Hi everybody!
Posted: Sat May 31, 2014 9:50 pm
Just a few words to introduce myself, and a bit about my car, of course!
Being a 'spanner' from the 1970's, about a year ago a friend of mine wanted to buy an old Caterham 7, which turned out to be a Tiger with a 2L Pinto and twin 45 Webers, which had sat unloved for 3 years and not running; he asked me to fix it up to get an MOT so that her could tear about in it for the summer - when he realised how much work it involved (and additional costs) he backed out! So, being a brave soul, I bought it instead as a winter project.
12 months later and a gazzzillion ££££ she is now finished and ready for her MOT - which I booked for this Thursday (fingers crossed). During the build I got a little carried away and decided to customise it a bit - hence the flames and all the carbon fibre effect on the wheels, wheel arches, etc.
When I bought her I was told she was a Tiger Cat E1, but after talking to Paul (at Tiger Racing) he identified it, using the chassis number, as a Tiger Cub - which pre-dates the Tiger Cat. Overall, I'm pleased with the finished result - not bad for a 16 year old car that wasn't running when I bought it, but thanks to Pete from UK Carbs (who rebuilt the Webers), Paul from Tiger Racing (invaluable help at the end of the phone) and of course, Mark Greenwood answering endless emails of questions.
So this is my first kit car - may it be the first of many, as I really enjoyed the build!
Once my wife works out how to use 'photobucket' I will upload some build pictures for anyone who maybe interested, and look forward to meeting people at shows, run outs, etc., and just hope we get the opportunity with a great summer this year!
Being a 'spanner' from the 1970's, about a year ago a friend of mine wanted to buy an old Caterham 7, which turned out to be a Tiger with a 2L Pinto and twin 45 Webers, which had sat unloved for 3 years and not running; he asked me to fix it up to get an MOT so that her could tear about in it for the summer - when he realised how much work it involved (and additional costs) he backed out! So, being a brave soul, I bought it instead as a winter project.
12 months later and a gazzzillion ££££ she is now finished and ready for her MOT - which I booked for this Thursday (fingers crossed). During the build I got a little carried away and decided to customise it a bit - hence the flames and all the carbon fibre effect on the wheels, wheel arches, etc.
When I bought her I was told she was a Tiger Cat E1, but after talking to Paul (at Tiger Racing) he identified it, using the chassis number, as a Tiger Cub - which pre-dates the Tiger Cat. Overall, I'm pleased with the finished result - not bad for a 16 year old car that wasn't running when I bought it, but thanks to Pete from UK Carbs (who rebuilt the Webers), Paul from Tiger Racing (invaluable help at the end of the phone) and of course, Mark Greenwood answering endless emails of questions.
So this is my first kit car - may it be the first of many, as I really enjoyed the build!
Once my wife works out how to use 'photobucket' I will upload some build pictures for anyone who maybe interested, and look forward to meeting people at shows, run outs, etc., and just hope we get the opportunity with a great summer this year!