[Tigers] Paint and other things

[Jeffrey Nichols]

"Often wrong on repaints is the area behind the grill.  From the chrome
strip back is black (not body color) with no overspray on the radiator
support. "
 
 
To do that part correctly, you have to use a brush to get the brush strokes of
the Rootes workmen.   Also, I was told the area just inside the door, between
the door skin and the rubber weatherstripping should be brush painted black. 
This is from a noted Alpine/Tiger expert.
 
A good paint to use on x-member, front suspension parts, rear axel is black
epoxy primer.  Its semi-gloss and very durable and chip proof.  Doug Jennings
uses that in his shop.
 
I retrieved my x-member from Doug Jennings last weekend and spent a couple of
hours going over the differences between a Alpine and Tiger chassis.  Doug had
a Alpine and Tiger chassis that were dipped and sitting side by side. 
 
 My impression is  that a Tiger chassis is a Alpine chassis from Rootes with
some things left off. Like the battery box and spare tire mount.   Next, it
went to Jensen who proceeded to cut things off with a torch.  Then Jensen
workers welded bits on with no real precision. Doug showed me how
some brackets are attached crooked and in different spots from one car to the
next.    I always thought that there must be a template for the welding in the
engine bay or for the cutting but apparently not.   Doug and I talked about
how there may be a Jensen Tiger assembly book floating around in the UK that
lays out exactly what has to be done to create a Tiger (could be worth its
weight in platinum).    Maybe someone in the UK could track it down.
 
 
                                                Jeff