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Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Wednesday 3rd March 2004
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am just about to move renew my policy and after heavilly modding my Griff would like to know who uses who.

Trackday cover is a must and i would prefer a buy back option but this aint essential.

so to all you guys (and Gals? [in best jimmy saville voice]) with modified cars drop me a post so i know who's worth a quote.

currently with sunninghill, but they're worrying me with the way they are dealling at the mo...and the amount they want for the run out of my current policy!

cheers

andy

shpub

8,507 posts

301 months

Thursday 4th March 2004
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Sunninghill have been excellent for me. They insure the 520 which is er not standard...

RichB

56,213 posts

313 months

Thursday 4th March 2004
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Andy, I've had Grizzly insured with Peart for the last 3 years and they are fine. Easy to deal with, no probs' with track days etc. They once charged a £25 admin fee to alter the policy mid-term when I added some mods to the list but other than that they are quite happy with it all. I've got a limited mileage policy and full NCD living in Berkshire costs around £475 for 3,000 miles or £500 for 5,000 with the optioin to up the mileage mid policy. Rich...

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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just to let you know...

insurance has stayed with sunninghill brokers, though the company has moved to chaucer. no i've not heard of them either! underwitten by lloyds.

Royal Sun Alliance were no longer "Mod friendly" after being bitten several times over the last year. apparently some expensive claims on TVR's!!

but Arunn, a very nice young lad at sunninghill has done alot of leg work and found me some good cover, basically the same as sunninghil - including track use - for my modified griff. (see profile). track companies MUST be ATDO or the other organisation that i cant remember.

i wouldn't say he quoted me happy...but he certainly quoted me "not nearly as pissed off as i thought i'd be!"

considering the level of modification, i thought that a 15% increase VERY reasonable!

tiny

415 posts

280 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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Andy,

Did you do a lot of ringing around?

As I've got pretty much the same mods as you I'd be most grateful if you could let me have more details i.e.cover,costs,contact numbers etc

PS Are you still on for the rolling road session at Mech on 30/4 with Mark Adams

starmist

1,052 posts

271 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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Tiny / Andy, I'm still on. I'll need to get on first if at all possible, as I'll be fitting the ACT stuff on site, whilst you guys are fettled, then go on again afterwards.

RichB

56,213 posts

313 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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tiny said:
Andy,

PS Are you still on for the rolling road session at Mech on 30/4 with Mark Adams
Andy, where's Mech? Rich...

starmist

1,052 posts

271 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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Mech Repairs (Rolling Road).

Sorry for answering your question Guillotine!

tiny

415 posts

280 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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Rich - and they are in Cheltenham - Tiny

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Sunday 18th April 2004
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SHOULD be there, V8D are grinding me a new cam (not the 404H)which should be here for fitting later this week.

its all set up with Mark and Brian so i HOPE to be there.

Starmist, i also have some fettling to do so i think there may be a bit of shuffling around on what should turn out to be a good day. i have maserati bi-turbo injectors in which are bit too wet, and i hope to have a new set of bosch on site for fitting either here or at Mech.

not sure why they're doing a special cam for mine, they had no 404H's left and so the very nice Rob is doing one specially for my spec should be good as i had 280bhp/280lbft with no lobes on me cam!

anyway...see you there (i hope) will be talking to Mark and Rob tomorrow to see if alls on track.
speaking of which, i'm at Oulton Park the following wednesday...so here's hoping it all goes to plan.

cheers

Tiny, i'll bring details with me

RichB, you coming up?

RichB

56,213 posts

313 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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When I saw Cheltenham I thought yes, but I see it's Friday 30th which is the same day as I am going to see Clapton at the NEC so it might be a bit of a push time-wise, what time you planning on getting started?. Rich...

tiny

415 posts

280 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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Rich,

I've currently got a 0900 slot booked with Mark although I might let Starmist go first as he plans to do 2 runs.The first one to quantify the results of his recent Takara mod and a second to see the gains from an ACT triple plenum/Tornado chip that he plans to fit on site following his first run.

Hope you can make it as I'd really like to see you car and it would certainly make an interesting group of highly modded Griffs!

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Monday 19th April 2004
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well, my money's on starmist...with tiny in second and me a close third (if i've got the probs ironed out!!).
anyway so long as i have 300+ i don't mind!

RichB

56,213 posts

313 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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tiny said:
Rich, I've currently got a 0900 slot booked with Mark although I might let Starmist go first as he plans to do 2 runs...
Hi guys, how dod the rolling road session go? Sorry I couldn't join you but I had a customer come in to see me and business needs tro come first if you see what I mean! Any figures you want to admit to? Rich...

tiny

415 posts

280 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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Rich - it's this Friday ( now we've all had the mods done!) can you make it? - Tiny

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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Hydraulic 404 is in now...

feels good (comparable to 404)

times similar (touch slower...10ths of secs)

but beautifully quiet!

will give figures when available.

cheers to V8D as ever

starmist

1,052 posts

271 months

Tuesday 27th April 2004
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I'm still okay. Had my delivery from Tim yesterday, V nice triple plenum and air box. Just hope we can get it all fitted okay during the day on Friday. I would also like to whip the injectors out and have the cleaned and matched. Silcone air filter to AFM should be going direct to Mech Repairs.

Do they do welding there, as my Y piece has sprung a leak on the weld. (Easy job to do in situ.)

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Wednesday 28th April 2004
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i'm sure we'll find somewhere

DustyC

12,822 posts

283 months

Thursday 29th April 2004
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Did you ever get that insurance sorted?

Bell Direct accept mods (and still the cheapest quote from many)

No trackdays though so would have to arrange seperate cover for this.

Guillotine

Original Poster:

5,516 posts

293 months

Thursday 29th April 2004
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yep Aruun at sunninghill brokers.

0870 7878019

with all my mods, gained only 10%

took some work though, but aruuns the guy to talk to. he is now well briefed on TVR mods. refer to me and my car.

includes track cover for ARDS & ATDO