[Tigers] Brake light switch

[Ron Fraser]

Jay

                I recommend gluing a ½” diameter flat disc to the brake pedal so the switch always makes good contact.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Jay Laifman [mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2017 6:58 PM
To: Larry Mayfield <drmayf at mayfco.com>
Cc: Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake light switch

 

Here you go.  It's nothing fancy.  The hardest part was probably getting the angles right.  I used cardboard and bent a few until I was happy.

 

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 3:45 PM, Larry Mayfield <drmayf at mayfco.com <mailto:drmayf at mayfco.com> > wrote:

Post the photo to the list or directly to me as well?

 

mayf

 

From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> ] On Behalf Of Jay Laifman via Tigers
Sent: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:49 AM
To: Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com <mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com> >
Cc: Tiger's Den <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net> >
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Brake light switch

 

I made my own for my Alpine after too many failures of the switch.  I'm happy to take a picture and send it.  I drove the Alpine to work today.  So I can go out and take a shot shortly.

 

I just went to a local auto store and looked through their brake switches for the different cars and bought one - I think I got a GM one.  I built a bracket, and ran two wires to where the stock hydraulic one is, with two male electric ends.  So I didn't do any changes to the car itself - except for mounting the bracket I made.

 

FWIW, I highly recommend people routinely check how much pressure it takes to put their brake lights on whenever a shiny car or truck stops behind them.  These things just don't last.  I even researched and found the best supplier, got it from them.  Still didn't last.  That's when I gave up.  

 

On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 8:34 AM, Ron Fraser via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers at autox.team.net> > wrote:

Stu

                I feel your pain when it comes to the charging system.   The generator system on my Tiger was a problem from day one.

After years of researching and thinking about converting to Alternator I finally pieced together a conversion I was happy with.

 

Parts needed

1965 style Ford Alternator

One of those one wire voltage regulators you attach to the back of the alternator

Make an alternator bracket

Make the original voltage regulator into junction block

 

I wrote this article up in 2003 and TE/AE published it in the Rootes Review – not sure which one

I included a drawing for the bracket, wire diagram and instruction for making the VR into a junction block

The alternator bracket is only good for the Ford style alternator; any other alternator would require an different bracket

 

For a totally stock look you would have to get one of those Alternators that looks just like a generator.

 

Ron Fraser

 

From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net <mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> ] On Behalf Of Stu via Tigers
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2017 4:19 PM
To: Tiger Net <Tigers at autox.team.net <mailto:Tigers at autox.team.net> >
Subject: [Tigers] Brake light switch

 

The Tiger has been taunting me this year.  The charging system, running lousy, then good, then lousy again, etc., all keeping me from the project I'd planned to do.  This time its the hydraulic brake light switch.

 

Yeah, I know, The warnings have been out there for years.  But this time I'm changing to a mechanical switch.  

 

So, does anyone out there have pictures of the bracket they built to hold the switch on the brake pedal arm?  I'm looking for ideas.

 

Stu Brennan  


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