Our "new" Tiger...

[HMR]

Are you thinking more stripes or something else entirely? What's that rectangular hole above the fridge vent cover?

Hi Linda- We need to use some sort of stripes in order to cover up the "shadow" left behind by the old stripes. The other option is to re-paint the whole thing but all of the pro paint shops are requesting too much down time (2-4 weeks). We don't want to have the Tiger stuck in the paint shop this time of year.

FWIW- Here's a pic of the "beige" color that we matched perfectly on the color chart and ordered:

It's painted on a neighbor's airplane and looks great.
Here's another pic showing part of the airplane next to the Tiger.
You can see the actual stripe color is quite a bit different:

The rectangular hole is the upper fridge vent.

 

[ihatemybike]

I've been dreading changing the spark plugs on the Tiger. The plugs seem nearly impossible to access. I'm sure after I've done it once or twice I'll get the hang of it but for now it's got me scratching my head. I don't have any indications that the current plugs are bad, I'm just wanting to change the plugs and wires for piece of mind.

Best way to get to them is through the wheel wells. They are actually pretty easy that way.

 

[HMR]

Best way to get to them is through the wheel wells. They are actually pretty easy that way.

Excellent tip. Thanks.

 

[HMR]

Take 2...

Here's the beginning of the new design:

We'll use black as the base color and then layer a lighter color stripe over the top. This should look great when finished. The nice thing about getting a base layer down is we'll be able to put the Tiger back together. The Tiger isn't drive-able right now since we removed much of the entry door to allow a cleaner stripe application. With the base color in place we can put everything back together and take our time finding a second color we like.

Here's the door:

While we had the window out, I was able to tint it to match the other windows.
Before:

After:

The window trim pieces on both the exterior and interior were faded and dirty.
I scrubbed them clean then gave them a fresh coat of paint and new rubber moulding.
Before (interior):

After (interior & exterior):

 

[a.mus.ed]

I like the plain black!

 

[HMR]

Got the door finished. Now we can drive the Tiger, again, without the dogs falling out!

Before:

After:

 

[HMR]

Rear:

 

[Roktoys84]

I think the black on white looks great!

 

[shortbusadventure]

Nice Work!

We had ours built without graphics. We were going for the black and white theme as well, and have not done our own graphics yet. Nice thorough work.
-Kevin

P.S. Loved the Stryper reference. That brought back some memories. I still have a tape of theirs in a box somewhere. Yeah, I just admitted that.

 

[HMR]

We had ours built without graphics. We were going for the black and white theme as well, and have not done our own graphics yet.

I love the clean look of your Tiger.

 

[HMR]

Got the driver's side door finished. Took a little while to figure out the correct angle for the front edge:

Went on a nice long drive this afternoon to make sure we put everything back together correctly.
We're definitely liking the black & white design.

 

[vanderpooch]

:drool:MEE TOOO!!!:drool:

 

[Herbie]

We're definitely liking the black & white design.

Me three. I'd just finish the black and call it done.

 

[FurthurOnTheFly]

Me three. I'd just finish the black and call it done.

Yep. The great panda has arrived!

 

[HMR]

Yep. The great panda has arrived!

"Adventure Skunk", "Trail Zebra", "Overland Panda"... So many choices...