amazing shooting of my TVR GRIFFITH 500 (from france
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Hi there,
one of my friends is a fan of cars shooting. He already shot my ex exige 240R.
this time, he gave a try on my griffith 500.
Hope you will like it :
some videos as well.
amazing sound, with my sleeved exhaust + manifold decat
(sorry for the poor quality):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ49jSwQhB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uDm9WKZPw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xYpeo9PWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrQK5mZA0I
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and finally, the complete serie of shoot (have a look to my freind website, very nice shooting of sport cars!!)
http://www.alexis-goure.com/?p=994
one of my friends is a fan of cars shooting. He already shot my ex exige 240R.
this time, he gave a try on my griffith 500.
Hope you will like it :
some videos as well.
amazing sound, with my sleeved exhaust + manifold decat
(sorry for the poor quality):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ49jSwQhB4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1uDm9WKZPw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6xYpeo9PWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlrQK5mZA0I
]
and finally, the complete serie of shoot (have a look to my freind website, very nice shooting of sport cars!!)
http://www.alexis-goure.com/?p=994
Hi. Great photos and very nice Griff.
Though you may want to revise the number of LHD Griffs that exist to around 100
http://www.tvrblog.com/register-of-tvr-griffith-wi...
Though you may want to revise the number of LHD Griffs that exist to around 100
http://www.tvrblog.com/register-of-tvr-griffith-wi...jerometlse said:
yes. the griffith is for sale because I want to go back to caterham (R300).
I am just about to acquire a Caterham to add to the collection, purely for trackdays. Not road registered, SV chassis, superlight spec, Supersport 1.6 engine, LSD, 6spd, wide track, AP brakes etc . . The engine spec is not powerful enough at 135bhp, but I need the practise on track again ! The rest of the package is right and it will allow me to easily do an engine swap at a later stage. Potentially 1.9k or switch to Duratec power, but this will be a more expensive and complicated transplant.
dod said:
Hi. Great photos and very nice Griff.
Though you may want to revise the number of LHD Griffs that exist to around 100http://www.tvrblog.com/register-of-tvr-griffith-wi...
thanks... actually, I was wrong.Though you may want to revise the number of LHD Griffs that exist to around 100
http://www.tvrblog.com/register-of-tvr-griffith-wi...I was thinking that TVR made 48 griffith 500 LHD, but they actually only made 35...
maybe 30 left now ?
OK, i gonna be nice and keep the same price for my french fellows.
Johno said:
I am just about to acquire a Caterham to add to the collection, purely for trackdays.
Not road registered, SV chassis, superlight spec, Supersport 1.6 engine, LSD, 6spd, wide track, AP brakes etc . . The engine spec is not powerful enough at 135bhp, but I need the practise on track again ! The rest of the package is right and it will allow me to easily do an engine swap at a later stage. Potentially 1.9k or switch to Duratec power, but this will be a more expensive and complicated transplant.
It's really not economical to take a used K-series 7 and swap the engine to a Duratec, would be more econimical to but a Duratec 7 now or build one from new IMHONot road registered, SV chassis, superlight spec, Supersport 1.6 engine, LSD, 6spd, wide track, AP brakes etc . . The engine spec is not powerful enough at 135bhp, but I need the practise on track again ! The rest of the package is right and it will allow me to easily do an engine swap at a later stage. Potentially 1.9k or switch to Duratec power, but this will be a more expensive and complicated transplant.
MikeE said:
It's really not economical to take a used K-series 7 and swap the engine to a Duratec, would be more econimical to but a Duratec 7 now or build one from new IMHO
Would agree normally, absolutely, but this will be an evolution over time and trying to find an SV chassis'd track car is a nightmare so far, perhaps one will turn up. Regards costs for Duratec conversion they vary significantly, but 10k is the biggest number I have seen so far . . That's why a 1.9k is also very attractive as you rightly have pointed out, at that kinda money for a Duractec you should start with one.But then I like a project
Johno said:
Would agree normally, absolutely, but this will be an evolution over time and trying to find an SV chassis'd track car is a nightmare so far, perhaps one will turn up. Regards costs for Duratec conversion they vary significantly, but 10k is the biggest number I have seen so far . . That's why a 1.9k is also very attractive as you rightly have pointed out, at that kinda money for a Duractec you should start with one.
But then I like a project
I built myself a track spec 280bhp 2.3l Duratec around an new R400 kit in 2004 (well before Caterham did them - see my profile picture) and even then an engine, gearbox, ECU, exhaust, radiator etc necessary for the conversion was more like £15K! Still 540bhp/tonne is pretty rapid on track so worth the time and effort But then I like a project
There are engine packages (2nd hand) going more commonly now, there was one on BC for 4k the other day (specs/condition) depending.
It's all the after parts that people do not normally declare the cost of properly, so I am not shocked by the 15k you mention. For me this is an out and out track car, so will evolve over time, but it is difficult to argue with the logic to chop it in when ready for the power hike.
Not sure about 280 though, not sure I would ever ever feel that I was getting the most from it, it would taunt me from the garage, calling me a sissy and sticking it's fingers up
Seriously it must be huge fun . . .
It's all the after parts that people do not normally declare the cost of properly, so I am not shocked by the 15k you mention. For me this is an out and out track car, so will evolve over time, but it is difficult to argue with the logic to chop it in when ready for the power hike.
Not sure about 280 though, not sure I would ever ever feel that I was getting the most from it, it would taunt me from the garage, calling me a sissy and sticking it's fingers up
Seriously it must be huge fun . . .
Some great pics there. 
Indeed, LHD TVRs tend to go for at least twice the price of their RHD counterparts (although a bit of that is 'condition' - Continental registered TVRs don't suffer nearly as much from chassis corrosion as (previously) UK-registered cars), and the gap has only widened with the favourable (for us) £-euro exchange rate (which has barely affected LHD prices, as there's only a small and finite number of them and buyers who want LHD tend to do so regardless of anything else).
Indeed, LHD TVRs tend to go for at least twice the price of their RHD counterparts (although a bit of that is 'condition' - Continental registered TVRs don't suffer nearly as much from chassis corrosion as (previously) UK-registered cars), and the gap has only widened with the favourable (for us) £-euro exchange rate (which has barely affected LHD prices, as there's only a small and finite number of them and buyers who want LHD tend to do so regardless of anything else).
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