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- Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:51 am
- Forum: Tech Tips
- Topic: Alternative Front Spindles Lowering Ride?
- Replies: 9
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they were from other rootes cars. late model minx i think and maybe more. the vertical link is the same but the spindle comes out higher up, lowering the front of the car without shortening suspension travel and allowing more clearance of the upper wishbone for large wheels. i have comparison photos...
- Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:46 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: BBC Top Gear Filming (TVR factory Blackpool)
- Replies: 20
- Views: 37479
- Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:07 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: How many Tiger's
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15986
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 3:27 pm
- Forum: Tech Tips
- Topic: Antifreeze
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11313
i use brita filtered water because i can never find distilled water. brita removes about 60-70% of the total dissolved solids. water is a better heat sink than antifreeze so i use about 30% antifreeze and the rest water. i also find gano filters particularly useful on old cars. i have one in my tige...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:23 pm
- Forum: Tech Tips
- Topic: Eidlebrook Manifold/Holly carb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6695
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:20 pm
- Forum: Tech Tips
- Topic: Antifreeze
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11313
it doesn't really matter. i use the modern red organic acid technology (OAT) stuff because its not such a nasty chemical as ethylene glycol or propylene glycol . its more expensive and they say not to mix it with the glycol (yellow/green) stuff so you'd need to do a full flush of the block with wate...
- Tue Feb 16, 2010 1:38 pm
- Forum: Classifieds - Parts
- Topic: The Book of Norman - SOLD
- Replies: 19
- Views: 31804
it could be published for free using the amazon print on demand service. each copy would cost about $50 and he would even make money from each one sold. i pointed that out to norman but he hasn't followed up so i guess he has other reasons for not wanting more copies. perhaps he regrets publishing i...
- Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:26 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Tiger winter storage
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5062
i'm no authority, but i can tell you what i do. salt seems to be the worst offender and it particularly evil on chrome. 1) i put a good layer of wax on the paint around december. 2) if it gets covered in salt, i hose it down carefully including underneath. and run it until its all nice and warm. dry...
- Thu Jan 07, 2010 9:00 am
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: insurance
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14108
i agree. i've set mine at 19,000 which i think is reasonable. if the car was unmodified, the insurance would be cheaper and the value would be higher. but it isn't :) its also LHD which adds a little. any modification instantly jacks up the premium. when my mini was stock (165bhp manufacturers spec)...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:58 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: insurance
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14108
yes, they seem to pretty much stop adding premium after the first 150hp increase or thereabouts. i declared a whole A4 sheet of modifications! for the blower, what did you say to the question 'who did the work and what are there qualifications?' - 'me - non'? :) i'm only 29 though. i think that does...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: insurance
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14108
insurance
i thought some people might appreciate the details of my insurance renewal this year. of course premiums vary according to your circumstances and my car is quite heavily modified: Adrian Flux: I was with them for the last 2 years and they sent me a renewal price of 391 pounds! Peter James: quoted me...
- Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:04 pm
- Forum: Tech Tips
- Topic: Brembo caliper's
- Replies: 76
- Views: 114407
- Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:31 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: My Tiger headers are rusted out from the inside!!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 24354
daylight robbery. although it was 1200 when i asked 18 months ago. i think camcoat was about 500 with shipping but i may be remembering wrong. either way, it seems very steep to me. the camcoat process includes a coat of satin paint on top. might it have been that that was peeling off? you are suppo...
- Mon Dec 21, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Fan & Radiator
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26549
Are you sure about that? It may sound like a common sense approach, but that doesnt not always work. You could also argue that although the coolant is not in the rad so long, it passes through more often so the disadvantage is cancelled by the advantage!! yep. i'm speaking from the experience of my...
- Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:48 pm
- Forum: Sunbeam Tiger
- Topic: Fan & Radiator
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26549
you're right about the variety of pumps. 1) first there are late and early pumps that have totally different hose attachments. you want the early '260' style for the tiger rather than the late 302 style. 2) stubby and normal. the normal width just requires the pulley flange pushing a little further ...