Joey,
I admire your ambition, and desire to have a good running Tiger. You
can start learning about Tigers, and mechanical rebuilds on:
http://www.tigersunited.com/
However, let me caution you that rebuilding and restoring ANY car is not
a task for those without experience. A brief review of the articles in
the reference site will illustrate the things the many authors take for
granted that the reader is familiar with.
The Original Rootes Tiger Workshop Manual is on the web site, and a good
place to learn about how they were originally put together, before you
consider modifications. Modifications, by the way, may increase your
enjoyment, but could possibly significantly decrease the value of the
car. For many, it performs very well as it came from the factory, and
has a higher resale value. However, factory performance improvements
(LAT Options) were factory offered and considered value enhancements.
These are included in the web site as well.
Good luck, and find a Ford expert, and an English Car hydraulics,
electrics. and mechanical systems expert, to help you along. Hopefully
they are in Omaha. Parts are rare, and not cheap, but the end result
gets back more than you put in, depending on how bad it is. Even the
Ford stuff is getting rare. There is another book on the web site, The
Rootes Parts Manual for the Sunbeam 260 (TIGER), which gives exploded
views of all Tiger unique hardware, as well as the Ford original part
number, where applicable.
Steve
Caseyh4312@aol.com wrote:
>hello,
>i am in need of some help. I am only 14 and live in Omaha, Nebraska. I LOVE
>CARS SOO MUCH, and my dad has a 1966 Sunbeam Tiger MK1A B382001072 LRXFE.
>But the bad thing is that it has been sitting for about 10 or so years now
>and
>im sick of it. The reason it has been sitting is cuz my dad had me and my sis
>and was too busy AND i think he said that a radiator hose blew out. But
>thats easily fixed. So recently i got some parts that my dad said it needed
>for
>restoration. Which are: All the hydrolics, spark plugs, brake pads, fuel
>pump,
>and a few other things. And we are planning on starting after winter. But i
>dont kno where to start in the restoration. We are thinking about boring out
>the engine to a 289 or 302. and i have been informed that you cant over bore
>it, because then the cylindar walls will get to thin then it will always
>overheat.
>But the ? is where do i start in the restoration?? PLEASE HELP ME IN KEEPING
>THIS LEGEND ALIVE!!!
>
>THANKS EVERYONE!!
>Joey
>
>
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Steve Laifman
Editor
http://www.TigersUnited.com
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