Steve
You are correct about the hose clamps. The original hose clamps on
the Tiger engine were a combination of double wire, band, single wire, Ford
tower and cotter pin band clamps.
The band clamp on the small hose to the header tank is period
correct, I believe, and so is a double wire clamp. I have not determined
the exact clamp used in this position or if there is a transition date from
one to the other. Dan has a band clamp on the heater valve which is
exactly the type of clamp I'm trying to determine is still available
anywhere. Dan also has the correct cotter pin clamp on the brake booster.
If anyone knows the part number and source of the band clamp for the
heater valve hoses; please pass it along.
I believe Rootes went to the wood dash, the GT Alpine dash, to
upgrade the interior package for the Tiger and add more differences between
the two models. I would also guess that they got a better price for
increasing the quantity of wood dashes produced.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve Laifman
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2010 3:10 PM
To: Dan Fitzgerald
Cc: Tiger List
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Mk 1 for Sale - HOSE CLAMPS
Dan,
Good looking Tiger. My 1965 Tiger Mk I has the wood dash (B9472289),
Wonder when they changed to wood?
Tigers,
The pics shown on: second one down, are a good illustration of the
Original Top radiator hose, and Breather cap hoses:
http://www.britishv8.org/Other/DanFitzgerald.htm
Note the clamps are dual wire-type, not worm drive bands. See previous post
with Norman's commentary quoted.
Steve
Steve Laifman
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