[Tigers] Engine removal/ paint questions

[steve wick]

Normally I would have dived right in and got the thing running right, but had several other projects lined up before it. I finished a '69 XL convertible with my son, a '68 California Special Mustang, '73 Mach 1 and '70 Cougar XR7. The Tiger started having problems in the middle of these and I didn't want to tear another car apart in the middle of the chaos. It started with a shorted wire at the alternator conversion that was done by the previous owner. The ammeter acted like a fuse and I lost all power at 70 mph on the freeway and had to coast to the side with no signals or lights. After that, I had fuel pump issues, where the electric pump would just randomly stop running while I was driving. It would sometimes come back in a half hour, sometimes several days later, so I was afraid to drive very far from home. Changing pumps didn't make a difference. The last 10 years or so, I've had two moves for jobs, 5 surgeries, and now a move for retirement, and I haven't spun a wrench except for maintenance, so the Tiger just sat. Now I'm ready to put in a new wiring harness with proper fuses and get this thing running like it should.

Steve

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From: GARY WINBLAD <garywinblad at comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, December 3, 2021 9:02 PM
To: steve wick <srwick at hotmail.com>; steve wick via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Engine removal/ paint questions

Steve,

Its a shame you couldn't get it reliable in 20 years...
A full restore is always nice though.
Engine compartment should be body color, my car was Midnight Blue too and if I ever get around to it, I think I may go back to original too.
A 5.0/5speed transforms the car to a modern car. you won't wan to go back.  I just have a stock cam Mustang engine but its awesome fast
and loves to cruise  at 80 with good mileage.
I use my 4-post lift to drop the engine/tranny out the bottom, worked slick.  I wouldn't try to hang it over the end though.
Gary

On 12/03/2021 9:14 PM steve wick via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:


This will be a long post, so please bear with me. I've had my Tiger for 20 years, but only drove it occasionally. I had constant problems with the wiring and fuel system that left me stranded several times. The last 10 years or so, I haven't driven it more than 100 miles per year, mainly due to work, health issues, time and the unreliability issue. I plan on going through my Tiger this winter, updating the wiring harness and, as a bonus, getting it ready to go back to the original paint color (Midnight Blue) throughout the car. As part of that, I was going to pull the engine and transmission.
  First question. Is the engine compartment body color or black? My car was completely repainted, inside and out, in the 70's to some shade of red that now needs serious help. The engine compartment was painted black. I figure if I'm going to repaint everything, I might as well do it right.
  Second question. I've heard of people pulling the engine from the top and from the bottom. It's just me, and my bench-pressing days are way behind me, so I won't be lifting the front of the car myself if I pull from the bottom. I don't see a good place to attach a hoist. I have a 4-post car lift, so can position the front of the car over the edge of the platform, block up the frame under the A pillar and chain the rear frame rails down and lift the whole car in the air, minus the front crossmember/engine/tranny, or remove the transmission, strip the engine to the block and heads and pull from the top. Which would be the best way, and why?
  Last question. As long as the engine/tranny are out, I'm going to "refresh" them. I'm a hot rodder at heart, but don't want to mess up a rare car like a Tiger. I'm looking for something just to drive and have fun with, without getting smoked by a Prius. I'm considering using a roller cam 302 and a 5 speed, because of the ZDDP issue, parts availability, reliability, small boost in power, etc. How much do I hurt the value of the car by having the original engine/tranny available but newer stuff installed, vs. rebuilding the stock units?

Thanks guys. Looking forward to everyone's input and opinion.

Steve
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