Picking up the Donor Pack
(10/03/2007)
Set out on a sunny Saturday morning after borrowing a friends van, which was suitably decorated!
On to the workshop where Paul kindly fished out with a fork lift, the last two Sierra drum rear axles that Tiger have in stock. Rusty doesn't really do justice to how badly these things look, but hopefully they will all clean up and be as good as new. Cortina uprights, compensators, steering columns, master cylinders and two very oily type 9 gearboxes followed. I must say given the price of second hand sierra and factoring in the cost of stripping it down and disposing of it, not to mention the added cost of Cortina uprights and hubs (£75 a side), I do find Tigers donor pack exceptional value for money.
Visiting the factory is always a good opportunity to have a nose around the cars. A lime green Avon was on the ramps mid way through constuction. I always like to have a jolly good nose round underneath so I can see how Tiger have solved certain problems, how they routerd cables, pipes and wires etc.
A new R6 with a race duratec engine, also made for great viewing!
Its also a good chance to sit in the car and remember why it is you are building one in the first place... Fantastic feeling!
Set out on a sunny Saturday morning after borrowing a friends van, which was suitably decorated!
We arrived at Tiger in good time, this trip was all about picking up the donor packs. Stopped in at the parts department to pay and to have a nose round the stock room.... Aladdins cave and Santa's grotto all rolled into one!! Sadly they wouldn't leave us in there, so we only came out with Handbrake assemblies and a rubber bung set (paid for of course)!
On to the workshop where Paul kindly fished out with a fork lift, the last two Sierra drum rear axles that Tiger have in stock. Rusty doesn't really do justice to how badly these things look, but hopefully they will all clean up and be as good as new. Cortina uprights, compensators, steering columns, master cylinders and two very oily type 9 gearboxes followed. I must say given the price of second hand sierra and factoring in the cost of stripping it down and disposing of it, not to mention the added cost of Cortina uprights and hubs (£75 a side), I do find Tigers donor pack exceptional value for money.
Visiting the factory is always a good opportunity to have a nose around the cars. A lime green Avon was on the ramps mid way through constuction. I always like to have a jolly good nose round underneath so I can see how Tiger have solved certain problems, how they routerd cables, pipes and wires etc.
A new R6 with a race duratec engine, also made for great viewing!
Its also a good chance to sit in the car and remember why it is you are building one in the first place... Fantastic feeling!
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