I would think that the thermostat housing would have been the engine color.
When the shelby engines were made, they took the 289 (271hp) motors and put
the cobra intake on them, the thermostat housing was left the engine color.
I would assume the same would have been for the Tiger.
Terry
B9471362
----- Original Message -----
From: <awtiger@cox.net>
To: "'Allan Ballard'" <allanballard@att.net>; "'Beamclub TIGER'"
<tigers@autox.team.net>; <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2011 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] MK1a Originality question
> Well, let's think about this for a minute. If a customer wanted the LAT
> intake put on their car before they picked it up from the dealer, it's my
> understanding that it would have been installed "post build;" i.e. after
> the
> car reached the U.S. They were not installed on the Rootes production
> line.
> So, that means that the original intake would have been removed from the
> car
> and the new aluminum intake installed. The original piece, along with
> it's
> thermostat housing, would have been painted either blue or black,
> depending
> upon which batch of engines that particular motor came from. It seems
> highly
> unlikely to me that someone would have taken the time to repaint the
> thermostat housing to match the intake. Consequently, my money would be
> on
> the thermostat housing remaining the same color as the rest of the motor.
> The
> only exception to that, however, could be if the LAT intake was supplied
> with
> a new, natural-colored thermostat housing. Maybe someone on the list
> could
> shed some light on that possibility.
>
> Personally, in light of the fact that options such as these were installed
> after the factory build, I'd be willing to bet that some had original
> color
> housings and some had natural housings. Therefore, when striving for
> originality, I don't think either one should have points taken off in a
> concours situation, simply because the car was subject to which mechanic
> installed the option and how much time he had to do it. It could be that
> simple...
>
> My .02 worth,
> Andy Walker
> Edmond, OK
> B382001600LRXFE
> TAC #740
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