As the resurecter of a Tiger that was a lot worse than you describe, I can
tell you that ,yes, it can be done. I would keep in mind that you will
never have the cherry, $20,000-$25,000 car that you might see advertised.
then again, if I had to buy a tiger in good driving condition, I couldn't
afford it. Parts cars are always a plus so make sure you get what your car
needs from it before you sell it off. Good luck.
Doug
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> From: Jeremy Fox <jdf149@email.psu.edu>
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: More questions for the experts...
> Date: Thursday, June 19, 1997 7:53 PM
>
> Ok...well...I am still looking at picking up the Tiger for a semi
> amatuer restore project. For those of you who offered to help me
> check things out, I appriciate it. The car in question is located in
> Massachusetts....it's a good hike for me here in PA. Like I had said
> before...it's biggest fault is the rocker panels are pretty much
> history....a little bit of the structure underneath will need some
> work as well. If getting this fixed by a good welder isn't TOO
> extreme of an undertaking, I can live with it fairly well. I know it
> isn't the most simple thing on earth, but it's an area where I would
> invest in having someone who knows their stuff take care of that
> spot. The rest is just mainly simple surface rust here and there. I
> can clean things up and get it painted at one of several good
> painters locally. (There is a small shop within a few minutes of
> here that does pretty quality work) The floors and main framework
> are all very solid. The car sounds pretty good except for the rocker
> area.
>
> Well....I'd love to hear what anyone can tell me about how extreme is
> such an undertaking. Also, the fellow was committed to getting a
> parts car for it that I may have to take as well, if he can't back
> out....it should help things alot, but I am going to be tight for
> space if I'd have both! What is the market for such things like?
> It's more than I can conviently keep here for any long period. That
> will jack up the price for my buying it as well, so I have to see if
> things are still practical enough for me to swing it for now.
>
> Thanks to anyone for hearing my random ramblings... :)
>
> Jeremy
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