Lost interest in the Griffith?
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WinstonWolf said:
I'm getting pissed off with leaky steering racks, four rebuilds and mine's still misting. If I can't get off my arse and do the Scooby conversion I'm in danger of selling 
Ya see, that's what p1sses me off and I have a chim.40K on the clock and the TVR PS rack has just started to have play in it.
Last year at 8K on its replacement engine it threw a cam bearing.
The only thing in its defence is that with all the mods it's super quick and handles well.
Scooby conversion for me next winter.
GlynMo said:
RichB said:
mrmaggit said:
Got a lot more toys to play with now so they all get less use. Still love the Griff, am going to the Wedgefest, not a TVRCC member and very unlikely to ever rejoin.
I guess that's the nub of it. I bought the Griff new back in '99 and used it for Le Mans, Goodwood, TVRCC tours etc. then I got the Aston and then a Porsche so there's more choice of which car to take where. I'll never sell the Griff but my days of constantly tinkering with it are over. 
In recent years I've been to the Le Mans Classic in it twice and on a 2,500 tour through the Alps to the Italian lakes and Monza. In a similar way to how I used to put miles on the Griff 10 years ago. The Porsche is ostensibly my wife's car but it's still fun to drive even if it doesn't provide the pure adrenalin rush of the Griff. But for example we took that to Goodwood last weekend simply because with weather so cold it was more suitable than the Griff. I'm 58 by the way. In a way all three cars complement each other but it means they each get used less. That said, I keep the Griff taxed all year and insured all year. I can't be bothered with SORNing it to save £100 or whatever, I like to have it there just in case I fancy a blast! I'll pipe up for once and I have to say, my interest in my Griff has waned off massively over the last 5-6 years. Sadly in a year the Griff has done less than 100 miles 
My first year I covered about 12,000! This probably has to do with a few factors:
My first year I covered about 12,000! This probably has to do with a few factors:- Other vehicles - As the Griff got older I got an Elise and used that a fair bit. Then due to a change in jobs I switched to bikes.
- Time to drive it - I am now working away a lot and rarely have free time.
- Cost - Petrol costs are astronomical
- Different priorities - When I got my Griff I was 23, 11 years later, houses and other stuff divert time etc.
phazed said:
WinstonWolf said:
I'm getting pissed off with leaky steering racks, four rebuilds and mine's still misting. If I can't get off my arse and do the Scooby conversion I'm in danger of selling
Ya see, that's what p1sses me off and I have a chim.40K on the clock and the TVR PS rack has just started to have play in it.
Last year at 8K on its replacement engine it threw a cam bearing.
The only thing in its defence is that with all the mods it's super quick and handles well.
Scooby conversion for me next winter.
Podie said:
Scooby rack? Anyone got details / link? Interested to read about it...
Typical, us chim lads have to do all the work while you grifters sit on your thumbs 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
WinstonWolf said:
Podie said:
Scooby rack? Anyone got details / link? Interested to read about it...
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=8&t=1472191&mid=33834&nmt=Impreza+steering+rack+modThere's others too but that's the most recent one that I'm aware of
When the non-PAS rack goes in the Griff, it's tempting to go the PAS route.
I still pop into ph daily but have had no enthusiasm for the Griffith since 2010..too many litigious warranty issues with so called reputable specialist tvr garages. Gave up and locked the garage doors. ( plus the economy hit my hobby budget big time. Trying to get myself remotivated, just had a total body off resto, which required a lot running gear to be overhauled last year. Car is now having an interior retrim, New hood and all the faults from the chassis resto fixed...I am hoping that at the end of April I will be a happy griff owner again
Was at a pub yesterday lunchtime, chatting with Steve who uses his cleaning techniques on Wol. There was an I8? BMW in the car park, went over and had a look. Apparently they are £110,000? Anyway, both Steve and his mate said they'd sooner have the Griff. Lovely young-ish lady drooling over it as well. The Griff, that is, not me or Steve.
Wait until your Griffs get as many miles on them as mine... It's getting a bit like Trigger's broom. I looked at the dash panel today, and it turns out that the only original parts left on it are the oil pressure gauge (temporarily, until I finish the last new gauge) the clock and the connector on the wiring. I should have all the old parts in the "standard box" in the attic so I thought it might be fun to assemble a standard dash to remind me what it used to look like.
It's getting a bit like Trigger's broom. I looked at the dash panel today, and it turns out that the only original parts left on it are the oil pressure gauge (temporarily, until I finish the last new gauge) the clock and the connector on the wiring. I should have all the old parts in the "standard box" in the attic so I thought it might be fun to assemble a standard dash to remind me what it used to look like. dnb said:
Wait until your Griffs get as many miles on them as mine... It's getting a bit like Trigger's broom. I looked at the dash panel today, and it turns out that the only original parts left on it are the oil pressure gauge (temporarily, until I finish the last new gauge) the clock and the connector on the wiring. I should have all the old parts in the "standard box" in the attic so I thought it might be fun to assemble a standard dash to remind me what it used to look like.
Begs the question, what does the current dash look like? It's getting a bit like Trigger's broom. I looked at the dash panel today, and it turns out that the only original parts left on it are the oil pressure gauge (temporarily, until I finish the last new gauge) the clock and the connector on the wiring. I should have all the old parts in the "standard box" in the attic so I thought it might be fun to assemble a standard dash to remind me what it used to look like. 
Oldred_V8S said:
Podie said:
Cheers
When the non-PAS rack goes in the Griff, it's tempting to go the PAS route.
You could just go the electric option and not get involved in all that leaky stuff. Engineer1949 has done a nice conversion on his Chim!When the non-PAS rack goes in the Griff, it's tempting to go the PAS route.
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