Description:

Rare TVR Grantura 1800S - only 78 built. Restored 2000-2004 and built to Rocky Mtn. Vintage Racing specs (1972 SCCA PCS & GCR). Suspension extensively tuned for neutral to slight understeer, bump steered, very easy and predictable to drive. Logbooks clean (no deficiencies). Engine built by Dave Headley @ Fab-Tek; high output race engine good to 8000 rpm. Light weight and great brakes make this easy to drive hard into a corner. Excels on short, tight tracks.


History

raced 60s to early 70s, then 2001-2006. Raced in RMVR, CVAR, Nostalgia, Southwest Motorsport

Competition History

2006 Sandia win-see August 2006 Victory Lane, page 45
Performance Data

• DP
  
• 1650 lbs
  

Engine

• Fab-Tek
  
• MG
  
• MGB 5-main
  
• 1850 (.040 over)
  
• 1- Weber 45 DCOE, flowed aluminum manifold
  
• MGB by Fab-Tek, ported and polished, re-shaped comb. chambers
  
• MGB
  
• MGB
  
• MGB ground and polished
  
• Carillo
  
• JE forged alum.
  
• special grind for Fab-Tek
  
• MG big valve
  
• roller rockers, adjustable pushrods
  
• racing disc
  
• competition
  
• aluminum with steel insert
  
• custom headers, Duromax bullet muffler
  
• 7 hours
  
• full race engine, cleanable oil filter, Accusump, windage tray
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• Fuel-Safe
  
• 6 years
  
• 10 gal
  
• Holley Red
  
• leaded high octane racing gas
  

Oil/Water System

• Griffin alum double pass
  
• front
  
• MGB
  
• Mocal oil-to-water
  
• front
  

Electrical System

• Pertronix Ignitor and coil
  
• none
  
• Odyssey sealed gel
  
• none
  
• none; MSD rev limiter
  

Transmission

• MG
  
• close ratio gear set
  
• 2.45, 1.75, 1.31, 1.0
  
• MGB
  
• none
  
• 2 years
  

Rear End

• MG/TVR
  
• Salisbury limited slip
  
• none
  
• 4.3:1
  
• MGB/TVR
  
• Triumph half shafts
  
• 1 year
  
• also 4.55 locked, 3.9 open sets
  

Body

• fiberglass all panels
  
• Blue
  
• very good
  
• Lexan windshield, Plexiglass rear with Dzus fasteners
  

Chassis

• space frame
  
• TVR
  
• steel tube
  
• painted
  
• excellent
  
• TVR wishbones, Triumph freeze-hardened trunnions and spindles, Hypercoil springs, custom anti-roll
  
• IRS, TVR wishbones & hub carrier, hardened Triumph spindles, Avo springs, Addco anti-roll bar
  
• Avo gas adjustable, five years
  
• front Brembo/Triumph TR-4, Hawk pads, rear TR-4 drums
  
• Triumph Spitfire rack
  
• Real, Wolfrace, IndyMag, 18 wheels, 14" & 15"
  
• Kumho, Toyo
  

Interior

• painted gray
  
• fiberglass, aluminum
  
• extinguisher
  
• 5 pt. Crow, new Dec 2004
  
• tach, oil temp & press, water temp, volts, fuel press & leve
  
• excellent
  

Spares

• numerous
  
• new short block race engine - $5,000