avengertiger

ah bollix as they say,just back from travels catching up on all the happenings and saw this i thought it would be burning rubber by now,so what do you need to get in laymans terms non of this 13b etc etc so i can keep an eye out up here the guy i found with the avengers has a few mazdas lying around. sorry to here about the tale of woes at least it didnt shit itself somewere on the road 100kms from anywere...

got it done hardest part was getting belt on me bloody arms are killing me from leaning over the front panel,should be good to go now belts,tensioner,idler done,adjsuted steering box,greased linkages,all the filters and oil,new engine mount that will do her for a while....

cool and ye the mount can be done in situ as tyrone (the getaway driver in snatch) says its a bit tight!!!! slip of the two bolts holding mount the subframe and two bolts on top holding to steel engine mount,jack the engine up on that side and the mount should slide out (just) with a bit of wiggling.

yep all in the name will give them a ring see if they will pop out cant harm to ask,once i see it done i will go ah shit thats easy and know from then on. cheers for the numbers bang on

sounds good i have the trooper apart so would have to be done here at the house needed to do a few other jobs we are about 15 min from mot mapua would you think they would travel out for small job like that? im just not 100% on the belt thats all have all the parts here

hi all im in the process of tidying up my 91 trooper and want to replace timing belt have never done it before but have rad and covers off,any mechanics in around nelson,motueka on here that would come to the house and fit it just literally take old belt off and put new one on to make sure i dont bugger up timing i cant for the life of me see the marks on the bottom pulley.not looking for it done for free by the way.

i have all that egr crap on mine to any pics of what you did i might get rid of mine to!! do they smoke test diesels over here yet? also i have a broken engine mount driver side anyone changed one insitu before looks a proper bollix??? sorry for thread hijack

oh and super cheap do litre bottles of oil to was told its slightly thicker than engine oil if its any help

thanks guys after searching the net couldnt find any joy so went to mitre ten and had a look at theirs and saw it was just a sponge filter for intake so got a replacement in a local spot,as for the new pressure switch same deal couldnt find one online and searched ebay uk they are here and will post for £11 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT im sure they can be got here fecked if i could find them though so for 40 bucks it arrived at my door yesterday 6 days prob around the same price here if they can be found. also super cheap do screw in filters were i was missing mine for something like 10 dollars.

alright lads bought a cheap compressor on trade me with a few issues,needs a new pressure switch no prob one on the way but it was also missing a pipe/connector at the head it looks to me like a filter maybe for the air in but im not sure and new to the locality so not sure were to go!!! anyway pics always help first its the hole without the elbow bend. i am presuming the small copper pipe goes to the new pressure switch is the bigger pipe that goes back to the head the feed to the tank and the small copper pipe the unloader pipe/valve or the other ways round?? its a cobra mac 2540 prob a p.o.s but itll do me for the mo.... any help will be rewarded with many thanks and virtual beer (ie nothing much but appreciated all the same) also what oil do they take normal 10w 40 engine oil do or is some thing lighter needed cheers peoples

will pop along to have a look went to the last one drew a decent crowd and entry

230bhp from the dutchmans one what do you hope to get if its 160bhp dont give me a drive you might not get it back!!!!!!!! you vivaing friday do you need some help? need to give the mazda a run

no probs have heaps of pics from over the years,been to a few of the asoc yearly gatherings and to moffat in scotland nothing like seeing 20 tigers in a row,the avenger engine responds well to a bit of tuning it wont leave a flaming set of 11s behind but they can be fun.mal stuart in the uk is building 1700 engines putting out 190bhp at the flywheel although it costs about 4k sterling to do that....but he is a good source for tuning stuff http://www.malstuartmotorsport.net/ top bloke even though he is in his early 70s the websites an interesting read to if your into your avengers

so how goes the avenger good to see your still chipping away at it,just in case you dont know they are the same stud pattern as ford so you can chose any early ford wheels,i like the lotus steels myself although they only 6" wide,i had set of widend rostyles on a green one i had which looked good although were a bit rough sorry bout the crap photo they did look good,the mk1 tiger had four spotlamps and had a bracket that bolted to the bumper hanger they are easy to fabricate saves drilling bumpers i mounted my oscars on the green one on a bit of box section bolted between the bumper hangers worked fine and didnt have to mount to body or drill bumpers and they were super steady with a bit of extended hoseclip onto two holes in slam panel. should have a pic somewere of a green one on superlights i visited in malta ah yes here they are here is a pic of a brm headed 1800 brazillian that hillclimbs in limerick he has a spare engine to,i also know were there is one for sale in malta the owner of the green avenger above you would be lookin at the thick end of 16k dollars though check out some of the rally guys for lowered springs they can be bought still pretty cheap in uk im sure some have found there way over here at some stage,there is a guy in welly big into the rallying with one i have his contact details and valiant also knows him he might have a spare set he also picked up a 2 door there recently...... look forward to more updates

lookin good alex nice bit of progress made so when is it comin to mapua brap brap!!!!

thats noice i like that suppose these are fairly unobtainable normally? i also like the ones with the indicator in the bonnets whatever model they are especially wagons. good luck with her health to enjoy

the asoc (avenger sunbeam owners club) in the uk is about the best for info but its not open forum got to join the club but its only £24 for overseas i know of 2 kiwi members also there is a sunbeam one but it seems to be gone at the moment will keep trying to find it,hunter and avenger engines are different im afraid but im sure you could get one to fit,1600 and 1300 engine block are identical.also 1250 and 1500 engines are all the same in fact all the engines are the same so you shouldnt have any problem interchanging parts.

cool nice colour i had a pic somewere of a very cool looking orange one in the uk a while ago will try find it for some mojo enhancing,to fit quad round lights you will need the headlamp backing plates which is a bit involved to remove old ones and fit new ones as they are spotwelded in,was this one advirtised on sella recently... a few on here now with avengers good to see them all keep up the good work,all the dashes crack to. i nearly had this bought until seller backed out of deal,i thought she was a stunning looking car as you can see the rectangle headlights look cool to just simple and neat

cheers manta a is a mates he hasnt got it long more info and pics here http://totalopel.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6387

your bonnet is now on its way to blenhiem via the toymota its getting closer..............slowley!!!!!!

cheers ye my bro is using volvo 4 pots on his chevette neat enough units,popular ones are princess four pots at home which i had on the sunbeam but they arent much better for the effort really. happy enough with the way things are going just cant wait to see it finished and on the road will be a while before i get to use it though if ever.

up front are a set of gaz coilovers with 2.25 springs,rears are tiger springs shorter and stiffer and spax gas adjustable shocks,front discs are brembo items from mal stuart in uk,i have a set of willwoods for the front but a friend uses them on his rally car and shit they flex a lot under heavy braking so i might try find a set of used ap forestry calipers which are 4 pot also rear is standard drum with mintex shoes,the tiger also has a remote servo to help with braking,i polybushed everything with superpro stuff and there is a heavy duty steering donought from okanes cars in the north of ireland.

refurbed engine kept it basically standard although it needed a rebore so new 1600ti pistons were used so cc is up to 1600 now,also new cam a brand new chrysler competitions dept tiger cam kept in storage by an ex employee took a bit of tracking down and painted in the proper chrysler blue. things have been halted somewhat by the big freeze heres a pic of my old jeep which i gave to my bro before i left more progress hoped for soon

i picked up possibly the last new grille in the europe if not the world of maurice vissier in holland he has a good stock of new old stock parts and a new grille is free of dents in the soft alloy trim trial fitted along with new indicators and the brackets you see on the bumper hangers are for the 2 up 2 down spotlights these came with as standard. the old magnesium minilights are a bit ropey so a cheap set of copies will do for now until i can afford a refurb on the genuine articles,shod with new yoko a539 195/60/13s one fitted for trial its high as the engine isnt in yet and the coilovers havent been adjsuted usually the tiger sits nose up i like a level playing field so will try get it as level as possible with the new gaz coilovers installed.... engine bay waiting on refurbed engine

the dash is a two part arrangement with a padded vinyl top and steel undertray section these always get some miosture attack and can rust badly this wasnt so bad so a sand down prime and paint in satin black brought her up like new rear bumper newly chromed and new back lights fitted rocker cover blasted and painted