Sunbeam Alpine To Tiger Conversion

I get wheel hop in second from the time a press the pedal until i lift my foot off the pedal.

Sunbeam alpine to tiger conversion.

The glass is half full pessimist. Much faster than the tiger i had years ago. The glass is twice as big as it needs to be. The body is clean but the paint is only average and the front suspension needs rebuilding.

One of the best enhancements you can make to a sunbeam alpine is to remove the tired under powered 4 cylinder and replace it with a ford 2 8l v6. I was just went out in my alpine which now has a camaro 3 4 in it and it s a rocket. The ford 2 8 with its narrow 60 v and the unique feature of siamese exhaust ports lend itself to low cost and simple installation in the sunbeam alpine. I cant make it work no matter how positive i think if i dont have the parts.

Shelby had carried out a similar v8 conversion on the ac cobra and hoped to be offered the contract to produce the tiger at his facility in the united states. The sunbeam tiger is a high performance v8 version of the british rootes group s sunbeam alpine roadster designed in part by american car designer and racing driver carroll shelby and produced from 1964 until 1967. Find it here on ebay in troy michigan with a sub 10k bid and a 13 600 buy it now. The glass is half empty engineer.

Where can i find a parts list to make this easier to do. David petrikas photo gallery of performance upgraded rootes group sports cars. Robert rothbard amazing this alpine hasn t already been converted into a tiger clone which means you could either get it running again as a proper alpine or build it into a tiger if you are so inclined. Imagine an alpine with performance that will blow the doors off a stock tiger and embarrass more than a few modified ones.

300 reliable horses 0 60 in 5 seconds and under 12 seconds in the quarter mile all with the more balanced handling of an alpine. Such a machine does exist. I don t dare stomp it in 1st since i have the stock alpine rear end. You don t need a v8 to match a tiger.

Sunbeam alpine with ford 302cid v8 owner. This 1966 sunbeam alpine has been given a tiger conversion with a 302 v8 firewall modifications and a salisbury rear end. Have a 1964 alpine with standard steering can a ford v8 fit in the engine compartment without installing a tiger front rack and pinion steering.