9 years resting, recommissioning has begun

9 years resting, recommissioning has begun

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Johno

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8,207 posts

269 months

Saturday 19th November 2022
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First off, feck me it’s quiet in here these days tumbleweed

A few months back we moved back to the UK after 11yrs away. 9yrs ago I tucked the Griffith under a blanket (metaphorically), as the 3rd car in a 2 car garage. Next to it was my Dad’s Chimaera. Cosy.

2wks ago I went and dragged the track day trailer I used for my Caterham out of a barn, in fine working order. Round to my folks and loaded the Griff onboard for its journey south.

So as the process to recommission begins, what will we find ….

22yr old car, 87k miles (84k I did before she went away), only started and run up and down the drive in last 9yrs every few months….



jeremyc

21,584 posts

271 months

Saturday 19th November 2022
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wavey Hello stranger! Good luck with the recommissioning - hope to see you out and about in it in the UK. smile

Johno

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8,207 posts

269 months

Monday 21st November 2022
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jeremyc said:
wavey Hello stranger! Good luck with the recommissioning - hope to see you out and about in it in the UK. smile
Hello sir! Good to see you, virtually biggrin

Look forward to catching up.

Matthew Poxon

5,323 posts

160 months

Monday 21st November 2022
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Long time no see!

Murph7355

35,398 posts

243 months

Thursday 24th November 2022
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Had mine done summer 2021. Not had much use since again unfortunately...maybe next year smile

Most of the stuff I had done were bits that I'd wanted to change before it was rested.

Johno

Original Poster:

8,207 posts

269 months

Yesterday (20:45)
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Passed MOT today, 1584 miles done in the last 11yrs !!

Got some driving to catch up with.

Couple of little bits to finish off, but so far since November

Body off
Chassis refurbed
New carpets
Seats, dash, whale tail etc retrimmed
All the pipe work replaced, fuel lines, brake lines etc
New stereo, amp, speaker install completed and footwell project (tidying up) completed

Need some new tyres and then a bit of time sorting the paintwork and I’ll be satisfied …. For a while biggrin


Oldwolf

825 posts

180 months

Excellent!

Enjoysmile

bigandclever

13,217 posts

225 months

Good stuff thumbup

Gives me hope for the future for mine .. 25 year old Griff, a mere 5 years unmoved on the drive boxedin

Johno

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8,207 posts

269 months

bigandclever said:
Good stuff thumbup

Gives me hope for the future for mine .. 25 year old Griff, a mere 5 years unmoved on the drive boxedin
Like many, when we put the car away we were going to Singapore after we'd kept it with us in France for 2.5yrs. We thought we'd bring it over to the Netherlands when we got there, but very young daughter, no garage etc etc and it stayed in the UK.

Now we're back, if I didn't do it now then it'd continue to rest up. So I bit the bullet. Not for the faint hearted, but I have spent anything on it for 10yrs, so saved the money then biggrin