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TVRSH
Original Poster
289 posts
49 months
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Finally, after 7 months to the day when the engine came out, I picked up the Griff with engine re-fresh completed yesterday and it's off to TVR Power tomorrow for a bespoke engine re-wire to include ECU, coil-packs and sensors that will hopefully put paid to the electrical gremlins associated with an early 90s road car conversion. All being well my son James will be out at Silverstone and testing on the Fri too, so we're looking forward to returning to DTEC as the only Griff on the grid until Dave Stewart re-joins!
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teamHOLDENracing
4,819 posts
136 months
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NTEL
4,389 posts
109 months
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wadsapple
1,149 posts
56 months
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excellant news my man,looking forward to seeing you and son.
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RetroWheels
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140 months
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bill tvr
173 posts
47 months
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Good news Richard ...il give you a wide birth lol
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Graham
14,174 posts
153 months
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tbdgriff500
1,059 posts
72 months
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excellent news, another class B out! we were getting overun with class A's, 
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TVRSH
Original Poster
289 posts
49 months
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Thanks for your good wishes guys - the car is now back with TVR Power (well known to them from the Hockin era)and we shall make a go/no go decision for Silverstone this Fri. There's probably only a 50/50 chance of making it with a fully working car which we could race with confidence!
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NTEL
4,389 posts
109 months
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TVRSH said: Thanks for your good wishes guys - the car is now back with TVR Power (well known to them from the Hockin era)and we shall make a go/no go decision for Silverstone this Fri. There's probably only a 50/50 chance of making it with a fully working car which we could race with confidence! I don't know.....you build us up then you knock us back down again LOL...Just tell Mr Tricket to pull his bloody finger out. Its supposed to be a plug and play system isn't it?
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TVRSH
Original Poster
289 posts
49 months
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The clue was in the title Dave - "maybe". Frankly the engine bay was in such a mess when I collected the car that it will a miracle if it all comes together in time. But like most problems, you can get them sorted if you throw money at them!
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NTEL
4,389 posts
109 months
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I know what your saying Captain, but it doesn't have to look nice its just got to work  If your engine bloke made that much of a mess though, take it out of his bill or his nose.
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TVRSH
Original Poster
289 posts
49 months
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BLX 1T is the number plate on my Marcos Mantara Spyder and that just about sums up where I am at with the Griff. As a result of detailed discussions with Dom at TVR Power, the engine is coming out again for a proper re-fresh this time and so we shan't be at Silverstone. Roll on Rockingham in a month's time even if it is my least favourite circuit!
Richard
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wadsapple
1,149 posts
56 months
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What bad luck mate so close but so far.I know all about the dissapointment of getting close to a race to be told it's a no go.Fingers crossed for rock.Chin up
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tbdgriff500
1,059 posts
72 months
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hope you haven't paid the t  ts whoever they are, do you want me to send round the heavies, no one should get in the way of a man and his race car!! thats like messing around with his wife! hope it all gets sorted mate!
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