[Tigers] engine options

[Tony McNulty]

Listers:

I've finally started (after only 18 years on blocks) a "personalized 
restoration" of my (original 'cept for the BWA wheels) 1966 Tiger 
(B382001321).  Pictures of what the car looked like on rollout and after 
a "sort of" cleanup can be found where my son posted them at :

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3303093 . 

That was around a month ago, and at this moment, the car's completely 
stripped of everything except the front and rear ends, engine, and 
tranny, and we're ready to drop the latter two and are looking for the 
best paint-and-body resto shops in southwestern CT to get some quotes 
for the first step -- blasting and painting.  That's Phase I.

I'm trying to plan ahead for Phase II and have sort of zeroed in on a 
Ford Motorsport 302 with GT-40 heads (etc.), which can be found at:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts/part_details.asp?PartKeyField=3791

The Burning Tiger Question is -- are there any header issues (like port 
placement) with the GT-40 heads and should I perhaps be looking for a 
different engine-head setup so that headers and starter motors and oil 
filters tend to fit better?  (guess there are several header choices as 
well...)

I don't want to do anything to the car that cannot be undone by 
unbolting, if possible (except for frame stiffening, x-member exhaust 
cutout and a welded-in rollbar).  I'll overhaul and retain all of the 
original parts for the car so that a possible future owner can get back 
to an original car, if that's wanted.  I don't intend to race the car, 
but want something that's at least street competitive with some of the 
critters on the road today -- just like the original Tiger was in 1966.

Any and all suggestions and help would be appreciated.  I can put up a 
web site or perhaps a photo site if anyone's interested in following the 
progress.

Thanks,

Tony McNulty
Weston, CT