A Great Big Thank You
A Great Big Thank You
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Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Hi Guys

Thanks for all your help and tips with the Electrical problem on the Griff,it turned out to be the main chassis earth as thought.The one from the battery to the passenger side under the centre consol,what a Bathard of a job good old TVR made it so easy to get at (NOT) any way removed it as it had a High resistance in it Over 1.5k ohms.Made up new cable and wonderful, car started and I was greeted with that marvelous V8 Growl OHHHH how I have missed that,took it out for a spin and all the guages on the new dash working great everything back to as it left the factory full set of Pre-Cat gauges man they look good along with the re-veneered dashboard (thanks Wargriff for the bear metal dash) and of course the NEW WARNING LIGHT SYMBOL PANEL.

SUMMER BRING IT ON!

G.M

Pasco

6,652 posts

257 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Green Meanie said:
Hi Guys

Thanks for all your help and tips with the Electrical problem on the Griff,it turned out to be the main chassis earth as thought.The one from the battery to the passenger side under the centre consol,what a Bathard of a job good old TVR made it so easy to get at (NOT) any way removed it as it had a High resistance in it Over 1.5k ohms.Made up new cable and wonderful, car started and I was greeted with that marvelous V8 Growl OHHHH how I have missed that,took it out for a spin and all the guages on the new dash working great everything back to as it left the factory full set of Pre-Cat gauges man they look good along with the re-veneered dashboard (thanks Wargriff for the bear metal dash) and of course the NEW WARNING LIGHT SYMBOL PANEL.

SUMMER BRING IT ON!

G.M
Well done mate time you learnt how to post a Pic though hehe

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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C,Mon Pasco

Only just mastered typing (nearly)

I will take a picture soon and attempt to post SHOULD BE FUN

G.M

Pasco

6,652 posts

257 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Green Meanie said:
C,Mon Pasco

Only just mastered typing (nearly)

I will take a picture soon and attempt to post SHOULD BE FUN

G.M
Good Lad we will make you a Hardened PHer Yet thumbup

wargriff

1,908 posts

231 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Glad you have it all working, hope to see you at the growl. biggrin

Mine starts and sounds ok, just not MOT'd yet frown so no driving....

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Hi Marc

Any luck with the indicators.

G.M

wargriff

1,908 posts

231 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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Green Meanie said:
Hi Marc

Any luck with the indicators.

G.M
Not been in garage for last couple days due to girlfriend demanding attention smile

Hope to get to it tomorrow night, then with luck have MOT done by weekend.

Im dying to get the car on the road again and enjoy some top off motoring.

Im pleased you have sorted yours, all we need now is for some pictures as have yet to see your pride and joy smile

Marc

wargriff

1,908 posts

231 months

Monday 13th April 2009
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ps. what is your reg ? pm if not keen on public display ? Reason i ask is i followed a black griff with very very similar plate in Truro yesterday. Driver was not impressed with my manic smiling and waving as we rounded a roundabout biggrin

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Wargriff

Y.H.M

G.M

wargriff

1,908 posts

231 months

Wednesday 15th April 2009
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Thanks GM,

have since found driver...he changed his plate recently..and it looks great on the car. Black plate and white letters, Very good on a black car.

Hope your enjoying your car and not gettin too wet biggrin

5.0ltr

2,834 posts

228 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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wargriff said:
Thanks GM,

have since found driver...he changed his plate recently..and it looks great on the car. Black plate and white letters, Very good on a black car.
Looks great perhaps and totally illegal, of course....

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Thursday 16th April 2009
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Wet? the weather has been glorious upt north has it been raining down in Devon .....NEVER.

G.M

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Hi Pasco

Heres the long awaited picture.



Thanks Barreti


G.M

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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And this is how it used to look before.



Blimey two pictures at one go.I think back to the original is so much better.biggrin

G.M

Anyone interested in a set of Green faced guages

Edited by Green Meanie on Thursday 7th May 08:23


Edited by Green Meanie on Thursday 7th May 10:35

Ant.

5,254 posts

310 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Green Meanie said:
Hi Pasco

Heres the long awaited picture.



Thanks Barreti


G.M
Is that my old knob???
hehe

spend

12,581 posts

280 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Ant. said:
Is that my old knob???
hehe
Can't imagined why he'd be green faced with your old knob Ant tongue out

Green Meanie

Original Poster:

484 posts

247 months

Thursday 7th May 2009
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Yes it is,its amazing how much better a knob can look after a bit of buffing.laugh
Well thats my excuse anyway.

Thanks Ant (aka Antony J)

G.M