- 101. Re: [Tigers] CAT Headers and alum heads (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:06:08 -0500
- What size heads are you looking at? There are size constraints built into the Tiger. I'm using Edelbrock E-Street heads (not planning on racing or anything extravagant) with Sunbeam Specialties head
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00056.html (8,648 bytes)
- 102. Re: [Tigers] More 302 questions (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:31:26 -0500
- My 2 cents: 1) Timing marks on the 302 crank damper should be ok. If memory serves, timing is 10 degrees btdc with vacuum disconnected. It should be on the damper. 2) an aftermarket 157 tooth flywhee
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00109.html (9,118 bytes)
- 103. Re: [Tigers] Looking for Mk II parts (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2011 09:54:40 -0500
- If you are looking for a chrome headlight rim I can probably help. The painted rims may be hard to find. Take a look at MGs and / or Triumphs / Healeys. The rim is pretty generic; no eyebrows or oth
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00160.html (8,779 bytes)
- 104. Re: [Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 31 (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:54:37 -0500
- Mine's a '67 Mark 2 with the 6 bolt block and "289" in the valley. The casting code (block, drivers side front): 6D27 L (I think it's an "L"). The car s/n is 105, which makes it the 6th production Ma
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00211.html (8,636 bytes)
- 105. Re: [Tigers] rear end height (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2011 11:00:15 -0500
- Are we ignoring the basics here? Lots of talk about solutions, but I don't see - can't find - a starting point. That is, what SHOULD the ride height be? I looked... TE/AE, Tigers United, STOA, Rootes
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00372.html (10,229 bytes)
- 106. Re: [Tigers] tiger blocks (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:52:42 -0500
- Larry was kind enough to correct my math... The difference in stroke is just a tad more then 1/8". Sorry! Tom _______________________________________________ Tigers@autox.team.net Donate: http://www.
- /html/tigers/2011-01/msg00406.html (8,645 bytes)
- 107. Re: [Tigers] Honeybourne mouldings hardtops (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 21:28:33 -0500
- For the U.S. guys, I did a bit of checking with the company, they're telling me it'll cost almost as much to ship a top here, including packaging and import fees, as it will to buy one. So if you're
- /html/tigers/2011-02/msg00014.html (8,289 bytes)
- 108. Re: [Tigers] Mercum Tiger - $80k Question? (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 21:02:50 -0500
- I'm with Theo here. Let me offer this, having just been there. I still have trim and chrome to go, and some of the trim is not cheap, especially for a Mark 2: There were around 7,000 Tigers built, an
- /html/tigers/2011-02/msg00072.html (11,031 bytes)
- 109. Re: [Tigers] Need help with header decision. (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:45:19 -0500
- I can't speak to performance. I installed Rick's headers (SS) with no problems. The fit's tight but I didn't have to modify anything. Tom ' 67 Mark 2 _______________________________________________
- /html/tigers/2011-02/msg00128.html (8,047 bytes)
- 110. Re: [Tigers] Alternator Question (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:25:34 -0500
- I think what Hank's referencing is the 6RA relay used on the Tiger Mark 2's. I don't think it was used on the earlier models, anyway it isn't on the wiring diagram for the Mark 1. The 6RA on the mark
- /html/tigers/2011-03/msg00026.html (10,044 bytes)
- 111. Re: [Tigers] cardboard for seat backs (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2011 08:51:11 -0500
- Per the Tigers United article, I used poster board, available at any office supply store. It's a bit thicker than the original, which, BTW, showed some discoloration but no deterioration after 40 + y
- /html/tigers/2011-03/msg00050.html (8,175 bytes)
- 112. Re: [Tigers] Head gasket has me scrathin my head. (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:32:19 -0400
- Your picture shows the gasket installed properly. See "How To Rebuild the Small Block Ford" by George Reid - I think it's available online - p: 115. "... Front means Front with small block Ford gask
- /html/tigers/2011-03/msg00118.html (9,479 bytes)
- 113. Re: [Tigers] gas pedal assembly (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:40:03 -0400
- Mine has a "field Fix" complements of the PO: the darn thing is welded so it can't slip. It's welded in the wrong location, though, so Rick's throttle cable puts the pedal way too high. Serious leg p
- /html/tigers/2011-03/msg00241.html (9,198 bytes)
- 114. [Tigers] Manual Brake Conversion (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:30:14 -0400
- Good Morning all, I'm in the middle of a debate, more like "going to school," over how to convert to manual brakes. The issue centers around a near catastrophic failure of the brake system which, for
- /html/tigers/2011-04/msg00128.html (7,218 bytes)
- 115. Re: [Tigers] 260 versus 302 Starter (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:39:48 -0400
- Jim's right, as is Owain. The starter will work wherever the old starter worked, with the 160 tooth flywheel and the 157 tooth flywheel. The wiring change is simple, the starter fits better under hea
- /html/tigers/2011-04/msg00188.html (9,881 bytes)
- 116. Re: [Tigers] My 347 numbers! (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:04:53 -0400
- "Engine would not idle below 1500" That's a bit high even with an aggressive cam... Timing? Vacuum leak? Idle adjustment? Stuck throttle cable? (I've run into all those birthing the 289 in my Mark 2.
- /html/tigers/2011-04/msg00231.html (9,195 bytes)
- 117. Re: [Tigers] (no subject) (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:14:15 -0400
- Start here (If you haven't already!): http://www.tigersunited.com/resources/wsm/tt-images/MKIBIGwiring.jpg The light connects 12v from the ignition switch through the lamp to the "D" terminal on the
- /html/tigers/2011-04/msg00242.html (10,508 bytes)
- 118. [Tigers] Tiger Mark 2 fender badges (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2013 14:07:25 -0500
- Hello All, I'm finally getting around to installing the fender badges on my early Mark 2 and I've run into some confusion: My badges are labeled "SUNBEAM V8" the lettering is in bright silver and the
- /html/tigers/2013-02/msg00053.html (8,620 bytes)
- 119. [Tigers] Fender Badges (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2013 10:28:55 -0500
- An update: I asked Norm, who is the acknowledged expert on all things Tiger. His response: All Sunbeam Tiger Fender Badges had black backgrounds. So, either the black background wore off mine in the
- /html/tigers/2013-02/msg00058.html (8,025 bytes)
- 120. [Tigers] Battery (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Parker <tkparker1941@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:14:29 -0500
- Steve, When I bought my Tiger in 1976 it had already had a hard life. The battery had tipped sometime in the past and there was a long hole where the boot floor once had been. Sp when I started the r
- /html/tigers/2013-02/msg00125.html (7,805 bytes)
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