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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: thelews on May 22, 2023, 15:05:48

Title: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 22, 2023, 15:05:48
https://youtu.be/EW1UIMlESLk
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: lreppond on May 22, 2023, 18:09:00
Great video!  Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: rwmastel on May 22, 2023, 23:22:25
Nice video, will watch more of his stuff.

It's a 280, but has hard door pockets and no head rests.  Is that the choice of a restorer, or did UK cars come that way?
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 22, 2023, 23:41:49
Nice video, will watch more of his stuff.

It's a 280, but has hard door pockets and no head rests.  Is that the choice of a restorer, or did UK cars come that way?

Euro model.  The baggies on the door and headrests were to comply with US regulations.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: su8pack1 on May 23, 2023, 03:22:00
Good video, thanks. 
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: Benz Dr. on May 23, 2023, 13:14:37
I thought the video was OK but he was not as accurate as one might hope. His timing chain slack explanation left a lot to be desired.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 23, 2023, 15:10:16
I thought the video was OK but he was not as accurate as one might hope. His timing chain slack explanation left a lot to be desired.

How so?
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: Benz Dr. on May 23, 2023, 20:51:28
The chain was loose but he thought it looked normal. No expert.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: mclewis on May 23, 2023, 23:40:40
He has a lot of interesting cars, mainly from the 1960s and 1970s, come through his shop. All makes and models, but mainly English and Italian. Most of the videos are worth watching just to see and hear the cars.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 24, 2023, 13:02:33
The chain was loose but he thought it looked normal. No expert.

I'm not either, but he said it tightens up when the tensioner fills with oil.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: Benz Dr. on May 24, 2023, 14:00:22
I'm not either, but he said it tightens up when the tensioner fills with oil.

And he's wrong about that. He's thinking about a different system on a different engine. That timing chain is very loose and needs to be changed.

Isn't the internet a wonderful thing.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 24, 2023, 15:59:41
And he's wrong about that. He's thinking about a different system on a different engine. That timing chain is very loose and needs to be changed.

Isn't the internet a wonderful thing.

Yes it is.  You should leave him a message in the comments section with your information.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: Benz Dr. on May 24, 2023, 22:22:59
Yes it is.  You should leave him a message in the comments section with your information.

Why would I want to do that? I could I suppose, but he seems to have a decent following based on simply having slick looking cars at his deposal. Think he needs my help for anything? lol
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: thelews on May 25, 2023, 12:56:43
Probably not, he restores some remarkable cars, some with one off history.
Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: stickandrudderman on May 25, 2023, 16:41:28
There are plenty of garages all around the world that specialise in "classic cars". Some will be very good at it. Only those with a very narrow speciality will know all the intimate details for their chosen speciality. If somebody talks to me about Porsche or Maserati etc I haven't got a clue what they're talking about.
There's a lot in this video that a Pagoda specialist might disagree with but there are few customers for the likes of this guy's services who would have sufficent knowledge to know the difference or indeed care to.
Suffice to say that to the uninitiated it's an interesting video which stimulates interest and that is no bad thing.

Title: Re: Tyrell's Classic Workshop
Post by: Cees Klumper on May 25, 2023, 17:31:48
I've seen him and his shop a lot on Harry Metcalfe's channel, for Harry he mostly works on exotic Italian cars like recently his Lamborghini Countach engine and transmission rebuild:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwO-R-OBHs