How To Build Your Own Tiger Avon Sports Car For Road Or Track

This book provides a step by step guide to building your own Tiger Avon.

The step-by-step guide to building YOUR dream sports car on a budget. The Tiger Avon and GTA are high-quality, high-performance roadsters based on readily available Ford Sierra mechanical components with a choice of independent or live axle rear suspension. Engine wise, you can use a straight 4 or V8 of your choice, including Ford Pinto, Ford Zetec, Rover K-Series and even motorcycle units.

An exciting new title in Veloce's best-selling Speed Pro series, this book produced in association with Tiger Sportscars Ltd.Build a fabulous high-quality, high-performance two-seater sports car for very little money.Choose how little or how much work to do yourself and how much to spend.Based on mechanical parts from plentiful Ford Sierra donor cars.Choose a 4 cylinder or V8 engine, including Ford Pinto (ex Sierra), Ford Zetec, Rover K-series or even a light and powerful motorcycle unit.All components, including used Sierra parts, available from Tiger Sportscars.Excellent power-to-weight ratios, even using standard Sierra Pinto engines.Complete building instructions, including tubular chassis, fibreglass bodywork, mechanical components, trim and electrical systems.The Tiger Avon is ideal for clubman's racing.Email helpline available to all builders.

Aimed at amateur racers, this title offers a no-nonsense direct approach to the use of electronic performance data logging to improve the performance of both car and driver.

The 998 A-Series powers Minis and Metros in particular. The book’s advice can also be used to uprate Midget/Sprite 948cc engines to 998cc. Complete guide to obtaining maximum power with reliability from the popular 998cc engine.

Having this book in your pocket is like having a real marque expert by your side. Benefit from the author's years of Lotus/Caterham Seven experience, learn how to spot a bad car quickly, and how to assess a promising one like a professional.

The complete illustrated guide to building a powerful and reliable high performance Ford V8 smallblock engine for street or track use. Covers limitations of standard components, component modifications, component interchanges, blueprinting and professional build tips. All Des Hammills advice is based on many years of practical experience with these engines.