I drove a real Tiger and I was not impressed with the handling or the fit-and-finish of all the Ford add-ons.
I bought an Alpine from a local salvage yard, not running, with no interior and no glass.
I used a Mustang II front crossmember with tubular arms and adjustable coil-overs from Fat Man Fabrications. I measured my stock crossmember and subframe and called in the specs. The set-up was very well made and easy to weld in. They even drilled the brake rotors for my bolt pattern.
I welded the engine mounts for the 289 to the Mustang crossmember, relocated four inches toward the bulkhead. I chose the manual rack-and-pinion setup since the car is light and I don't think I would have room for a pump.
The steering is good. I'm still using the Alpine differential for the moment, but a winter project is to replace it with an 8.8" Ford from Currie. They will build the housing and drill the proper bolt pattern and hub center on the axles.
It's not original, but I think it's MUCH more fun to drive than a real one.
BTW...the ONLY work I had someone else do was the interior upholstery. I did the engine, trans, wiring, body, paint, subframe, one-off 1 3/4" tube headers with 3" collectors, and the Webers.
My ONLY passion in life is cars, and it shows. If you ask, I'll tell you about my 60's era Corvair rally car
