Just spotted these.

Sprite is nuts (what spec is that RV8?). Could you fit shorter ram pipes and just have a shallow hoos scoop ala standard AC Cobra?

Alfa is Awesome - have read about the rear engines Sud Sprints (I had one as well at the RWD GTV6).

Got more on the ALFA?

Maybe some day - but a good few bits / tweeks on how I have done things I want to keep to myself (as a full on racer).

But have loads of pics of areas that I don't mind sharing.

It is being built back from a fully dismantled car (half way through race restoration a french guy gave up after 4 years), he had done alot and refurb most of it and sourced some bits. Mostly all there, but all in about 15 box completely stripped and new / refrned parts + the tub, new chassis (new before it came from US to France as original chassis had turned to dust), not turned a wheel in about 35+ years. It is the 3rd one of only about 280 or so of these.

TVR Griffith (though officially just a Griffith - guy who owed the US company bought rolling chassis from TVR (basically Grantura minus the drivetrains), was Jack Griffith and Company was Griffith (no TVR badged on the car), though most owners now refew to them as TVRs. So a TVR Griffith 200 Series (the earlier 200+ or so had the earlier / tighter round rear end). Mine is the 3rd car after the prototype.

This one, is one of 2 or 3 in top fia spec with about 430bhp on quad webbers, but fia tyres and original sized (but modified brakes). Mine Differ, with running Modern front brakes, sticker (but not that wide) tyres and a Super Trick 302 Based lump (modern alloy head give alot more bhp/ltr than even the best tuner tweek HiPo originals).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_GtDHX2dyw&tra...

I must try to dig out some photos of my first car, a 1972 Vauxhall Viva in bronze.

The only thing Vauxhall left was the body, the engine was a 2.1 Pinto from a crashed RS2000 with dual twin Webbers, a four speed short shift Capri gearbox, Triumph Dolomite limited slip diff, Jag front suspension, Granada Ghia interior and a whole bunch of other bits! From the outside it looked totally stock apart from slightly wider rear wheels and a bit of a rude boy exhaust.

I would love to take credit for the build but in fairness I bought it already modded. Sadly I only had it for one summer before the cost of running it meant I have to give it up for a 1275GT. Back in 1990 it was costing me £780 a year for third party only insurance. It also became a bit of a Bib magnet and I must have been stopped two or three times a month, often by the same couple of coppers!

Sold it back to the guy who built it who planned to strip it down and build a kit car with the engine and running gear – shame really!

wow, nice video and a fast Griffith 400, love those.

I like it it that way, not really a fan of wings and huge tyres.

This is one of the fastest Griff around (sold a few years back ofter 4-5 build and raced for 1.5 years, before some burk bought it lost it in first meeting (the video is laughable - guy should not be alloed on track), and wrote off a Tr6 in the process (innocent bystander!).


Rocketship Griff Like the Spa one except for more trick engine, modern tyres and front brakes.



Bit further along now - trick cage just built and installed - next few months having inside sorted, custom loom, dash gauges fitting out.

Brands tomorrow and Sunday too

Direct linky to Alfa build pls.

It is under "Sprint 6C Build up" sorry but I'm not sure how to put a direct link in.

I gave up trying to register to the AO forum - must have tried 5 or 6 time - everytime I tried it said I had not done the mystery letters right. crazy.

Ouch! a bit of a sweeping generalisation considering the design of american cars of the same era..... Cast iron blocks, pushrod operated valves etc compared to Alloy blocks, DOHC engines 4 valve heads etc. As for Italian body shapes - the cars as well......