TVR Cerbera engine tear down.

4.5 AJP V8 stripped for a rebuild.

[@alistairwickens3893]

It maybe worth investigating if there is anyone in your area with a vapour blasting machine. It cleans and leaves a great finish.

[@neilsowden8386]

Brilliant mate, if you get stuck I have quite a few spares for the AJP8. All the best. Kind Regards Neil Sowden

[@mrniceguy351]

Missed this for some reason, thanks for the offer!

[@hoost3056]

Always wondered what the AJP V8 looked like on the inside. Reminds me of a Ford Modular 2V with a narrow angle V. Doesn't take much to make a 190+ mph weapon.

[@Fenderalllltheway]

Did the exact same thing 2 years ago on a 4.2. I then moved overseas with work and its still boxed and labelled. It's brilliant you're posting this and will help many more Cerb owners. These aren't complex engines. The water pump impellers are a pain and part searching is too, you always forget something. Especially piston rings not cheap, the bearings from the timing cover (though commonly available), the arp head bolts are somehow unique and not commonly available. As you say mans are LR as are big ends, youll need double main set due to tang (but check the cerb engine rebuild manuals). The power steering key does break overtime, there's a technique to swap it out in 4 hours 👌 but not easy. Ukkid on pistonheads knows more. The rtv around the liners give way and fall off, unsure if you need to pull the liners to reset height but plenty of advice over on Pistonheads. But great job and good luck, a rebuild video would be invaluable to the TVR community.

[@duncanajpv8]

Brilliant! As a fellow Cerbera owner, this was a fascinating video to watch, thanks for sharing 👍

[@mrniceguy351]

Thanks mate!

[@jstdrv]

Soda or dry ice blasting,!