Hello - Griffith - Black 500

Hello - Griffith - Black 500

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Storm Guy

Original Poster:

141 posts

128 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Just wanted to say hello. Two weeks ago got my Griff.biggrin
Hope you like and look forward to learning a whole lot more from you guys and gals. Thanks












Edited by Storm Guy on Tuesday 30th June 20:38

Barreti

6,680 posts

236 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Nice looking Griff you have there.

Welcome to the Mad House
The dash lights have gone off because you've bashed the button under the dash with your left knee biggrin

bluezeeland

1,965 posts

158 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Tasty motor ! Welcome !

davep

1,141 posts

283 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Storm Guy said:
Just wanted to say hello. Two weeks ago got my Griff.biggrin
Hope you like and look forward to learning a whole lot more from you guys and gals. Thanks




Edited by Storm Guy on Tuesday 30th June 20:38
What a beautiful thing the TVR Griffith is! Enjoy.

Doc Toad

490 posts

149 months

Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Lovely looking car, nice shine!

Congrats thumbup

neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Nice looking Griff, any more info ? Guessing it's a 98 or a 99 model ?

Colin RedGriff

2,525 posts

256 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Congratulations, and perfect roof down weather too. Nice. smokin

dantvrgriff

86 posts

156 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Nice car - congratulations

andy43

9,546 posts

253 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Stunning. Slightly lower than std? Side profile looks fantastic.

V8 GRF

7,294 posts

209 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Very nice. thumbup

Mellow Yellow

885 posts

261 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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andy43 said:
Stunning. Slightly lower than std? Side profile looks fantastic.
Looks like it has same size rims front and rear, does it have 16"s one the front?

Black ones are fastest wink


FlipFlopGriff

7,144 posts

246 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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andy43 said:
Stunning. Slightly lower than std? Side profile looks fantastic.
Agree, looks too levels and needs to be at least an inch higher at the rear if they are 16" fronts, and 3/4" front and 1 1/4" rear if standard. I'd be really fearful of losing the exhaust and damaging
the sump being that low. If you've got a hex sump plug be very careful you don't catch it.
Looks in fab condition though.
FFG

ESDavey

700 posts

218 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Looks 99% identical to mine - but I have black face dials. Enjoy !


Edited by ESDavey on Wednesday 1st July 14:23

pjac67

2,040 posts

251 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Mellow Yellow said:
andy43 said:
Stunning. Slightly lower than std? Side profile looks fantastic.
Looks like it has same size rims front and rear, does it have 16"s one the front?

Black ones are fastest wink

MPoxon

5,329 posts

172 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Very nice, good colour combo. Definitely roof down weather... enjoy.

paul2000

743 posts

219 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Very nice griffith enjoy

Storm Guy

Original Poster:

141 posts

128 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Wow folks - thank you for the warm welcome (or should that be hot given the record weather!)
Indeed Ian - lol - my wife certainly thinks I'm in the Mad House.

Really appreciate your comments. The Griff is a 1996 with just over 40k on the clock. To say I am thrilled with the colour combo and the condition is an understatement and suppose its fate that I held out for the right one. She looks good on the surface and indeed has a very decent chassis too, just some surface rust which I'm tackling. Must say the seemingly overload on cable ties probably did not do many Griffs much good. There is much to do in the bay and some tidying up of details which I'm doing day by day. Body is good but is still in need of a DA exercise which I'm planning when the weather (dare I say) cools down. A great credit to mainly its last owner of many years.

Re ride height - I agree entrirely - tis a bit low for my liking but am very conscious on the routes taken whenever I'm out in her until I get a chance to get it sorted. The fronts are 15s and rears 16 as standard - probably just the impression the pics give. Advice re the sump plug and exhaust noted too - thank you FFG.

If I concur with some of you fellow black Griff owners that blacke ones are indeed fastest - hopefully the rest of you won't hold it against mebiggrin

Roof down weather indeed. Hope to start a thread soon on the progress, detailing and mods etcs. Thank you again.

Edited by Storm Guy on Wednesday 1st July 19:43

pwd95

8,382 posts

237 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Loved my Black one. The one I should have kept, deffo...




neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Wednesday 1st July 2015
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Storm, is she an HC ( she should be on that year ) and is your chassis painted Silver in color or the pearl white powder coat ? I've had my 98 one up on the ramp for a couple of days touching up a few chassis rust spots.

Storm Guy

Original Poster:

141 posts

128 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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neutral 3 said:
Storm, is she an HC ( she should be on that year ) and is your chassis painted Silver in color or the pearl white powder coat ? I've had my 98 one up on the ramp for a couple of days touching up a few chassis rust spots.
Yep, she is an HC with the silver chasssis. How bad is your rust - just surface and what have you used to treat it?