hi all discuss here :)
such an awesome car man, did I read correctly that you will bringing it over here when it suits?
Great car, just wondering why it has a single row timing chain?
ah time and money i suppose when got the car it had the correct head/carbs etc but had a 1600 block and at the time i left it into skip browns for a rebuild they rang when they had it stripped to say the block was scrap and so i had the head sent back home and all i had at the time was a 1500 engine with low mileage approx 30k so i rebuilt it instead and purchased a new cam and single row timing chain as the duplex runs a different front cover which i didnt have,so i ran with what i had and will pick up the proper cover and duplex when one comes up.
the new engine has been completly rebuilt with new genuine pistons,cams,bearings etc etc and the engine builder doesnt hang around so he got what i had collected over the years to keep going.the engine should be going in next week all going well some small parts we were waiting on arrived.
the only thing i changed from standard was the combined inlet exhaust manifold on the tiger for a seperate inlet and tublar manifold hard to get the originals now without cracking i have one its just falling apart from years of abuse.
interior should be back on track now to so will post up some more pics when there is something to show..
Engine is looking really good in the car, can't wait to see it with those big carbs on it. I love the look of an Avenger with big sidedraft webbers or dellortos.
Good call on the electric fuel pump. I run an electric fuel pump on both my Avengers.
Can't wait to see the next round of progress shots, keep up the good work.
Man that looks so awesome with the spotties on. Hurry up and get it over here so I can drool over it in person.
I can't wait to see your next bunch of photos because you are doing a top notch effort on the restore. Such a truely awesome car!
Keep up the good work and post more pictures ;D
thanks richard doin what we can we are no professionals so its just as good as you can get at home.i am hoping with the bumpers and bonnet pins on it will look good from the front im already liking the look of it.
Wow you are doing an amazing job for a home job. I would have sworn that was a professional job.
There's an Avenger Tiger selling for 5200 pounds on eBay (shipping to NZ is about $3000) is that a good deal?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HILLMAN-AVENGER-TIGER-/220756869443?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3366228143#ht_866wt_932
yes it would be a good price but this was the one for sale on pistonheads recently for 7995 so it may fetch a few more punds sterling,but it has all the correct parts and is known to the club,3000 dollars for shipping is that all in port charges,maf,duty etc when i looked into it for mine i believe it was going to be around $5k all in more or less.
you never can tell on ebay how much it will end up at but i will be surprised if it doesnt go past 7k sterling which would be up over $14k wouldnt it?
seller says he is member on asoc and i seem to remember buying spares over the years from him but its not listed for sale on the club forum so i have asked a few questions about it see who owns it and what he is prepared to let it go for.
just not sure why it was on pistonheads and removed for ebay???
bidding ended at 5600 which really surprised me as they have been changeing hands for 7k plus for the last few years sign of the times i suppose not a lot of cash around for old cars in europe.
im wondering if it was sold or withdrawn though!!!
Quote from: avengertiger on March 26, 2011, 08:05:59 PM
seller says he is member on asoc and i seem to remember buying spares over the years from him but its not listed for sale on the club forum so i have asked a few questions about it see who owns it and what he is prepared to let it go for.
just not sure why it was on pistonheads and removed for ebay???
dave i think the car is being sold by mark timson as its his user account on ebay, it must have been with drawn and sold as i would imagine it would have made more money than this?
though it is not owned by mark timson i dont think,probably he is selling it for the member/friend in the asoc?
is it mark timsons username,i see wonder why that is,i would hope it got more than 5600 or mines staying put :-\
Re-sold for 6300 so prices have recovered a little!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110680844837&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_862wt_932
Holy crap, That Tiger is looking damn sexy. You so have to get it shipped over here so I can drool over it in person.
Top job on the restoration!!
for once I am SOLD on fender mirrors!
(http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii293/dave74_2008/367491ba.jpg)
have never ever thought they were a good idea till now!
wow! :o is perfect.
hopefully I got some coilovers as GAZ. Canary is impossible to get.
the engine is perfect.
That blue Alpine doesn't look too bad, the roof has suffered after the vinyl came off of course!
It seems to be a 1974 Alpine (HA number plate and round grill badge) making it the first of the 1600 TC's.
It's a rare and collectible model and well worth saving...can even be re-registered with it's original number plate!
I was told the 1974 Alpine was the first NZ assembled 1600 cc 4 door car to achieve 100mph from the factory!!
I have a 1974 Alpine as well, maybe the only one still on the road?
i have to have a good look around it yet,i know there is a hole in the roof at the front above the passenger,and the windscreen has been broken for some time so im guessing the floors are none to good,the interior is shot,other than the quick look around it i had it doesnt seem all that bad,time will tell i will post up pics when i get them back and under cover.
one of the lower arms on the red one has a big kink in it i have never seen that before even on rally cars.
Yes I was thinking the floors might be a bit rusty, they can be patched if not too bad.
It's when the rust gets into the inner sills and jacking points you've got a job on your hands!
Avengers have that tiny lame ass drain channel where the front floor meets the chassis rail...easily blocked so the floor rusts out from water laden dirt build up.
I regularly get under mine and clear them it out with a piece of welding wire.
I've also drilled holes in the rear guard corners to let any water out, as Avenger boots aren't exactly water tight...lol
Drilling drain holes in the front valence under the radiator is also a good idea...another common rust area.
good tips to keep the rot at bay,i have the red 1600 home now and its beyond keeping the sills are gone right through inner outer and b post,bottem of quater panels front panel,rear valence etc etc list goes on but the roof is good and inner wings are good so i will take it apart as it was built drill out spotwelds and keep whats good for future cars.
interior i will use in the yellow series 7 and bits and bobs to get that sorted.
i have a decent set of headlights now and a bootlid just need to sort out a halfshaft leak and go over the brakes.
small bit of work done to tiger,wiring is new sorted in engine bay and new coil and leads gone on,plus distributor fitted,front brakes ordered and hopefully fitted before i get back to see her,not long now off to ireland at the end of august.
Wow where does the time go,not a lot of progress here as funds were low after buying a house and getting married but after the recovery period of nearly a year I am once again heading back to Ireland in May.
I have lots to do and many avenger people to visit so I hope to put up lots of photos on here of avengers in Ireland.
I might get some stickers off Richard too to give to avenger enthusiasts there.
I hope to get some more work done on the car to,we are getting the exhaust redone and the carbs need balancing once the exhaust is fitted.