eat your heart out!

[apache]

oops, sorry Pete that was your car I was talking about

[richb]

Well firstly Steve it wasn't you who I was remarking on - I know you have been sprinting/racing TVR's for ages so your input is always worthwhile, I'm also pleased to see you say handling can improve if the car is set-up properly. I was just making the comment that it is the people who clearly have no idea what a Griffith on 17"/18" wheels actually feels like are the ones telling Gerjio not to do it because handling will suffer.

p.s. Just got back from a 140 round-trip down to Havant thouroughly enjoyed myself, Griff ran like a treat and no my fillings didn't drop out Rich...

[shpub]

quote:
Whats this Steve, have your finally bought yourself a proper car to go with the Griffith and that pointy thing?

I did that sometime ago when I offloaded the V8S to a certain Mr Humphries.

Steve

[REV-EREND]

As I'm sure you all the the Griff 500 is perfect already - all it really needs to improve it - is a PistonHeads sticker in the back window......

[nick heppinstall]

gerjo. Don't worry about what anyone else says. Remember at the end of the day it's how you think they look. Personally I think they look great.

Nick

[s_willy]

In the eye of the beholder innit.

This is one of those 'which is best' threads like 'chimaera or griff' or 'tamora or tuscan'.

But to all you style police/major blimps with your silk scarves, leather driving gauntlets and goggles, tally ho bandits at 10 o'clock high

[gerjo]

I'm not the least worried, guys. My goal is to create a beast with something special. A "standard" (here's that word again) 500 is a beast with friendly, neat wheels. By chosing for the Kahn's I'm restoring the rawness of the pre-cat Griffs. IMO that is.

[apache]

rev-erend, there you go, modifying a perfect car again

[gerjo]

here is the real thing:

[simont]

Looks pretty good to me

[koen]

Gerjo,

I saw your car last friday in Zolder, and it looks fantastic. With these wheels, your Griffith has all
the presence of the later TVR models (Tuscan - Tamora).
IMHO, This says a lot about the timeless design of the Griffith : just by upgrading the wheels, it looks like a 2002 modelyear car.

BTW, I have 16" and 17" on my Chimaera, and I really
can't say that it ruins the ride and handling of the
car.

[gerjo]

quote:
BTW, I have 16" and 17" on my Chimaera, and I really
can't say that it ruins the ride and handling of the
car.

yep, in fact IMO it improves the handling considerably without making the ride any harsher (because of the Toyo's).

[gerjo]

BTW I thank HansGerd for taking these excellent pictures at Zolder! Very high quality and great shots!!

[marki]

quote:

What is that new trend for ridiculous big wheels??
Excuse me but nothing can prevent me from making the "max power" comparison

Thom the thing about big wheels is Brakes in most cases for example on the XKR R you can not have the standard 18" wheels because the brake disks are too big and need to have the 20" wheels fitted , and they look the bollocks as well

[apache]

nice one Gerjo

[simont]

So what am I offered for a set of Griff 500 wheels in excellent condition C/W S02s ?

[jim'll]

Hi, I am interested in your wheels / tyres, I tried emailing you yesterday but I am not sure if it got through, could you let me know please. Cheers James.