Over the years that I’ve owned convertible Sunbeams I have always wondered if I could handle the installation of a new convertible roof myself. Doing so could cut the total cost about 1/3 to I/ 2 depending on which installation shop does the job.
For those of you installing a new rear window, particularly if you are installing a glass rear window, you may have wondered ? do I put the rubber molding on the glass and then fit to the top or put the molding on the top and fit in the glass?
The stylists’ and customers’ desires for frameless door windows on convertible cars present the automotive engineer with a number of problems and life is made more difficult when the winding window has to fit both a hardtop and a well-engineered soft-top frame.
RAIN-X, “the invisible windshield wiper.”
A complete list of paint colors together with their respective color code numbers
By Joe Parlanti (Originally published as two articles in the Rootes Review – Vol. 33, No. 5, May 2007 and Vol 33, No. 6, June 2007) Most of us with original wood steering wheels are aware of the issues attributable to age and exposure to the elements. Some people prefer a more modern aftermarket wheel, (more…)
Many of our Tiger and Alpine members have spent a great deal of time, effort and money restoring their cars only to find that within a few months’ time that the once shiny exhaust system is beginning to rust.
By Stu Brennan If you have ever had problems using the pop rivets that hold the side strips on, you can understand why I was looking for a better way. My fenders have some filler in a couple of places, so I couldn’t have used the rivets there if I had wanted to. The better (more…)
All about the wreck and rebuilding of a Tiger. Part I
Part II of the story of repairing and repainting a Tiger