The Joy of Griffith
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Alternatively, having a great day in convoy with two other Griffs, car starts running like a bag of $hit, eventually find its due to the intake pipe coming loose from the plenum, reattach and away we go. Had to go through the Lewes tunnel several times to make sure she was sounding right. So all is right with the world again.
Al.
Al.
As I'm lucky enough to live in the south of France, the winters are the best time for fun driving. Sunny days and no traffic. So this Saturday I was up early for a blast up into the hills behind Nice, and a visit to our new TVR dealer who has recently taken over in the area following the closure of the previous dealers a few years back.
Wanted my first look at a Sagaris in the flesh, but unfortunately it was out on loan. So that's agood excuse to repeat the exercise next Saturday! (Or any other excuse I can think of).
And, I've got a set of tyres to wear out quickly as I want a new set of Toyos - yet another excuse.
Wanted my first look at a Sagaris in the flesh, but unfortunately it was out on loan. So that's agood excuse to repeat the exercise next Saturday! (Or any other excuse I can think of).
And, I've got a set of tyres to wear out quickly as I want a new set of Toyos - yet another excuse.
Yep, took the Griff out last Saturday too for a blast through the Dordogne hills. Although it was really sunny I didn't have the courage to nail it too often since the roads were still cold and a bit damp. Was big fun though through the hairpins.
Must say my old 4.3 was even trickier in these conditions.
Better be careful in any conditions other than dry weather and above 10 degrees everyone!
>> Edited by gerjo on Monday 12th December 11:54
Must say my old 4.3 was even trickier in these conditions.
Better be careful in any conditions other than dry weather and above 10 degrees everyone!
>> Edited by gerjo on Monday 12th December 11:54
Gerjo,
Built a couple of extension wings on my place last year so I know that hotel plus builders = high blood pressure
I'm also going for an Italian next week - 2004 Maser Coupe (but a least a V8 Fezzer engine!)
Plan to sell the Griff if I get a sensible offer - if not I'll stick it in storage 'till the sun comes back.
Built a couple of extension wings on my place last year so I know that hotel plus builders = high blood pressure
I'm also going for an Italian next week - 2004 Maser Coupe (but a least a V8 Fezzer engine!)
Plan to sell the Griff if I get a sensible offer - if not I'll stick it in storage 'till the sun comes back.
tiny said:
Plan to sell the Griff if I get a sensible offer
What the hell is this talk, doing on this thread ????? Infidel !!!!
I hope the day never comes when I tire of driving / sliding my Griff
My hood is jammed in the down position and the pipes are never loud enough
The stereo has moss on it, and my Optimax frequent user discount is in the post
Praise be the King of Motors
I, for one, am not worthy
>> Edited by The Moosehunter on Monday 12th December 19:42
My car and I have recently returned from the test run of all test runs. Smiling? You better believe I was.
The first time it had been clean for 11 days. I took pleasure in tidying every panel so it gleamed once again. On completion, it looked priceless to me.
I drove it for a fraction of what it deserved, after it was cleaned. The 10 mile round trip to carry out an errand was too short but all that could be afforded with the mundane chores waiting to be done at home, as we prepared for a human baby to arrive. On my return to the house, I proudly backed the Griff onto the drive and on into the garage. The garage door was closed and a quick pat on the boot was actioned.
It was a token of appreciation for the one thing in my life that never tries to deceive. My Griffith has never, ever pretended to be of German reliability. Nor has it ever retreated into a corner when asked to perform beyond a normal cars realms. Because of this, I am happy to reside next to the building that houses my chariot.
The point of this babble? Simply this. In June, I lovingly polished the Griff and set off on the most testing of drives that my car has ever undertaken.
This particular drive took in 1,225 miles. 8 hours of which were the equivalent of a hard trackday. The whole journey saw external temperatures reaching 35 degrees but the car continued to shine with only 50% of its cooling system working.
For every man that proclaims TVR's are unreliable, there were 50 French waving and cheering at the sight and sound of a Griffith. But my car wasn't going to let me down and still the foreigners came to enjoy. My trip to Le Mans was without doubt, the best drive of my life, ever.
If I couldn't understand why I patted my car in the past, I can now.
The first time it had been clean for 11 days. I took pleasure in tidying every panel so it gleamed once again. On completion, it looked priceless to me.
I drove it for a fraction of what it deserved, after it was cleaned. The 10 mile round trip to carry out an errand was too short but all that could be afforded with the mundane chores waiting to be done at home, as we prepared for a human baby to arrive. On my return to the house, I proudly backed the Griff onto the drive and on into the garage. The garage door was closed and a quick pat on the boot was actioned.
It was a token of appreciation for the one thing in my life that never tries to deceive. My Griffith has never, ever pretended to be of German reliability. Nor has it ever retreated into a corner when asked to perform beyond a normal cars realms. Because of this, I am happy to reside next to the building that houses my chariot.
The point of this babble? Simply this. In June, I lovingly polished the Griff and set off on the most testing of drives that my car has ever undertaken.
This particular drive took in 1,225 miles. 8 hours of which were the equivalent of a hard trackday. The whole journey saw external temperatures reaching 35 degrees but the car continued to shine with only 50% of its cooling system working.
For every man that proclaims TVR's are unreliable, there were 50 French waving and cheering at the sight and sound of a Griffith. But my car wasn't going to let me down and still the foreigners came to enjoy. My trip to Le Mans was without doubt, the best drive of my life, ever.
If I couldn't understand why I patted my car in the past, I can now.
lazyitus said:
My car and I have recently returned from the test run of all test runs. Smiling? You better believe I was.
The first time it had been clean for 11 days. I took pleasure in tidying every panel so it gleamed once again. On completion, it looked priceless to me.
I drove it for a fraction of what it deserved, after it was cleaned. The 10 mile round trip to carry out an errand was too short but all that could be afforded with the mundane chores waiting to be done at home, as we prepared for a human baby to arrive. On my return to the house, I proudly backed the Griff onto the drive and on into the garage. The garage door was closed and a quick pat on the boot was actioned.
It was a token of appreciation for the one thing in my life that never tries to deceive. My Griffith has never, ever pretended to be of German reliability. Nor has it ever retreated into a corner when asked to perform beyond a normal cars realms. Because of this, I am happy to reside next to the building that houses my chariot.
The point of this babble? Simply this. In June, I lovingly polished the Griff and set off on the most testing of drives that my car has ever undertaken.
This particular drive took in 1,225 miles. 8 hours of which were the equivalent of a hard trackday. The whole journey saw external temperatures reaching 35 degrees but the car continued to shine with only 50% of its cooling system working.
For every man that proclaims TVR's are unreliable, there were 50 French waving and cheering at the sight and sound of a Griffith. But my car wasn't going to let me down and still the foreigners came to enjoy. My trip to Le Mans was without doubt, the best drive of my life, ever.
If I couldn't understand why I patted my car in the past, I can now.
Nicely put Lazy 
We want to try a Tuscan but we will NEVER sell the Griff.
We have a house with 1 garage and there is no way either car could be outdoors. Solution? Sell the house, buy one with 2 garages, take out a bigger mortgage than we need so that we can get a Tuscan as well, as...WE WILL NEVER SELL OUR GRIFF!
I actually enjoy cleaning the Griff. This weekend I plan to spend Saturday morning doing the insides and Sunday morning doing the outsides (again!!) before the Mids meet on Sunday!
We did the Eurohoon in September this year - 3,500 miles of joy through Autobahn, Alp and Dolomite. The red un did not miss a beat,burp or fart for every single mile....did I mention??...WE WILL NEVER SELL THE GRIFF
We have a house with 1 garage and there is no way either car could be outdoors. Solution? Sell the house, buy one with 2 garages, take out a bigger mortgage than we need so that we can get a Tuscan as well, as...WE WILL NEVER SELL OUR GRIFF!
I actually enjoy cleaning the Griff. This weekend I plan to spend Saturday morning doing the insides and Sunday morning doing the outsides (again!!) before the Mids meet on Sunday!
We did the Eurohoon in September this year - 3,500 miles of joy through Autobahn, Alp and Dolomite. The red un did not miss a beat,burp or fart for every single mile....did I mention??...WE WILL NEVER SELL THE GRIFF
How is it that three or four blokes (Peter W and co) working in a sweat shop in Blackpool can conceive of an inanimate object that has the properties of causing mens hearts to ache when they see it, causing irrational thought processes (it only gets you from A to B (via c,d,e,f, etc of course) after all said and done) by spending loadsa money on it. It's classic material for the old line "my wife doesn't understand me"
Did I mention that I love my Griff?
Did I mention that I love my Griff?
In four years ownership of a 97 Griff 500 28000 miles covered milage from new 37000
Engine :
• Snapped main pulley bolt , new pulley
• Belt tensioner two off
• Idler pulley
• 6 sets of plugs
• Set of leads
• Coil amplifier
• Exhaust system from manifolds back
• Two cylinder heads old ones pourous heads off three times in all
• Cam shaft
• Followers
• Rockers and shaft
• Oil pressure transmitter
• Full clutch assembley
• Full set of hoses
• Radiator
• Surge tank
• Distributer cap two off
• Temp sender units two off
• Otter switch
• Throttle cable
• Disc pads I have lost count
Running gear and body work
• New shocks all round
• New set of discs
• New driving lights
• Re-spray (do these cars pick up stone chips or what)
• New wind shield
• New head light covers , smoked Perspex
• Roof re-covered twice ( they get scuffed in the boot)
• Three sets of tyres
• Rear wheel bearings
• Changed out all bushes including the diff with super flex ones
• Petrol tank sender
• Water temperature gauge
• New Dash board cracked
• New heater panel and LED’s
• Leven everything (birthday and Christmas presents)
• All road wheels blasted and powder coated
• 3000 TVR logo dust caps ( the little shits pinch them)
• New rear screen
• New leather gaiters for gear and handbrake
• Over mats
Do I love this car yes I do
Do I hate this car yes I do
Do I moan about this car , yes a lot
Do I bragg about this car endlessly
No other car I have ever owned and that is a few and some really exotic and erotic ones stirs me like this bloody car does, God I have even sold it once and bought it back 6 weeks later , don’t ask.
What ever car I will own in the future I can safely say that in the garage under a cover for God’s sake the Griff will be there.
Why is it that a car that is worth say 16 k gets put in a carpeted garage under cover and my wife’s car costing three times as much sits on the path in all weather.
The joy of owning the best car TVR have ever made
S
Engine :
• Snapped main pulley bolt , new pulley
• Belt tensioner two off
• Idler pulley
• 6 sets of plugs
• Set of leads
• Coil amplifier
• Exhaust system from manifolds back
• Two cylinder heads old ones pourous heads off three times in all
• Cam shaft
• Followers
• Rockers and shaft
• Oil pressure transmitter
• Full clutch assembley
• Full set of hoses
• Radiator
• Surge tank
• Distributer cap two off
• Temp sender units two off
• Otter switch
• Throttle cable
• Disc pads I have lost count
Running gear and body work
• New shocks all round
• New set of discs
• New driving lights
• Re-spray (do these cars pick up stone chips or what)
• New wind shield
• New head light covers , smoked Perspex
• Roof re-covered twice ( they get scuffed in the boot)
• Three sets of tyres
• Rear wheel bearings
• Changed out all bushes including the diff with super flex ones
• Petrol tank sender
• Water temperature gauge
• New Dash board cracked
• New heater panel and LED’s
• Leven everything (birthday and Christmas presents)
• All road wheels blasted and powder coated
• 3000 TVR logo dust caps ( the little shits pinch them)
• New rear screen
• New leather gaiters for gear and handbrake
• Over mats
Do I love this car yes I do
Do I hate this car yes I do
Do I moan about this car , yes a lot
Do I bragg about this car endlessly
No other car I have ever owned and that is a few and some really exotic and erotic ones stirs me like this bloody car does, God I have even sold it once and bought it back 6 weeks later , don’t ask.
What ever car I will own in the future I can safely say that in the garage under a cover for God’s sake the Griff will be there.
Why is it that a car that is worth say 16 k gets put in a carpeted garage under cover and my wife’s car costing three times as much sits on the path in all weather.
The joy of owning the best car TVR have ever made
S
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