Tigers are usually plagued by overheating and this tiger was no different. The core was 10% blocked and a “new” one was needed. A second original tiger core was cleaned and rodded. The entire assembly was then painted with radiator black paint from Eastwood.
Using the stock Ford small block adapter this oil filter fits directly onto the engine. A tiger with headers may not be able to use this solution.
The tiger has a remote oil filter that consists of several pipes that tend to leak. The upper pipes next the oil filter started to leak badly on this car and something has to be done.
The front rubber brake hoses had collapsed from old age and needed to be replaced. New stainless steel brake hoses have been installed.
The carbs have been rebuilt but the front one is spewing fuel from the highlighted hole. This is apparently the float overflow hole. After sitting a bit the new valve loosened up and started working properly.
The carbs badly needed to be rebuilt. The orings on the needs adjusters were hard and leaked gas out the bottom. All of the gaskets were old and stuck to the surfaces and the they were just plain dirty.
The rear brakes look fine and have now been bled to ensure proper working order. Here can see the IRS from the TR6.
This actually a 1971 Triumph TR6 with a TR4 body. The chassis, running gear, dash, windscreen, and wheels are from a TR6.
More the once the ball joints on the sway bar had come apart. These were brand new from Moss Motors and just could not take it. So some high strength linkages will have to be custom made.
I ordered four:
60645K451 HIGH-STRENGTH BALL JOINT ROD END, LINKAGE, 7/16″-20 RH THRD FEM SHANK W/RH THRD STUD SAME AS 60645K45
and one:
98805A032 18-8 STAINLESS STEEL THREADED ROD, 7/16″-20 THREAD, 2′ LENGTH
From McMaster-Carr for a total of less that $45, which is $10 less than buying the parts from Moss.
The ball joints are just slightly longer than the entire length of the original part. Fill that gap with a copper washer and then squash that washer as you turn the ball joints to the proper position to keep them locked in place.
Finally it is time to take care of the mess the sway bar made six months ago. The area has been cleaned up and two scraps of steel about the same thickness as the original small mount plates were welded onto the frame over the holes.
NOTE: The sway bar had been attached to the frame with larger than standard bolts. In a stock installation those bolts may have snapped instead of ripping off the frame.
Alpines and Tigers have saddlebag gas tanks and here you can see mice have packed the area under the gas tanks in each fender full of junk. You will want to clean these out so that it doesn’t hold moisture and rust out the bottom of your fenders.
Recognize this? Under all of that mouse junk was hiding the original tire hold down. After sandblasting and powdercoat it will be as good as new.
All of the rusted metal parts have been cut out so new sheet metal and panels can be welded in.
Here is the old set of tires sitting with five new Sumitomo HTR 200 175/70R13s from the TireRack. This will be a big improvement over the old tires.
Still sandblasting the car when the weather is nice enough and sandblasting and powdercoating the small parts the rest of the time.
As the car heated up the shop overnight the pressures came back up in the tires and the right rear blew sometime when nobody was here.
