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from the April 2008 RootesReview: For those hard to remove fasteners and rusted nuts and bolts there is a product named “Aerokroil”. It claims to penetrate into crevices as small as 1/1,000,000”. I have used it and it does indeed work. They have a vast range of lubricants and penetrating fluids. It is not normally (more…)
from the April 2008 RootesReview: Joe Parlanti has discussed powder coating on many different occasions. He recently replied to a Tiger list question about how to get rid of pock marks and other defects in the metal surface to be coated. On page 78 of Hemmings Sports & Exotic Cars is an article about a (more…)
from the May 2008 RootesReview originally posted by Mark Rense on the Tiger.net site: Just want to remind the group about GE Nighthawk high output Sealed Beam Headlamps I had a hand in bringing to the market place a few years ago. They are a drop-in replacement, 30% brighter than a standard Halogen (about 200% (more…)
United XXXV Activities are shaping up! This event is open to all. Any and all Rootes cars are welcome. No club membership is required to attend. Here are part of the plans! Friday, September 9: Factory Tour of Panoz Automobiles Factory Flowery Branch Georgia Panoz is owned by Don Panoz and family, former owner of (more…)
And this year’s award for a bad four-letter word goes to… RAIN! Joe and Kerch McConlogue hosted the BASH (Bring A Sunbeam Here) for the second year in Joe’s TajMaGarage on the side of one of Pennsylvania’s many Blue Mountain ranges. The event started with a rowdy dinner for seventeen early Beamer’s at the popular (more…)
41th Annual BASH: May 21 Bring A Sunbeam Here Register on line here Register by mail here at Joe and Kerch McConlogue’s TajMaGarage 820 Fishing Creek Valley Road (PA Route 443) Harrisburg, PA 17112 (Site is about 1 mile east of intersection of PA 443 and PA 322) 2016 BASH Itinerary: Day of BASH, May (more…)
by Jim Anderson in the January 2002 RootesReview: The Economist magazine had an interesting article recently (Dec. 8, 2002) on the physics and economics of automotive aerodynamics. It seems that open-wheeled Fl and CART racers have the approximate aerodynamic quality of a barn door – twice as much drag (because of the exposed fat tires) (more…)
by Larry Paulick in the April 2002 RootesReview: I had an emergency flasher in my Tiger, installed 25 years ago, that finally gave up the ghost. In looking for a suitable replacement, I found a flasher from Lucas that was quality made, priced at about $65, and was available from British Victoria. This flasher can (more…)
by Carl Moon in the October 2001 RootesReview: Alpines do not typically suffer from cooling problems at least to the degree that Tigers do. But, as I have found, it can become problematic even for these small 4 cylinders. When I rebuilt my 1725 engine I replaced the original water pump with a new aluminum (more…)
from the March 2001 Rootes Review: The cooling article in the last Rootes Review garnered lots of comments and questions. The following letter from Bill Holden is typical of many letters and comments received. Bill’s comments and questions are printed below along with Chuck King’s and Tiger Tom’s responses in italics. Be sure to check (more…)