She's opened her eyes for the first time in 4 Years

[heightswitch]

last couple of weeks has seen many late nights.

lots of little jobs completed.

Wiring, plumbing prop and driveshafts to go.

Edited by heightswitch on Wednesday 27th August 18:56

[GAjon]

Very nice Neil, how long do you reckon to completion then.

[trackcar]

now that's looking pretty

[heightswitch]

Just completing some little detail type jobs.

It needs
Driveshafts, Prop, Rad and plumbing, Tank and plumbing, Fire system and a full wiring job.

Hopefully over to Blackpool before the weekend then its as fast as Mr Read can muster.

I would love to have the car out for Oulton, lets see.

The garage is like a sthole and I still haven't got a beer fridge


N.

Edited by heightswitch on Wednesday 27th August 21:55

Edited by heightswitch on Wednesday 27th August 21:59

[TVR_owner]

It's looking good Neil - first time I've ssen the frontal view, very GTO. Hope its out for Oulton and you have as much fun as I had on my first outing (without the drama).

[Nicholas Blair]

Great colour - what is it ?

Cheers

Nick

[heightswitch]

Nicholas Blair said:

Great colour - what is it ?

Cheers

Nick

unique.

Ultra blue to a custom mix using clear over base, De beers paint.

we have christened the colour Team Russell Racing Blue.

[TaimarSE]

Or is it toolbox Blue.

[heightswitch]

TaimarSE said:

Or is it toolbox Blue.

Better photo after a bit of a polish. the first lot were covered with an oily residue from storage.

The inspiration for the colour was actually from a collins road atlas of GB. I liked the colour, ripped the cover off and had it matched up.

Tool box blue indeed

N.

[TaimarSE]

Joking apart Neil

Your car looks great, like John said it is good to see her from the front.Just couldn't resist the comment when looking at your toolbox's both front and rear of your car

Compressor tank looks pretty close match too

Garry

[heightswitch]

TaimarSE said:

Joking apart Neil

Your car looks great, like John said it is good to see her from the front.Just couldn't resist the comment when looking at your toolbox's both front and rear of your car

Compressor tank looks pretty close match too

Garry

am waiting for John Livesy to buy me a matching beer fridge for x-mas

[Grantura SWE]

Really nice! Great choice of colour!
I feel an urge to convert my Mk IV Grantura to a Griffith look-alike when I see pictures like these!


How wide rims and tires can you fit on a Griffith? As you have the wider rear arches I assume they are wider than what a Grantura 1800/Vixen S1 can cope with?

[heightswitch]

Grantura SWE said:

Really nice! Great choice of colour!
I feel an urge to convert my Mk IV Grantura to a Griffith look-alike when I see pictures like these!


How wide rims and tires can you fit on a Griffith? As you have the wider rear arches I assume they are wider than what a Grantura 1800/Vixen S1 can cope with?

You are limited to a 6J width under standard arches.
The arches are blended subtely inside and Outside to accept wider wheels. there are lots of other mods required to the lower pivot rods and wishbones to allow wider wheels to fit though.

Neil.

[GBRM]

heightswitch said:

It needs
Driveshafts, Prop, Rad and plumbing, Tank and plumbing, Fire system and a full wiring job.

Looking very good Neil. If you haven't got them already or need replacing/renewing then for a rad and tank speak to AH Fabrications (ask for Alex) in Hereford and if you need a prop made speak to Reco-Prop in Luton, they both helped me out and were fantastic and very cheap too!!

[heightswitch]

GBRM said:

heightswitch said:

It needs
Driveshafts, Prop, Rad and plumbing, Tank and plumbing, Fire system and a full wiring job.

Looking very good Neil. If you haven't got them already or need replacing/renewing then for a rad and tank speak to AH Fabrications (ask for Alex) in Hereford and if you need a prop made speak to Reco-Prop in Luton, they both helped me out and were fantastic and very cheap too!!

Shes getting there Gregor.

I hope the old man would have approved. Gerry was and Is the inspiration for me to go racing. I was having a bit of Crack with his "brother" Hugh t'other day at silverstone.

N.

Edited by heightswitch on Friday 29th August 13:51

[GAjon]

[brum]

Beautifull.

(when are the christmas lights coming down? )

[heightswitch]

GAjon said:

N.

[GBRM]

heightswitch said:

Shes getting there Gregor.

I hope the old man would have approved. Gerry was and Is the inspiration for me to go racing. I was having a bit of Crack with his "brother" Hugh t'other day at silverstone.

N.

Keep up the good work and I'm sure Dad would want a go when finished!! I hope Hugh was well - is he out in the Tuscan this year? Funnily enough I found a pictue the other day of MMT7C in an Autotest book doing an Autotest, covered in mud, quite sad really.

[TaimarSE]

GAjon said:

Now that's a beer fridge. I bet you could get in that quicker than your griff, and here's me imagining a glass fronted 16 canner