TVR 390SE 1986 stunning black and gold

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Year:	1986	Reg. Date:	15/01/1986
Manufacturer:	TVR	Mileage:	58,204
Model:	390SE	Transmission:	Manual
Type:	Sports/Convertible	Fuel:	Petrol
Doors:	2	Power:	275
Colour:	Black	Seats:	2
Metallic Paint:	Yes	Previous Owners:	7

vehicle description:

TVR 390SE
The original big bad wedge – check Wikipedia for the full low down.
Best colour combination of metallic black and gold with tan leather.
First registered 15 January 1986 – 7 previous owners, the last owner for 18 years!Mileage 58204Massive history – box file stuffed full including original hand book and Steve Heath Wedge bible.Poly bushed all roundAvo adjustable shock absorbers front and rear, with adjustable springs at rear.Alloys refurbed – freshly diamond cut and powder coated – mint.Recent carpets from DC Trim in Blackpool and beautiful reveneered dash, centre pod and door handle (not yet fitted – currently drilled light weight alloy door handles).Momo gear lever although original wood gear lever is included as is the original Alpine Radio cassette head unit.
When the 390SE was first launched it’s alleged that the first 7 odd cars had Andy Rouse built engines (has anyone seen one?) thereafter John Eales was brought in to achieve the same level of performance without some of the “eccentricities” of the Rouse lump such as a healthy oil consumption.
This is a John Eales engined car (JE1067)
The SEAC tail is non standard but was fitted in 1990 – the invoice from TVR Engineering in Blackpool shows the princely sum of £341.55 was paid for it!
All injectors serviced and cleaned by Mr Injector.Rebuilt ECU by ATP.New Magnecor leads.Spare new distributorSpare AFM unitSpare new Powerspark leadsSpare brand new Bosch coilChassis nice and clean – see picsOriginal targa bag and space saver spare wheel
 
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I have owned this car 2 years and completed less than 100 miles in it. When I bought it unbeknownst to me the ignition amp was failing causing a misfire. In attempting to track the fault I made the situation worse with a scatter gun approach and toasted the ECU by resoldering it. There is a fantastic forum full of support and good advice but it can be confusing when everyone has their own theories to know what is best to do. I made some bad choices! You need to stick to your own guns or just listen to one person only and progress things in a structured way.
I fell out of love with the car pretty quickly and it has basically sat under its cover for the last year and a half. Anyone will tell you they don’t like being stood. I have had a couple of periods of heavy activity to get it up and running again which resulted in the injectors being serviced and the ECU rebuilt. It starts on the button and drives but it does feel like its hesitating/holding back at higher revs. Compression check was spot on. When we checked the spark it wasn’t great and wouldn’t jump anything like 10mm – I have a new Bosch coil but made no odds – a weak spark will break down under load and it could well be this that’s the problem – if I was going to continue testing I’d stick a permanent live to coil to see what happens. The dizzy has brand new genuine Lucas ignition amp. Frankly though I’ve had enough!
The MOT ran out last month.  Sounds healthy though as you will see from the video - listen to the pops and bangs after lifting off - classic flapper injection wedge!:
 https://youtu.be/Ign-zofQ92w
Search youtube TVR390SE for slae
I will put the car through MOT this week and see where we stand

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