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41. Re: Fan Question (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 23:51:21 -0700; did and offered was very common for cars entering the US market in the '60s: no testing and no quality.<<< While no fan of the Yugo I do recall reading an article years ago (around the time of its i; /html/tigers/2005-05/msg00158.html (7,850 bytes)
42. Re: Volvo fan (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 18:30:43 -0700; Here in So. Cal I think I have found about 4 at the local pick a parts in the past year or two (I make about 20 trips a year). There are found on SOME (not all - and might I add a limited "some") of; /html/tigers/2005-05/msg00190.html (7,404 bytes)
43. Re: Oil filter myths and legends (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 20:38:10 -0700; My brother use to work for Purolator. He was the guy who ran the machine that tested filters off the production line to check for specs. (filtration levels of particulates). He said Purolators were g; /html/tigers/2005-05/msg00219.html (8,596 bytes)
44. Re: Autocross this Saturday & SWAP MEET on Sunday (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 09:15:52 -0700; As a man with a penchant for deal$ and wringing every last bit of life out of old parts it disappoints me to say I was helping shoot a doucumentary "way" up in San Jose -- LAST weekend. :-( I geuss w; /html/tigers/2005-05/msg00327.html (7,446 bytes)
45. Re: Barret-Jackson Auction this weekend (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 08:28:11 -0800; Is it the term 'frame off restoration' being applied to a Tiger that raises suspicion? You know...., like they don't get it that the Tiger doesn't have a real frame so to speak and as such reveal th; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00004.html (9,066 bytes)
46. Re: Barret-Jackson Auction this weekend (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:19:35 -0800; Cosmic wheels! Old BF Goodrich T/A radials, no side trim. Why if it had old black paint, bare, and primed replacement lower panels (all around) I'd swear it was my car. Speaking of Cosmic wheels, doe; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00013.html (8,483 bytes)
47. Re: Steering Rack Lubrication (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 23:39:37 -0700; I haven't filled mine with grease. However, I did make the rack refillable. I simply took an aluminum style wheel valve stem (all metal, with a nut to hold it in place), punched a slightly undersize; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00057.html (8,295 bytes)
48. Re: Steering Rack Lubrication (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 15:27:29 -0700; I'll take a guess. With grease such as used in a ball joint it is replenished periodically through the zerk fitting (assuming proper maintenance). With the grease in the rack as it works out of the o; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00063.html (9,118 bytes)
49. Re: Steering Rack Lubrication (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 23:58:34 -0700; Then again depending on one's diet you may have been topping it off all this time, and not known it! Tom Witt; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00072.html (8,517 bytes)
50. Re: Steering Rack Lubrication (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 13:26:27 -0700; I would agree with what Ron Fraiser and Tom Hall said. It seems to make sense. Ron, basically what you said concurs with what the guy at the appliance store told me regarding the bearings (I think th; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00084.html (8,550 bytes)
51. Re: nothing wrong with clones if not misrepresented (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:54:19 -0700; determination on my part (and 2 miles of mig wire) that has it as a flag bearer for the marque. <<< How many spools in a mile? We may be in a distance race here! My car may be more Lincoln (wire) th; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00111.html (7,809 bytes)
52. Re: Mini-moke (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 11:58:58 -0700; They used to rent Mini-Mokes over on Catalina Island. Today they rent golf carts. I think there is a distinction. Geez, back in the 1980's $20 an hour seemed like a lot to rent the Moke (and so I nev; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00140.html (6,603 bytes)
53. Steering Rack (previously Spec. Racer Tires) (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 22:52:05 -0700; wheel As I recall a long while back someone had stated that tightening the rack without the weight on the tires was not a good idea. Crossmember flexing caused the rack to bind once the car was back; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00195.html (7,416 bytes)
54. Re: Volvo fan for a Tiger? (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 19:40:35 -0700; I have a Volvo fan on my Tiger. The advantage of the Volvo fan is that it has bolt holes that line to the Ford water pump and just clears the steering rack (assuming that the engine mounts, rack are; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00217.html (8,126 bytes)
55. Re: Dana 44 seal question (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:57:39 -0700; I got my seal at Sunbeam Specialties. You will have to pull the driveshaft flange off to replace it. Thought it is probably hard to do, be careful removing/have removed the flange as the pinion is p; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00255.html (7,199 bytes)
56. Re: Steering Column (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 11:16:13 -0700; My Stepfather used to sell electrical panel equipment. Over the years he aquired many interesting things. When he past away I got the bulk of his "garage possessions." One item that I'm still not su; /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00256.html (7,134 bytes)
57. Re: Tigers and side pipes (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 08:46:02 -0800; Think though about the heat from the side pipes 180 dregrees (rotation, and well..., maybe heat too). What a wonderful effect this would have on evaporating the water build-up in the rocker panels th; /html/tigers/2005-03/msg00003.html (7,352 bytes)
58. Re: Rare Rootes Leg Oiler Option (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2005 21:28:50 -0800; Frank, when I installed my line I contemplated running a secondary hose over the outside (sort of like coaxial cable). It would have extended through the rubber gromet in the firewall about an inch s; /html/tigers/2005-03/msg00035.html (8,951 bytes)
59. Re: Restated question, was LAT 70 offset (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 08:17:11 -0800; I do the same thing regarding negative offset. Perhaps because 25+ years ago I also read Phun's book. It does seem logical to state "negative" with a decrease in track width (from stock) and "positi; /html/tigers/2005-03/msg00157.html (7,516 bytes)
60. Re: offset vs. backspace (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:33:05 -0800; Excellently stated. Simple for those who need to get the measurement done and detailed enough for those that what to know why. I used to frequent Caldwell up there on Colorado Blvd. In my case it wa; /html/tigers/2005-03/msg00190.html (11,353 bytes)

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