Please Help Me Welcome TigerDan
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Sorry John, I guess that's not exactly setting a good example on my part...got a little carried away there with the chit-chat. Hey guys, let's talk about trucks! See ya on the boards!
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couldn"t help but wonder about the Tiger in the avitar..do you own one? I owned a Tiger 1968-1974..289, lemans cam, close to 400 hp, beat very many cars and people with it big block chevys included, hemi , 440, rollerised small chevs, all on B60-13 belted tires..3.54 gears..I usually just shift to 4th at the 1/4 mile finish..everyday for highway..drove just outside of Phila to Dallas in 17 hours..had to get back to army base..13.0@109.78mph at Maple Grove 1969.."those were the days my friend"
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Yes, hence the name as well! The one in my avatar is a drawing of my Tiger, a '67 MkIa. But it's original 260 is long gone and this winter I expect to finish up the new 302 for it.
Betcha wish you still had it. I bought mine as wreck in 1980 and it's been a work in progress. I don't ever plan to sell it.
Betcha wish you still had it. I bought mine as wreck in 1980 and it's been a work in progress. I don't ever plan to sell it.
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kinda wish I still had it..as you know by now I got tired of pulling the engine everytime I had to work on something, head gaskets, clutch, trans. I pulled the engine 14 times and back. 4 engine blocks, trans rebuild, clutch. Gets to be a pain when you hop it up, put in a blow proof clutch only to have one of the pins break on the 3 finger a short while later. How about did you or someone else take the sledge to the firewall-tunnel to make room for the 6 bolt block as all 260 blocks are 5 bolt and a little smaller. Or maybe I just had to do that to clear the Lakewood blowproof bellhousing. Now I have a bug eye Sprite with 350 Chevy that I made my own firewall that allows me to access engine, trans, clutch at my choice. Solved that problem. On the Tiger my time for pulling the engine, do the head gaskets, back in and running became 6 hours, no air tools. The book originally gave 12 hours for pulling the engine. I sold the car when the second gas crunch came in 74. I thought there was going to be no future for enthusiasts with fast cars. Everyone was either gonna have a Cadillac, BMW, or VW.
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