heck, it's your car. do what you like. if you build an alpine, you will suffer
endless abuse (alger) so just mod the real thing and have a good time.
rushid al-kubar, kar kutterB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Somebody" <achd73@yahoo.com>
To: tigers@autox.team.net, "DanielDoornbos" <daniel.doornbos@intel.com>
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:11:15 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Tigers] bench building my tiger
Dan,
IF you are going to cut up your Tiger why not just build an Alger? You will
devalue the Tiger (IMO) and you can slowly replace the Tiger parts used on the
Alger and still have a Tiger to build as a stroker etc which wont devalue it
like cutting the firewall out will. I have a couple of nice S5 Alpines I
bought thinking along those lines- this isnt a sales pitch although health
problems have pretty much retired any Alpine being more than an orginal S5-
one w/ OD.
I think your idea is pretty good but the unwritten rule about" Do anything to
your Tiger you want(restomod) as long as it can be returned to stock
configuration"is a good guideline. Perhaps you would be able to rework the
firewall and tranny hump but I feel it would be worth as much as an Alger done
the same way while I dont see the Tiger holding its comparable value. You
might talk to Theo about the injection. I cant remember exactly what he has
installed but he is on top of his game and prolly as knowledgeabe as any
member wanting to add any type FIS. I have to find it but I will send a link
of a place that builds stroker engines. Another owner bought his engine there
and that's who I plan on buying from unless the prices have gone up
signifantly.
TtT
--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Doornbos, Daniel <daniel.doornbos@intel.com> wrote:
> From: Doornbos, Daniel <daniel.doornbos@intel.com>
> Subject: [Tigers] bench building my tiger
> To: "tigers@autox.team.net" <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 3:06 PM
> I'm going to get started on my car in
> the next year and it's not going to be a
> stock restoration. B I have been thinking a 331 stroker
> and some type of
> injection with a 5speed behind it. B I also think I'm
> going to fit a
> toyzjunkie.com cross member.
>
> Talking to a buddy he said crate engines are down in price
> these days, just
> like cars have been getting cheap. B Here is the 4.6l
> ford fully built for $7k.
> High ticket item in my book but when you tally all the
> extra parts on this
> thing it seems like a relative bargain.
>
http://www.jegs.com/i/Ford-Racing/397/M-6007A463NA/10002/-1&parentProductId=1
> 146100
>
> I think this is way more cutting than I want to do on my
> car to get it to fit
> under the fire wall. B But it has me thinking what if
> because this complete
> motor weighs about 50 lbs less than the original long
> block. B Probably a good
> 100lbs lighter than a finished motor.
>
> I know some folks have done some retrofits and fire wall
> cutting. B Does anyone
> have any pics of how they cut their firewall to fit a
> modern EFI? B Also anyone
> else running injection systems, and if so what kind and
> would you recommend
> it. B It appeals to me as being more efficient.
> Primarily I've been thinking
> about the Edelbrock multi-port FI Performer RPM, I think it
> would fit under
> the firewall with no modifications.
>
> dan
>
> Please let this be a distraction about the USPS vs UPS vs
> FEDEX vs ETC... that
> spiraled out of control just last month I don't want to go
> down that path
> again.
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