Is High End Audio catchin' up with you all?

@tablejockey  Yes, it can get a little squirrelly.  "Involuntary lane changes" are a phenomena of high power and a short wheelbase.  Glad you got to have fun in your friend's Alpine.  I put a turbo on my '67 and still drive it.  Quarter mile times quicker and faster than a factory stock Tiger.  

@acresverde Sounds like you had a "perfectly normal" relationship between a young enthusiast and a sports car to me.  I still abuse my turbocharged Alpine.  It deserves better than me.

@ghasley Your mechanic is partially correct.  The #8 plug is accessed thru a grommet in the driver's side transmission hump.  It's actually quite easy to remove/reinstall.  #s 2-7, not so much.  It rate myself a 6.2 on the "vintage car mechanic scale" and have kept a couple of Tigers running for 20+ years.  Sounds like your mechanic needs to stick to working on slant six Plymouth Valiants.  Lots of room to work in the engine bay.

@waytoomuchstuff LOL…he focused mostly on pre-war French and German cars and post war Mercedes up through the early 1960’s. He could be forgiven for not wanting to venture into British cars with American iron transplants. Im sure you have fun with your Tiger.

Lucas; Prince of Darkness for a reason…..

....speaking of 'going off-topic (which I'm shocked hadn't happened earlier...)...

A 'beam Tiger was a hoot to see IRL...

"Cute droptop....is it fu.....WTH!" 

"I guess it is....*LOL*"

Watched an Elan suck the doors off a Stingray 'Vette.... I'd bet the 'Vette owner did some homework to find out WTH that car was....Refrigerator White, innocent as yellow snow..... ;)

The Tiger would have survived if only they'd opted like Shelby to clean slate' the entire car.  The existing frames weren't up to dealing with v8 anything....
...and I'd bet the guys back at the factory weren't amused when putting them together....   

I can't bend my arm that way!"  was likely common....

@waytoomuchstuff ...*L* Nahh, you're quite 'normal' 'bout your Tiger...

...and your 'apparent age' makes you a Perfect 'Sleeper'.
Go gittum'....*nasty L*

...owned a Spitfire for a time....It was nice to be able to sit on a front tire while rolling pushrods on a pane of glass to check for the bent ones.....*S*