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SBF???.....how about a nice all aluminum LS? Less weight the better, plus they come with a 2 year factory warranty.
jason
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[quote=John McMahon;924909]uh..yeah, right. In case you don't know, its great grand daddy, the TVR Griffith 200, came with a 289 SBF in it. sooooooo.....QUOTE]
JM,
Great car, good vid, dork announcer. Car woulda gone faster if Curtis released the handbrake...
Location: FT Sill, OK...but TEXAN born and raised.,
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Originally Posted by John McMahon
uh..yeah, right. In case you don't know, its great grand daddy, the TVR Griffith 200, came with a 289 SBF in it. sooooooo.....
Well there's always room for improvement.
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"...and when you men get home and face an anti-war protester, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend, because she knows she's dating a p****y." GEN Tommy Franks
uh..yeah, right. In case you don't know, its great grand daddy, the TVR Griffith 200, came with a 289 SBF in it. sooooooo.....
Yes, but keep in mind the TVRs in the 80s and those introduced in the early 90s (Griffith and Chimaera) used Rover V8s which were under license from Buick. TVR continued to use this engine in the Griffith and Chimaera, even after the homegrown AJP8 was introduced. On a side note, that Rover/Buick V8 in a Griffith 500 is the best sounding engine I have ever heard in a production car.
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Originally Posted by ERA649
This is a classic example of over steer.
The left rear u- joint disintegrated blow apart the lower control arm left rear tire & upright folded up over the upper control arm it was outta control.
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Originally Posted by ERA649
This is a classic example of over steer.
Mike,
That is what I was thinking and with Turn 1, usually you see a full inward spin, overcorrected, then another half spin, slamming into the armco on the right side....I think that was what happened to Terry that one time.
But...if it was a u joint...ugh...had to be ugly.
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REMEMBER....In Case of Spin....Both Feet in!!!!!
This one heads off most other contenders down under. This shot taken in Castrol [Turn2] @ Teretonga, Invercargill, NZ. Whole meet was wet like this, nearest competitors were a GT40 Replica & an IROC Porsche.[usually 20+ secs back at end of races]
TVR fans, I need $$$$ help
gimme a condom....
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