- 1. Your only as old as you think (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:14:29 -0800
- I used to build street rods in the 50's in my youth. Eight months after graduating from college in 1966, I bought my first Tiger off the showroom floor. It was stock for about two weeks. By 1969, I h
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00071.html (7,845 bytes)
- 2. Re: gears that mesh (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:06:57 -0800
- I always wanted to put a 3.35 ratio T-5 in my 86 SVO Mustang, cause the 3.50 4 cylinder 1st gear in that car is way too low. Another project still in waiting. Tom Hall ModTiger Engineering LLC www.ti
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00233.html (9,954 bytes)
- 3. Re: gears that mesh (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:15:28 -0800
- Sorry for the repeat but my first message was clipped. TH All of the 5 speed transmissions I have sold and even the one in my blue Tiger are of the 2.95 first gear variety. This is the one you want t
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00234.html (9,867 bytes)
- 4. RE: Steering Ratio (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 18:11:51 -0800
- Besides the pieces made in the San Diego area, Ken Mattice and Bill Miller manufactured some quick rack components of the same approximate ratio in the 70's time frame. These were not copies of the r
- /html/tigers/2006-03/msg00264.html (9,163 bytes)
- 5. Re: Non Tiger---T5 information needed (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:45:51 -0800
- Dan, I'm not sure what info you need, but I can give you some basic facts. First, because the application is for a V6, the gear ratios should have the 3.35 first gear and the 0.73 overdrive and I'd e
- /html/tigers/2006-02/msg00005.html (7,843 bytes)
- 6. T5 Retrofit Kits for the Tiger (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 13:24:36 -0800
- ModTiger Engineering / Flying Tiger Enterprises Announcement Yes, it's a little late to deliver for Christmas, but a last the T5 Five speed kits are available and ready for your Tiger. The pre-produc
- /html/tigers/2005-12/msg00132.html (8,086 bytes)
- 7. Re: Clutch Explosions and Bellhousings (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 09:43:09 -0800
- Regardless of the root cause, catastrophic clutch and flywheel failures are possible and have occurred. I have manufactured several scattershields for those who choose to retain their 5 bolt blocks.
- /html/tigers/2005-11/msg00051.html (7,582 bytes)
- 8. Crossmember attachment (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 22:19:30 -0700
- Before someone injures themselves, there are a few things you should know. 1. The OEM crossmember bolt are not standard with respect to the length of the threads. The threads are longer than the curr
- /html/tigers/2005-06/msg00178.html (7,908 bytes)
- 9. Re: Steering Rack Lubrication (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:06:43 -0700
- You might consider the contact surfaces and observe that the bearings generally have rolling contact whereas the gears have sliding contact. I'd also consider the viscosity, film strength, heat trans
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00074.html (8,952 bytes)
- 10. Labeling situations (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:01:00 -0700
- We've ventured in to little-understood territory in this NOS - Reproduction discussion and without wanting to be defensive, I thought a few things ought to be cleared up and or discussed. With respec
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00112.html (8,736 bytes)
- 11. Re: Limited Slip Diff (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:09:42 -0800
- As others on the list have said, installing a limited slip differential carrier with the 2.88 gear set is not a major problem. You do have to address the ring gear bolt size depending on your source
- /html/tigers/2005-02/msg00079.html (10,535 bytes)
- 12. Re: T5 Trans Info (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 18:51:15 -0800
- I might be helpful to point out that the T-5 OD gears are driven from the cluster shaft and the ratio of the input gear to the cluster is part of the equation. The touted 0.8 OD gears actually have a
- /html/tigers/2005-02/msg00208.html (7,286 bytes)
- 13. Re: whells and gear ratios etc (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:31:18 -0800
- A general warning on used ring and pinion gears............... When a gear set is first installed, it go's through a break in period and the ring and pinion wear together at the exact conditions of t
- /html/tigers/2005-02/msg00209.html (7,432 bytes)
- 14. Re: Torque and Horsepower (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 19:39:02 -0800
- I seem to be overly prolific tonight for no particular reason. It all boils down to the compromises you want to make for your favorite application. Those that really want to run open track events are
- /html/tigers/2005-02/msg00210.html (10,011 bytes)
- 15. National Sunbeam Club (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 14:56:11 -0800
- For all of you that think a National Sunbeam Club is a great new idea, a little history might be in order: In the early 70's STOA routinely published it's newsletter with stories and articles from se
- /html/tigers/2005-01/msg00196.html (9,263 bytes)
- 16. Re: Top Secret Top Loader? (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:55:02 -0800
- Yes we certainly are. Tom
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00170.html (7,046 bytes)
- 17. Re: Fuel mileage, distributors, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 23:55:47 -0800
- I think the cheapest way to do this is to use a early distributor, but it's not necessarily the optimal cost benefit solution. For a cast iron flat tappet cam, I much prefer an early eighties distrib
- /html/tigers/2004-12/msg00272.html (8,974 bytes)
- 18. Re: Smell Problem (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:25:45 -0700
- Your problem is most likely related to the negative pressure in the passenger compartment created with one window closed. We don't know for sure where the "smell" originates, but I can tell you about
- /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00133.html (9,351 bytes)
- 19. Address help (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2004 22:08:14 -0700
- Got a message from "Don Saueressig" <dsaueres@kcbx.net> pertaining to the Tachometer boards I install. My return message bounced for "_Relay_access_denied". Anyone know Don or how else to get in touc
- /html/tigers/2004-09/msg00064.html (6,242 bytes)
- 20. Re: Anyone Take Pictures at SUNI IV? (score: 1)
- Author: Tom Hall <modtiger@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:37:31 -0700
- Gee guys, If you wanted to know what happens at a SUNI, I guess you should'a been there. Now you've got to wait another 5 years. Maybe we'll slip something in the next newsletter.
- /html/tigers/2004-07/msg00106.html (8,213 bytes)
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