tractorboy
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| posted on 30/7/04 at 06:43 AM |
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its all gone quiet!
the avon section has been a bit quiet lately. you must all be finding it easy now?is it all just coming together nice and easy just like the book?
what stage is everybody at?
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Lightning
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| posted on 31/7/04 at 08:44 PM |
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Not doing anything at the mo as awaiting b*****ds at DVLA to give me a number. Report was in on friday so I will knock at their door on monday. Put
the number plate brackets on today in anticipation ....and boredom,
Havn't got any mopre excuses not to do the decorating, so I'm putting up coving tomorrow. Somehow that doesn't seem as much fun.
How's your car going?
Bet it's good in this weather.
Steve
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type 907
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| posted on 31/7/04 at 11:17 PM |
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Hi Scott
Gone Quiet? It's the lull before the storm.
Dave will be back from his hols soon.
A case of, "4 and 20 questions came back from Inverness" 
Paul G
Too much is just enough
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Northy
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 07:11 AM |
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I'm currently in the garage all bloody hours trying to get it finished for Thursday! 
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 09:18 AM |
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Graham, if it makes you feel any better there is a guy on the tiger group (from what i gather) hasn't picked up the body yet and has already
booked his SVA...
Tim
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 10:15 AM |
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God help him.
I've got my re-test on Friday - just on emissions and speedo (the greengauges one was faulty). Went to local garage yesterday and now my CO is
in the sub 1's and Hydro do dars in the low 400's. Should pass easy!
Hopefully make it to DVLA Leeds office on Friday afternoon for my plates!
Pat.....
Loads of pics in SVA section - SVA next tuesday.
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Northy
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 11:06 AM |
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I've got a couple of pics to add of you at the test centre!
Oh my god! Hope he's good at glassing!
But by all acounts, the later bodywork is now better! 
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 11:41 AM |
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Graham - get back in your garage!
I'd like to see those stupid pics too...
Can you post em in my SVA post....
Cheers...
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 01:24 PM |
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Now that your car is finished, isn't it about time you updated your website?
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Northy
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 07:23 PM |
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Bugger-it, I'm off for a pint!
Interior finished, seats in, seatbelts fitted, steering rack mounts braced , aeroscreen radiused (still to paint). Not a bad day really
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 07:31 PM |
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I have spent all day glassin, noq i itch like i got the pox
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Lightning
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 08:12 PM |
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Well I just finished the coving....YAWN
Steve
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 08:33 PM |
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Hi Viper,
Gave up the website when I tried to fit the bodywork!
Anyway, didn't think anyone read it anymore....
Not even looked at it since christmas...
Besides, don't want you knicking all the best ideas first!
Pat....
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 08:36 PM |
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oh i see like that is it....ok...well yours is finished now so you won't be knicking any of my ideas.....
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Northy
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 08:48 PM |
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Calm down children!
Ding ding, round one......
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 08:57 PM |
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poxy fiberglass, i have had a shower, a shave and a haircut and still there is an overpowering smell of resin
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 09:01 PM |
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Just think of the positive benefits!
When I made my side trim panels, smell lasted for a week!
Pat...
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Northy
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 09:05 PM |
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Did it turn your lass on or something Pat? I could do with some making if your upto it!!!
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing!
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 09:13 PM |
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There would be a market for them...
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Avoneer
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 09:58 PM |
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Making them is easy - it's the filler and sanding that's hard work - unless i make a nice mould from mine??????? (got me
thinking).......
Viper - what have you been making?
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Viper
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| posted on 1/8/04 at 11:45 PM |
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making nothing, just cut the nearside arch off and re positioned it and cut the body in half, removed an inch and stuck it bac to gether again. Once
i am happy with the way it looks i will then stick it to the chassis, when i have worked out how...
If you mke some of those covers i will buy a pair from you.
Tim.
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Fishface
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| posted on 2/8/04 at 01:02 PM |
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mytigeravon website
Dont give up on the website pat I among a few who religiously refer to your website. Infact I was checking it again at the weekend looking at some
pics for further pointers. To take it one step further I nearly brought an avon when they first came out but didnt once id got the book as i didnt
think i could do it. Then at the start of the year when i saw a magazine article with the orange kit and then looked on the web and found your site i
thought that i might actually stand a chance of doing it with being able to refer to yours.
Although i have blatenly copied some of your ideas the site is really good for pointers in many ways such as using brakes international and trackstore
etc, extra panelling etc etc. Anyway please update it soon as i will be starting the bodywork in the next couple of months and am presently thinking
of either;
1) selling it.
2) shooting myself
3) making it into a feature barbeque
4) actually having a go at fitting the body
If you do decide to make the side panel protectors, i too would definately be interested.
By the way when i was at tiger last they were apparently making a pedal box cover for the avon using the orange avon as a mould. As they have sold the
orange one, i hope they managed to get round to it.
Kind regards
Rob
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 2/8/04 at 04:36 PM |
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Rob,
There's a guy called mike listed on the yahoo tigerracing forum (tigerracing@yahoogroups.com) as michaelgrp2000 who makes the pedal box covers
(indeed, I believe he made the one for Tiger's orange demonstrator!) for about £30, IIRC.
So, if you haven't already done so, and you are building a Tiger then sign up to the above group. It is a wealth of information - for
there's inevitably somebody on there who will be able to answer any questions you have.
Cheers,
Andy.
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tractorboy
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| posted on 2/8/04 at 06:49 PM |
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if its any help to you rob im just down the road in burwell.with a road going avon drop me a u2u if you want to come round for a nose or i could come
to you.
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Jeffers_S13
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| posted on 5/8/04 at 02:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Viper
making nothing, just cut the nearside arch off and re positioned it and cut the body in half, removed an inch and stuck it bac to gether again. Once
i am happy with the way it looks i will then stick it to the chassis, when i have worked out how...
If you mke some of those covers i will buy a pair from you.
Tim.
Sounds like a right ball ache getting the bodywork to fit, whats Tigers response to why its so bad ? ? is your chassis made from scratch to the book
or did you buy it from Tiger ? I get the impression the book chassis is a different size to that which Tiger supply.
Whats all this about a new body they do now ? is it much better ?
James
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