system with trigger ring on flywheel
Spare red connector by coil can revert system back to standard ignition if Omex 200 fails
Set up by Mark Adams on rolling road and chipped accordingly.
Recently fitted: New water pump, alternator, stepper motor and belt tensioner
Suspension/ Brakes
All suspension parts shot blasted, powder coated and fitted with polybushes and -Gasgold" dampers.
Front brakes unrated with WMS 4 pot callipers, DS2500 pads, and braided brake lines with larger 283mm dia
grooved discs with 16 inch wheels and spacers.
Rear brakes upgraded with grooved discs and DS2500 pads
New hand brake cable fitted in 2014.
Full geometric set up last year
lnside
Fuse board & battery moved behind seats, roll bar fitted, dashboard upgraded to the later type with LED
warning lights and new veneer, clock replaced with an oil temperature gauge, USB plug (in centre console rear
pocket and additional passenger side sat nav socket (under dash adjacent to tunnel )
Bodywork
Rear bumper strip removed, faired in, VW Lupo head lights, VW Corrado mirrors, new door and boot seals,
Steve Edward's hard top (which fits in boot).

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