Welcome to Mat Smith Sports Cars We are an independant TVR specialist and cater for all brands of sports car both modern and classic. From a Grantura to a Sagaris. From a kit car to a Ferrari we have the skills knowledge and experience to look after your pride and joy. We also have extensive Race Preparation experience so if your after a service on your speed 6 or want your vixen setting up for the track we have the skill and the experience, Please give us a call. 079348324324 We have recently added to our equipment with a state of the art four wheel alignment system and a corner weight platform. These allow us to setup your suspension perfectly for either Road or...
This TVR Griffith came to us for a full body off restoration. Whilst the car looked in great condition externally, the chassis and running needed significant work. The Work starts with carefull removal of the engine and then the body. With The body removed the outriggers are then replaced. Here you can see the join between good old chassis and the New outriggers. The Chassis was then completely stripped and shot blasted to remove all traces of corrosion Rather than powder coating in this instance the owner requested a 2 pack paint finish on the restored Chassis Painted parts waiting for reassembly The Chassis being reassembled with the Suspension With the engine and suspension added we’re now ready to replace the body With the Body Back on everything is connected up and looks good underneath Almost there, here everything in the engine bay is back in place including the ceramic coated exhaust system. The classic Griffith interior after a spring clean before being handed back to the owner Journey end. the completed car back on the road. ...
Here at Mat Smith Sports Cars with our long track record of building racing cars for other people we’ve decided it was about time we built one for Ourselves. So we’ve bought an early Chimaera and we’re going to take it from a road car and over time optimise it for track work and ultimately turn it in to a racing car. You can follow the cars development on our...
With any sports or classic car it is vital that the suspension components are in perfect working condition and that everything is set-up correctly. Worn components or a less than optimal setup can ruin the ride of a car or at worst make the handling unpredictable. Badly adjusted suspension can cause: Accelerated tyre wear Increased fuel consumption Poor stability Steering pull Wandering under acceleration and braking Loss of grip/control during emergency braking and manoeuvring When it comes to racing having the correct setup can be the difference between between winning and the back of the pack. Here at Mat Smith Sportscars we not only have the experience to service and setup a cars suspension, we have also invested in state of the art equipment to help achieve the perfect setup. Used in conjunction with our 4 post lift and level floor we have full 4 wheel alignment with our Hunter alignment system and also corner weight scales. The 4-wheel alignment system allows us to repeatedly and accurately check the castor, camber, toe in/out, wheel set back etc to make sure the suspension is set to it optimum settings and also to make sure everything is square and pointing in the right direction, something you can’t always guarantee even on a factory fresh car. Using our equipment adjustments can be made, and then the whole car rechecked in case adjustments have had any knock on effects. When setup is complete we can even print out the readings for you to check against next time. Corner Weighting If your car has adjustable spring platforms or adjustable ride height, rather than simply setting the ride height, using our corner weight scales we can individually set each corner so that the car has the best balance. Ideally a car would have 25% of the weight on each corner. Usually unless its a mid engined car this isn’t possible but getting the same weight distribution on each side of the same axle, matching the cross corner weights will improve the cars, handling. If a car has more weight on one side than the other then the heavier side will have more grip when braking and accelerating. At best, this imbalance will make the car feel nervous and in the worst cases, will cause loss of traction or wheel lock up, setting the suspension up with the corner weights will eliminate these problems. Setting a car up in this way allows us to take into account the manufacturing tolerances in the suspension and chassis to achieve the best setup. Dampers As well as being able to correctly setup your cars suspension we are also agents for both Gaz and Nitron and can supply Springs and dampers to suit your taste and budget. We can then...
Mat Smith Sports Cars are an independant TVR Secialist with almost 25 years direct experience with the marque. We Carry out servicing on TVR and all types of modern and classic car.
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The TVR body can hide chassis problems we can examine and restore your Chassis.
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