[Tigers] burly men with BFH

[Ron Fraser]

Ah yes, the Bury Men with the big hammers will never die because it was written in a book so it must be true.

 

I do believe that some of the early Tigers did have some hammering done to the sheet metal.   I also believe that the craftsmen who were shaping the metal would use body working tools that would limit any hammer marks.

 

I’m sure it took Rootes engineering time to develop the correct metal parts to cover the Ford bellhousing and transmission.

It is possible that Jensen had to message the metal some to install it on the production line but my guess is that Rootes and Jensen required bare minimum extra work.   Extra work means extra time and expense.

 

A Burly man with a big hammer does not make any sense for mass production, it is a wives tale that will never die because it was written in a book.   It would take a team of Burly men to meet production and a team of Burly men costs money.

 

As for the Shelby Prototype, quick and fast install required some hammer time.

 

Ron Fraser

 

 

From: Tigers <tigers-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Douglas Lyle via Tigers
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2022 11:51 AM
To: tigers at autox.team.net; Tom Witt <atwittsend at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Correct trunk hinge fasteners

 

There is some truth to the hammer on the firewall.   I can tell you that the Shelby Prototype Tiger still has the indented hammer marks in the firewall from when it went back to Shelby to get a 289 installed.   I can also tell you George Boskoff hated that modification and told me I needed to fix it before taking the car to Tigers United.   He didn't want anyone thinking that it was him making that modification as he would have done it with a little more finesse.

 

 

 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzxRyWlDTss&t=2s> Jere Kirkpatrick - installation of a HiPo 289 in the Shelby Sunbeam Tiger Prototype.

 



 







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Jere Kirkpatrick - installation of a HiPo 289 in the Shelby Sunbeam Tige...


 

 

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