oh. looking at Tiger's pic made me think. the newer Chim's had the spare located centrally like his - the older ones had the spare located at one end of the boot - tucked inside the wing in effect, and at 90 degrees wrt to Tiger's. the targa was probably harder to get in and out with the older configuration, but gave more use-able boot space fore and aft.
oh - and second the suggestion to get yourself over to pistonheads for more sensible answers than 'tvrs break down all the time' 
be aware though, that if you needed tipping over the edge into ownership, that going on there will do it for you... 
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Carrying bikes on a TVR Chimaera
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Posted 2 years ago #
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See everyone, its not such a silly idea after all!!!!
I could always try to fit the bike frames into the boot and strap wheels to a boot rack. Then see how much gear will fit around the bike frames and put soft luggage behind the seats.
Otherwise I'm thinking of getting a spare bootlid from a breakers, and construct a rack mount into that. You do see them with boot racks carrying luggage now and then and they seem pretty strong.
Servicing of the TVR will not be an issue, I am a competent mechanic with a well equipped workshop at my disposal.
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Not the same car, but similar sort of issues, a mate had a plastic cobra, couldn't mount of the boot, or fit tow bar, but with wheels off, and seat post out, it went behind the seats OK. He eventually had a custom bag made to fit the space.
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littlelordfauntleroy - Member
Why not get a caterham with full cage ? then you just put roof rack on that all done ?
or even this, someone's off here:
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Or this
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Tiger's car is a post facelift model with improved boot hinges that open wider.
The facelift was around 98 / 99 but there was no distinct cut off point so every car is a bit different.
The boot lid is easily detached so if you go for your spare boot idea all you need to do is find one with the same fixing points, there were at least three variations of hinge arrangements that I know about so it would be a matter of physically checking interchangeability.
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I've tried to live with an MG midget, I'm giving up and buying a second car, just too much of a ball ache over the winter and whenever I need to move anything.
Anyone got a 9/10 year old toyota corrola or ford focus for sale?
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my missus took one for a test drive 4 year - that was fatal - she's been after one ever since.
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The man is correct it was a 99 on 'T' with buttons under the wing mirrors, different lights at the back, different front grill, new dash and a 4.5L engine.
Think they changed in 96 though
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Just one more to tempt you, do it buy one!
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BTW everyone, I do have access to an 06 Golf too.
I'd much rather drive the Chim the hour and a half along superb roads to the lakes!
That is more like it
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Maybe you need this? Uses a Ritchey Breakaway frame
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Maybe you need this? Uses a Ritchey Breakaway frame
But it would still be cheaper to buy a £200 wreck to carry your bikes in.....
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PeterPoddy - Member
But it would still be cheaper to buy a £200 wreck to carry your bikes in.....
Apart from the maintenance, yearly insurance and road tax bill.Not that I should speak. My favourite car is my red bike shed - an old bomb Espace bought purely for bike transport. I often wonder why didn't I get one sooner.
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Are "was" and "was8v" the same person ?
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you could always buy a sc tranny!
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DT78
Davetrave - is that your elise? Any chance of some closeups of the fork mounts? Does it work for 20 boltthru and QR?
Fraid not, those pics are links to the Elise-Parts website and are the S1 and S2 racks they do. I don't bother with a luggage rack because I'd have to drill the bodywork (I have an S2). Seen it done on one or two S1s and there was a guy who rode regularly at Thetford when I lived down that way who had a rack on his S1 - he'd got it done buy one of the guys on MLOC (Midlands Lotus Owners' Club) forum who made them to order. You could try googling it or going to the MLOC forum and seraching...
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