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Doug removed the grill and painted the grill opening the shade of black that he's used forever on Tigers and later series Alpines. There is also a custom hand made lower grill finisher for the egg crate grill that gives it a finished look.. He made it using a door moulding for a MK 1 Tiger. It now has Tiger spec rear springs and Tiger moulding on it.
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I'll try to take a photo this weekend. Doug @Tiger Auto tried a regular lower grill finisher from later series cars but it would have required cutting notches in the grill uprights for it to set under the uprights and just looked too large for this grill. I had the uprights cut down so it would set behind the eyebrow. He has Tiger side mouldings in stock so he "massaged" a door moulding until he had the curvature of the grill.
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Warren,
The Moto Lita B30 hub is for Tigers and Alpines with the adjustable column which has a different spline than the non adjustable. I have one on my series 4 but I never use the adjustable function so the hub is locked. It may be worth an e mail to them to ask if the adjustable function can be retained
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Dan,
I guess the splines are different. Don't know the count or size but according to my conversations with Moto Lita and Doug Jennings they are different. Check the Moto Lita site. There may be info.
DanR
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The reason I was asking was to figure if it was "spline"difference you were referring to.
I have heard that was the difference before. But, I have two or three SI and II steering shafts that are the same as the four or five SIV and SV units.....
I have fitted the steering wheel (stock) to all of the shafts and can find not difference.
Basically the only difference I find is the length of the inner and outer columns, with the Early Series about 4 1/2" longer.
I have heard that was the difference before. But, I have two or three SI and II steering shafts that are the same as the four or five SIV and SV units.....
I have fitted the steering wheel (stock) to all of the shafts and can find not difference.
Basically the only difference I find is the length of the inner and outer columns, with the Early Series about 4 1/2" longer.
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Dan,
There's a difference in the length of the hub and also a difference between the column surrounds. Where the directional switch sets on the column might also figure in on the difference of the hubs. The hub that was used on the Harringtons is different from what is available today. Other than that I'm not sure .
There's a difference in the length of the hub and also a difference between the column surrounds. Where the directional switch sets on the column might also figure in on the difference of the hubs. The hub that was used on the Harringtons is different from what is available today. Other than that I'm not sure .
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My wife likes them. She owns three.
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Lousy weather today so I stayed home and worked in the shop instead of making sales calls. Need to wire up a few things and install carb linkage, fuel line from pump and various odds and ends and then start it. The relief valve on the tank is an NOS piece that I've had for years and was waiting for a home.
