Griffith complete rebuild website
Griffith complete rebuild website
Author
Discussion

David H

Original Poster:

809 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Hi guys

I have been rebuilding my Griff for a while now and have uploaded a very basic report of my build in to a website.

It's not completely finished yet but I thought I'd try and give an idea of what's involved to other people thinking of doing this.

A lot has been left out, it is only the skeleton at the moment (more text needed, so sorry if you get bored in parts!) but I will be adding more in the future.

Let me know what you think anyway.

Be warned it is a one page website which is not advisable for dial up users due to the size of the pictures!

Dave


www.griffith.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

richb

55,782 posts

310 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Excellent stuff in there David, can't wait to see the finished car! Rich...

petros

2,441 posts

255 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Fantastic job, quite right to be proud. how long did that take ? Don't want to ask the £££ but it must have been a small fortune.

mongoose

4,360 posts

281 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Amazing,just amazing.Take a you must be very proud,.I really admire people who can do something as good as this.You now have one fabulous Griff for sure

David H

Original Poster:

809 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Thanks guys I really appreciate the kind words, it was a lot of hard work

petros

2,441 posts

255 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
David, where in the West Mids you from ?

Wacky Racer

41,043 posts

273 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Superb, Thanks for that........

David H

Original Poster:

809 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
petros said:
David, where in the West Mids you from ?


Near Birmingham airport (Solihull), how about yourself?

Edited to add: I see now, Wolverhampton. We'll have to have a meet when the weather pics up

>> Edited by David H on Thursday 5th January 21:55

petros

2,441 posts

255 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Great idea, find a good meet in the summer

tiny

415 posts

277 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Fantastic project - well done.Bet you can't wait to get

UncleDave

7,155 posts

257 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
You are a bloody genius!
Excellent job and good resource you've got going up there..

Dave.

rev-erend

21,616 posts

310 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
David - I can only say superb job.

You must be so proud

David H

Original Poster:

809 posts

267 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Thanks guys, yeah I am pleased with how it has turned out in the end. It is a hell of a lot of work but very satisfying at times. And great now I've got to this stage

Tiny, your car was one of the cars that inspired me to do this, it's a real minter, one of my favourites.

Guillotine

5,516 posts

290 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
David,

Well Done mate, looks like a bloody masterpiece!

just goes to show. its all down to the subject matter.

if you'd done a traction engine, i would run away screaming and avoid you like the plague! as its a Griff..I can't wait to meet you and buy you a BEER! all that polishing! guess you had lots of time to kill. i did it to a GT6 many moon ago and i daren't touch the Griff as I know how hypnotic it gets!!!

But I'm sure it'll make the driving experience even better...fabulous job!



andy
(must be one of the best about now?)

tiny

415 posts

277 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Thanks - that's a real nice thing to say.

I might have had the vision but most of the work on mine was done by others - I'm envious of the confidence,commitment and competence you clearly needed in sorting yours

ATG

23,387 posts

298 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Fantastic job!

wheeljack888

610 posts

281 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Excellent job there Dave.

Have to admire all that polishing, you've got much more patience than I have!

Have to meet for a beer.

Phil

victormeldrew

8,293 posts

303 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
David

Great job, you must be well chuffed.

You like your polishing don't you! Polishing the alternator indeed! Have you used the clear POR to protect those polished bits?

I am part way down this path myself, and wondering if I should go the whole hog. Engine is out, I have almost all the new bits and pieces to put it back together, just looking for the time to start it (and the weather to warm up a bit ) It's so tempting to go that little bit further and drop the chassis and do a complete restoration job, and the work you and schimg are doing on your restoratons is pretty inspiring.

I was interested in seeing you'd painted the inside of the valley. What paint have you used? I have some POR engine paint, in aluminium, to do the block and heads; I'd guess a smooth finish in the valley would help with oil drain so I might do that as well.




grahamw48

9,944 posts

264 months

Thursday 5th January 2006
quotequote all
Superb job !

Excellent pictures too.

Move over Mr.Haynes.

TimW

3,848 posts

273 months

Friday 6th January 2006
quotequote all
Great job loving the polished look everywhere!