John's Tiger Avon: March 2010

I havent posted for a while but managed to get quite a bit done with the build. I went up to Tiger any picked up the bodywork at well as the fuel tank, steering column, handbrake cables and a few other things. The rear brake shoes and cylinders arrived and these were a doddle to fit. I managed to get a good price on a set of new drums which wernt so easy to fit. The drums wouldnt go over the new shoes. I later found out that you need to set the adjustment spring to minimum in order for the drums to fit. Probably a well known fact but for the younger generations like me, I've never worked on the ancient technology that is drum brakes. A large screwdriver and a bit of force sorted this out.

I started looking for wheels then, and come across a good shop on Ebay. Plenty of good feedback and a total bargain at £300 for wheels and tyres. The tyres are 195/50/15 with the rims measuring 7 inches wide, offset of 38 and not forgetting the ford PCD of 108.

Next job I got round to was fitting the handbrake cables. I picked these up from Tiger and they come with a sheet of instructions on how to modify the cables for the job. It was staright forward to do but I still need a bit of adjustment to get it spot on.

I painted the fuel tank and fitted the mounting brackets to the chassis. Not going to bolt it in just yet as I need plenty of room to mount the pump, filter and fuel pipe. I also got round to fitting the steering column. This was real easy and it actually turned the chassis into a car......well kind of.

Next on the cards will be to adjust the handbrake, fit the fuel pump, filter, pipe etc. Im looking in a new blacktop unit as well. So that could be coming soon. Heres a few photos of the new jobs i've done.