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by Stu Brennan in the February 1988 Rootes Review What do you do with your hardtop while it is off the car? Does it sit in some unused corner of your cellar or garage gathering dust and your children’s footprints? Can you move the top easily by yourself? A stand similar to the one that (more…)
by Scott Woerth in the June, 1988 RootesReview (a reprint of a 1982 Tech Tip) Many of you out there own a Mark II Tiger that no longer has the side stripe(s) on it. I recently owned a Mark II with the original stripe and took the time to carefully measure it before selling the car. (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the December 1997 RooteReview The rubber straps and diaphragms on most Alpine and Tiger seats have long given up their function by now. I’ve had good results using “S” springs to replace the English rubber. This spring is obtainable at most upholstery shops and is not expensive It can be mounted (more…)
by Bill Dewell in the May 1998 RootesReview If you are in the process of restoring your car and our nemesis rust is one of your main concerns, there are ways of dealing with this, using rust stabilizers developed for this purpose. I have heard comments on this subject from various car enthusiasts who are (more…)
by Chuck Ingram in the January 1998 RootesReview I recently installed the plastic bonnet release on my latest project, and on the first pull it fell apart. Since I wanted a handle right away, I found an old Ford dress up valve cover bolt The thread (1 /4 x 20) looked close to the diameter (more…)
by Bill Dewell in the September 1998 RootesReview Does your dash look terrible, cracked, faded with peeling veneer? Don’t throw it away! Remove it and refinish it. This is guaranteed to be cheaper, more satisfying and with better results that buying an aftermarket dash panel or crafting a replacement. Keep in mind that the original (more…)
by Rick McCurdy in the December 1998 RootesReview It is much easier to snake replacement washer hose through new grommets in the firewall, if a thin rod, such as welding rod, is run through the holes in the bulkhead first (from the dashboard side). Once the rod is in place, simply slide the hose over (more…)
By Larry Paulick in the April 2003 RootesReview My last article on seat belts was about installing a 3-point belt. If you want a 4- point seat belt for auto crossing or racing your Sunbeam, or you just want a very nice option available, it’s the Schroth 4-point seat belt. Features The Schroth belt has (more…)
by Dave Reina RootesReview August 2003 For those of us in the club who own Rootes cars which are convertibles the time eventually comes when we need a new top. On one hand it hurts to part with the bundle of money that a new top installation costs, but on the other hand it’s nice (more…)
by Ed Esslinger in the July 2003 RootesReview Let’s say it is raining. You turn on your wipers and every thing is OK. Now you park and you forget to turn off your wipers to let them park before you turn off your ignition switch. When you turn off the ignition switch everything stops (If (more…)