<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Nice looking parts. You might also want to try Rootes parts in the UK: <a href="http://www.rootesparts.com/index.htm">http://www.rootesparts.com/index.htm</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">They make a lot of parts for Tiger and Alpine and I believe they have a pretty good reputation.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Will - 382001570 <br><a href="mailto:Tigers@embarqmail.com" target="_blank">Tigers@embarqmail.com</a></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 18, 2020 at 11:38 AM Dave Munroe <<a href="mailto:dave@munroe.ca">dave@munroe.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default">FYI y'all:</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">After 15 years and roughly 17,000 miles, during a routine service (oil change and filter, grease etc) I was surprised to find the Fulcrum Pin bushings protruding from their mountings on my Mark 1A.</div><div class="gmail_default">Thinking back, the Tiger had endured a very rough trip around the Cabot Trail during a period when some serious road construction maintenance was ongoing, resulting in some heavy duty pothole craters that gave the suspension a serious beating. Regardless, they had to be replaced, and knowing the Pin reputation for failure, I decided to replace them as well.</div><div class="gmail_default">I couldn't find a source in North America, but was told to contact J.O. Engineering in the U.K., who produce them. I was surprised and impressed with the obvious quality of these Pins. (See Photo)</div><div class="gmail_default">They are quite spendy, however, but from the look of them, worth the money, setting me back ~$150 CAD each, (roughly $110 USD) including shipping. (Quality has a price tag!)</div><div class="gmail_default">They are no longer available from J.O.. They are now being sold by </div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="http://sunbeamalpinetigerspares.com" target="_blank">sunbeamalpinetigerspares.com</a> in the U.K</div><div class="gmail_default">The service was extraordinary, arriving in Canada the next day via "UPS Expedited". Your mileage may vary.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Cheers,</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Dave Munroe in Nova Scotia</div><div class="gmail_default">B382000450 LRXFE</div></div>
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