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161. Re: BOOSTER WOES (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 09:20:35 -0600
I have not used the S. Sp. kits but I did rebuild a booster once with a Volvo kit and had the same notchy results. I gave it a little squirt of WD-40 in the air intake for the booster. I am sure tha
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00111.html (6,765 bytes)

162. Big Feet (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Thu, 7 May 1998 09:33:32 -0600
I had the same problem with my right foot not fitting the TIGER. I helped the problem by cutting the right side of the brake peddle off and adding an equal amount to the left. This reduces the space
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00113.html (6,464 bytes)

163. Re: Ball Joint Boot Question (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 16:19:27 -0600
I agree that shop notes are a great source of information but use with caution. For example I believe that the article that says one should weld strengthening plates on the surface of the front cros
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00143.html (7,293 bytes)

164. Re: How fast am I going? (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 08:48:03 -0600
One thing that I learned is that most cables fail after the plastic cover becomes cracked and moisture seeps in. If you wrap a cable with good quality electrical tape, when it is new, you can double
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00299.html (6,925 bytes)

165. Re: tiger hard top /targa top (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 15:07:24 -0600
When I bought my TIGER the PO included a hardtop that he had tried to make into a targa top. I was so disgusted with the resulting mess I left it lying in his back yard. In retrospect I should have t
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00311.html (7,207 bytes)

166. Re: License Plates (score: 1)
Author: "John Crawley" <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 16:43:59 -0600
How about: Meaning: Great Ford V-8 for a TIGER Jc
/html/tigers/1998-05/msg00336.html (6,636 bytes)

167. Re: Tach question (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 09:32:44 -0700
Try a separate ground wire from the Tach. Also the Tach in my TIGER would not work when the mounting screws were tightened up. The ground inside of the Tach is very poor in design as the edges of a h
/html/tigers/1998-04/msg00025.html (6,506 bytes)

168. Re: top end (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:07:48 -0600
My top-loader with .70 Overdrive in 4th and a 2:88 final gives me 2500 or so R.P.M. at 120 Kilometers per hour which is somewhere around 70 or 75 MPH. I never did figure all this out all formulas as
/html/tigers/1998-04/msg00104.html (6,596 bytes)

169. Re: Number of Tigers listers (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 08:42:33 -0700
Just a note of interest: A few years back I was visiting a little mid Western Museum and got to talking to a elderly English chap who was touring with his wife. He and I were both looking at a displ
/html/tigers/1998-03/msg00140.html (7,471 bytes)

170. RE: Additional Data Needed for Drag Coefficient (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 17:09:42 -0700
Is this something like trying to figure out the "Index of Thermal Godspeed Jc
/html/tigers/1998-03/msg00180.html (6,928 bytes)

171. Re: Info about Tiger Techs sales techniics (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:27:30 -0700
The best way to think of this list is to think of it as a Car Club for TIGERs - a virtual club for sure but it is still a car club. The things that go an in any car club should be welcome here. If s
/html/tigers/1998-03/msg00254.html (8,721 bytes)

172. 5 speed conversion info -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 1998 08:20:22 -0700
Hi Tony: I saw a hot-rod article a while back that said there is a kit to attach a Corvette 6-speed to a Ford engine. Anybody ever measure this set-up to see if it would fit in a TIGER? Godspeed Jc
/html/tigers/1998-02/msg00007.html (6,872 bytes)

173. Re: seats (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 1998 08:48:06 -0700
I used a Volvo solution to seats in my TIGER. The bottom seat cushion foam from a 164 Volvo can be used in rebuilding a TIGER seat with just a bit of trimming around the out side edges. I also repla
/html/tigers/1998-02/msg00026.html (6,749 bytes)

174. Re: steering cowl refinishing (score: 1)
Author: johnc@nait.ab.ca
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:28:14 -0700
The best I have seen was sprayed flat black and then given a coat of gloss urethane when dry. The end result looked close to the original plastic finish. Sorry I do not have more details as I was on
/html/tigers/1998-02/msg00118.html (7,717 bytes)

175. Keys -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:00:50 -0700
Just an interesting story about TIGER Keys: When I bought my TIGER it was in boxes and I did not get any keys with it. About 2 years into the restoration I was in the local "Pick-your-part" and kick
/html/tigers/1998-01/msg00132.html (6,930 bytes)

176. Re: Garage and Drive -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 10:04:19 -0700
Be sure to check local building codes. In our part of the world you are not allowed to have grease pits or basements in residential garages as gas fumes can accumulate and . . . pooof! . . . or so t
/html/tigers/1998-01/msg00134.html (6,950 bytes)

177. RE: RE: Spinning at 70mph -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 08:26:28 -0700
Also watch out, if you change the speedo drive gear, that it has the teeth cut in the same direction as the original. The gears for the tiger drive are cut in the opposite direction to most top load
/html/tigers/1998-01/msg00191.html (7,274 bytes)

178. Speedometer cable gearbox and other stuff -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 1998 08:25:26 -0700
You get my vote for Best Post of the Month Award with how to calibrate a speedo. I lover your approach to things it suits my philosophy that "if man made it a man can fix it". I have so often found
/html/tigers/1998-01/msg00257.html (7,119 bytes)

179. Is the wrong color a crime? -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Mon, 03 Nov 1997 15:00:08 -0700
A friend of mine has the most beautiful English sports car collection. I was commenting on how perfect his Healey Blue was and he told me his secret. He takes an original coloured part, as best he c
/html/tigers/1997-11/msg00027.html (8,004 bytes)

180. PAINT COLORS -Reply (score: 1)
Author: John Crawley <johnc@nait.ab.ca>
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 1997 10:14:32 -0700
Remember when choosing paint colours view the samples in day light or better yet in a photographers colour viewing booth and also do not have more than one colour before you at one time. Surround th
/html/tigers/1997-11/msg00040.html (6,642 bytes)


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