Ginetta G27 V8

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:05 am

Quick spec on the Ginetta G27

I am still collecting information on this car as its a bit of an odd ball G27 wise

The information I have at the moment is that it was one of only 3 cars built to this particular specification by the factory in the mid 90's and its basically a Ginetta G27 fitted with the running gear from a G33 - So its Ginetta hubs and suspension based around a Sierra diff - Most other G27's being live axle and Triumph suspension derived or a Jag diff IRS system and Triumph.

It was originally built with a 3.5LV8 from a TVR which was removed in 2000 and the previous owner then appears - by the bills with the car - to spend a vast amount of money with DJ Ellis to build a Stage 2 4.0L 250BHP spec engine

Bills found include

Holley 390 - modified
Wildcat inlet
Stage 2 heads
DJE 220 cam
ARP top and bottom
Crower lifters
Adjustable push rods
Sports Steel flywheel
AP Brown clutch
ARP fly bolts
Baffled trap door sump
Nitride and micro polish crank
Full balance
Shot peened rods balanced
+20 bore and pistons
Line hone
Block decked
Additional comb chamber work to blend to bores
Steel timing chain

Exhausts are bespoke tubular 4-1's
Remote oil filter

Rebuilt Lt77 - which I have just polybushed the remote on

Brakes are adjustable balance bar assembly feeding Cosworth vent discs and 4 pots - rears are vented Cosworth with Greenstuff pads

Wheels are 17x8 Compomitive Mo's rear 16x7 front with Yokohama rubber 235/40 rear 205/40 front - although rear may be 35's

All Samco hosing on cooling and all Stainless braiding on the oil pressure lines and vents and fuel lines.

Oddly with all this spec and the Moroso 8mm leads it was running an Opus which I have now removed and fitted a re-curved late model dizzy and re-instated the Smoothcut visicale rev limiter.

Its not very pretty at the moment and its not been looked after as well as it should have been in the past but I will get some pictures up soon

Andrew

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:38 pm

Photo

" ....Shagtastic Baby.... Who was the last owner? - Austin Powers.."

And its smaller than it looks - +6 foot or over 14 stone ned not apply

Andrew

kev_the_mole · Post by **kev_the_mole** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:08 pm

More pictures tout suite please

I really like it!

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:23 pm

That does look pretty sexy Andrew!!!

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:56 pm

Thanks guys appreciate the comments

It does have some appealing curves and they are rare enough that not everyone knows what they are. Being British and still making cars successfully is also nice even if most people think they are Italian.

It's locked away from me covered up in a barn at the moment so that I can get on and concentrate on getting another project complete but when we get a break in the weather I will get a few more Photo's when I take it out for a run up to the Pondarosa for a brew.

Cheers

Andy

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:44 pm

A couple of pictures at the Pondarosa.

Just before I washed it - forgive the paintwork - its from a previous owner the duct tape and the alloy is my handiwork though after I ripped off the Impreza hood scoop that had been fitted !!!

A respray is on the list of todo's after the holes have been rectified.

The westy gives you some idea of the size of the thing

Andrew

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:58 pm

That sump must be very close to the ground!

Chris.

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:09 pm

Everything is very close to the ground

Sump runs 3.5" ground clearance I think - 1.5" below the chassis

Andrew

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:59 pm

That is very nice- and very tiny! I know the family that makes/used to make Ginettas, love the look

Darkspeed · Post by **Darkspeed** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:10 pm

The Walketts still make cars under the DARE brand building the 60's models. Ginetta as a make are still in business with some very nice cars - the G50 is gorgeous - although not a V8 so not perfect

Tiny yep... but what it lacks in physical size it more than makes up for in attitude

I will get a few pictures under the bonnet in due course to prove it has a V8 in it but its been let go a bit and looks of cleaning and polishing is required.

Andrew