[Tigers] Fwd: Smiths Tiger clocks

[Joe Brown]

After doing some more measuring I have determined that the bezel on the
Speedhut clock will hit the bezel of the heater controls.  I went back to
my Rootes Group hole cover and figured out how to restore the faded
letters. On the back of the badge you can see that the letters are raised.
I gently scraped off the remaining silver paint with a razor blade and some
fine sandpaper.  This left the letters transparent.  At this point I
suppose you could rig up a couple of LEDs and have the letters backlit at
night.  But I painted over the letters with some silver paint and it looks
original now.
[image: image.png]

Thanks,
Joe Brown

On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 9:22 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:

> The only problem with the Speedhut clock is that it fits a 66mm hole and
> the original clock hole in the dash is about 62mm.  So it requires a little
> modification.
>
> Joe
>
> On Sat, Jul 13, 2019, 9:10 PM Chris Thompson <chris at cthompson.net> wrote:
>
>> That is such a terrific idea - if I had the skills to make a reproduction
>> of the Tiger clock face I would do it in a heartbeat. Great service to the
>> community if we could come up with a dead-on reproduction...
>> On 7/13/2019 9:17 PM, Joe Brown via Tigers wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anybody have a line drawing of the Tiger script ( like on the fender
>> badges)? I've found jpg files that look like they are photos because they
>> look like chrome and are three dimensional.  I want the line art because
>> Speedhut they let you upload images they can print on their clock faces and
>> I want to see how that looks. I uploaded the three dimensional image and it
>> looks pretty fuzzy. Here is the fuzzy version:
>> [image: image.png]
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Joe
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 9:50 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I me stick to my hole cover until I can find one in better shape. Mine
>>> looks good except for some fading on a couple of letters.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 9:34 PM Jay Laifman <jay.laifman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Everyone is different.  But I have to say, I kind of like the stock
>>>> hole cover - very period.  Very stylish.  Why the heck not?  Of course the
>>>> ammeter hole cover is ugly!  (IMO)
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 6:17 PM Joe Brown via Tigers <
>>>> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I wasn't wanting to pay what an original clock is worth. That's why
>>>>> I'm looking for something new that looks"good enough".
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019, 8:14 PM Eric Gibeaut via Tigers <
>>>>> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Either of those Tiger clocks is worth $300-$400 even if it does not
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>> For that price the chrome rim and the clock face should be in good
>>>>>> condition. There are several for sale on eBay in that price range
>>>>>> now.  Mike
>>>>>> Eck restores them and improves the clock guts so they work and keep
>>>>>> great
>>>>>> time!
>>>>>
>>>>>
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