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Re: Valve Cover clearance

To: Anita & Jim Barrett <anitabrt@mindspring.com>, tigers@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: Valve Cover clearance
From: richards@northcoast.com
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 20:25:48 -0800
>Jim Parent,
>        No problem at all with clearance.  I simply moved the firewall back
>6 inches and added new front frames on the outside of the existing frames,
> then removed the old frames and adjusted the inner fender wells to match.
>While I was at it I got rid of the hydralic clutch.  I now have a machinecal
>clutch linkage that pivots on the clutch piviot ball of the 351C.  No more
>problems with leaking clutch cylinders.  The only problem is that the 
>heater core no longer fits and I have to use Pins to hold the hood down.
>I drive with the seat all the way back, but It is not a problem for me as I am
>only 5'10" tall.
>Of course there is a JC Whitney Camaro hood scoop (opening at the rear)
> to clear the extra tall air cleaner.  I use regular 3" tall Mustang Air 
>filters
> (round, but squeezed to oval) to fit the original Tiger  AC airfilter sheet
> metal.  I also relocated the u-joint end of the steering column a little more
> to the drivers side. The shaft is also about 1/2 inch lower at the dash.
>( Used carved PVC spacer on top of the steering column at the dash
> mounting bracket.)  The wider frames allowed me to recore the radiator
>4" wider.  No problem with overheating even in 95 degrees Florida.  
>The oil filter is properly located in the drivers side front fender just
>under the 
>head light.  Used existing oil  fittings, but added new hoses to reach.
>Use a 14" 5 bladed fan from a Sears add on air-conditioner kit for a Rambler.
>As you can see I like to keep my Tiger completely original!  People who
>change anything to improve a Tiger should be given 20 lashes with a wet noddle.
>
>        (Just ignore the poor spelling, I am to  tired to correct it.). 
>
>        Jim Barrett Tiger II 351C  and others.

Jim-I certainly hope that you tediously saved the original air from your 
original tires to 
inflate your current tires.  Anything short of this would be an utter 
disapointment  and 
show a lack of concern for your high school Originality 101 teacher.  :-}

Kind Regards-Chris

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