| 1966 Sunbeam Tiger |
This page has shot of the motor build out for the Tony. The
stock 260 Small block ford is tired, So with left over and
unused parts from other projects (mostly unfinished) the
motor starts to come to life.
Dart 302 Aluminum Block
TWM 50mm IDA Injector with Haltec Fuel only computer
MSD 6Digital Ignition, MSD Small Cap Distributor
Crower Composite Distributor Gear
Forged 331 Crankshaft with 3.25" stroke
Lightweight 5.4" profiled forged rods
Ross 10.2:1 Pistons
Canfield Total Engine Airflow (TEA) heads
Crower Solid Roller cam and Lifters
T&D Shaft Rockers 1.6:1 with spring oilers
stock 260 Small block ford is tired, So with left over and
unused parts from other projects (mostly unfinished) the
motor starts to come to life.
Dart 302 Aluminum Block
TWM 50mm IDA Injector with Haltec Fuel only computer
MSD 6Digital Ignition, MSD Small Cap Distributor
Crower Composite Distributor Gear
Forged 331 Crankshaft with 3.25" stroke
Lightweight 5.4" profiled forged rods
Ross 10.2:1 Pistons
Canfield Total Engine Airflow (TEA) heads
Crower Solid Roller cam and Lifters
T&D Shaft Rockers 1.6:1 with spring oilers
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Below is the mock up of the Dart 302 Aluminum Block. The
injectors are TWM 50mm IDA style. Rocker Arms are the fantastic
T&D Macnine 1.6:1 ratio with some nice roller springs. Heads are
TEA ported Canfield.
injectors are TWM 50mm IDA style. Rocker Arms are the fantastic
T&D Macnine 1.6:1 ratio with some nice roller springs. Heads are
TEA ported Canfield.
| Another mock up of the motor with the MSD small cap distributor and the stock Ford HiPo Chrome valve covers. I really like them, but they are a tight fit even with the T&D shaft rockers. They make just clear the rockers with 2 gaskets, but hard to say. |
| Tiger Mark 1A's use a generator, a regular Ford or GM alternator will easily fit, but since space is tight, I'll tuck a Powermaster mini-alternator (Denso). Then with some modifications to a Moroso mini-alternator mounting kit, and a new bracket it looks like it will tightly suck down nicely into the front of the head. |
| A little closer view. Nothing really bolted down. The extra hole was for additional adjustably but ended up being useful for getting to the allen bolt that holds the CSI thermostat housing onto the TMW injection manifold. |
| The Bracket, made out of 3/8" 6061-T6 Aluminum plate, cut with a plasma cutter and finished off with lots of belt sanding. A small 0.75" diameter aluminum rod spacer will be needed cut to length for the top hole. When pusing back the pulley counter sunk allen heads are to be used for clearance. |
| To the left are the parts for the oil filter bracket. The part will hold a Canton Mecca square oil filter to the front side of the head. It is in a similar location to the older canister filter that the Tiger came with. The pattern for the head was made with a piece of cardboard and trimmed up as needed. The square bracket is a Canton billet filter holder. Mate the two and you have it. The Canton bracket is mounted to my home made bracket through the back with a couple of larger stainless steel counter sink allen bolts. They thread right into the bracket. Seems pretty strong, but if a problem will get the welder out... |
| The assembled unit. Bolts right to the front of the Driver cylinder head (Well on a left hand driver car). Just need to get some short bolts and all done. Likely get some allen head ones just to make it fancy. |
| This Picture on the left is a Moroso 63810 Ford Mini Alternator mounting Kit. Most of the part are not used since I wanted to mount the alternator tucked in tight. The rod ends and adjusters as well as the spacers are all that are useful. All could be had cheaper or simple made. NPD (National Parts Depot) Mustang sells spacers and rod ends are easy to get. But most of what you need can be scavenged from this kit. I purchased it from Speedway motors which was less then Jeg's or Summit Racing. Also have ordered a set of aluminum pulleys from Dale's Restoration who is a Sunbeam Tiger restorer as well as a track racer. So will post as those show up. |
| The last two shot show the canton mecca filter bolted to the drivers side head. Depending on how tight the hose is from the oil filter adapter the IN fitting (Which is on top in the pictures) may be able to go to the bottom. This will make changing the filter element a snap. The part number for the Canton filter and brackets are - #25-106 6" Tall, remote oil filter with -12 O-ring bottom inlet and side outlet. #26-100 Replacement Element #26-800 Replacement Canister Oil Filter Seal Kits #26-892 Billet Bracket (expensive) If you want to save $$ Use included bracket And two -12 O-ring to -10 (or -12 depending on your size of lines) |
After finding out the pulley was really close to the
bracket after pushing the flange back I had to
modify the bracket for counter sunk bolts.
Problem solved.
bracket after pushing the flange back I had to
modify the bracket for counter sunk bolts.
Problem solved.
| Close up of the Dipstick. This is a Lokar SBF Dipstick that was modified. The dipstick was made shorter to fit under the alternator. Both the braided steel and the dipstick were shortened a bit. Also on the handle end I added 2 o-rings to the handle which makes it harder to come out due to vibrations. |