starterman
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 04:24 PM |
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What a load of........................
...............rubbish.
Spent all day trying to fit the main tub onto my Avon chassis and I have to say that the quality of the panels is really really poor.
At the moment I wouldn't recommend Tiger to my worst enemy. Thoroughly disappointed in their quality and amazed that they have been going so
long.
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chris
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 04:47 PM |
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i think the key words with any kit build is many hours of fettling good luck with your build
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furryeggs
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 04:55 PM |
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Mine hasn't been to bad, there is a lot of trimming in places and the boot is about is a million miles off square. The bottom edge is flush
tight against the bottom rail at the front behind the suspension and where the arches meet the tub , but under the middle about level with the scuttle
I have a 4-5mm gap.
I've packed some interior surfaces with a thick rubber to take up some of the gaps to minimise any flexing and cracking.
I was expecting to have to do a lot of fettling as my bodywork was a mixed matched set, I was always going to be painting it so this didn't
bother me to much as I could rectify any issues before paint.
If i had paid full price for the bodywork in tigers gelcoat finish i would be pissed off.
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jrod
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 04:59 PM |
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I think the term "Kit car" is slightly misleading. They are not just kits that you put together and voila.
They are building blocks, that with lots of love, attention and hard work you can build you own car.
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CosKev3
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 05:01 PM |
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The big raised seam near the bottom of the sidepanels always makes me wince on Tigers bodywork 
Looks like a join or something in the mould.
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starterman
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 05:35 PM |
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I've built a few cars now and for gel coat panels these are the worst I've seen. I'm more than prepared to do what ever but thought
i'd just have a bit of a vent on here
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CosKev3
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 06:00 PM |
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They should fit with slight fettling from a long running company like Tiger IMO
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ianhurley20
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| posted on 26/8/17 at 09:27 PM |
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I am building one with a friend and we had to cut 30mm down the center of the rear body tub panel to get it to fit - oh and a load of other bits
needed loads of fettling - oh and the expensive manual is wrong in several places (particularly the rear wishbone set up) ( and the revised version as
well) and ........
I am really glad I didn't choose Tiger
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jossey
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| posted on 18/9/18 at 01:21 AM |
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If its an issue contact tiger and let them know.
No body panels fit easy. They are all a pain to fit. Especially opening them to slide on the front chassis rails. I heated mine on the inside a little
to help them move but still had issue.
Sorry for ye issues though.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 18/9/18 at 06:09 AM |
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my first kit car when I was 15 was a beach buggy, a twisted half finished shell on a rotten chassis in a barn full of sheep...you have it easy
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nick205
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| posted on 18/9/18 at 03:34 PM |
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I'm sure I've read others on here unhappy with the Avon bodywork - some modifying it to make it fit, including narrowing one of the rear
wheel arches.
I built an MK Indy myself. The GRP was OK, but took me longer than I planned to fit. There was an annoying change from round to square profile
between the rear tub and the side panels, but I ended up making some vinyl trim parts to hide that in the end. Part of building a car really.
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steve m
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| posted on 18/9/18 at 08:56 PM |
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A guy up the road from mine built a Tiger back around 2002-2003 ish, I did give him a hand as he was clueless,
But when he put all the panels on, MY GOD IT WAS AWFUL ! it would of looked better putting Tiger panels on a Cobra chassis
His car stayed on his front garden under a tarp. for years and I never found out were it is now,
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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