Fitting & bodywork

Hi all, I’ve not long bought a tiger cat E1 and will occasionally need to store it outside temporarily. Can anyone recommend a good fully waterproof and breathable cover to fit? I will also likely fit the tonneau cover or full hood just for extra protection of the interior. Thank you!

I am looking into buying a tiger Cat E1, and the owner tells me the hood has a roughly 15cm straight tear in it, he believes this is an easy fix, just interested to find out if anyone knows about patching/fixing hoods, and whether or not it is doable? Sadly I don’t have any pictures of it though!

My super spec came with this roof bar attachment and hood, which I presume is the original from Robin Hood but I can't for the life of me figure out how it stays up. The smaller bar goes into a velcro strap on the hood itself but the larger bar just seems to fall forwards. Maybe I am missing some attachment...

Morning all, I don't suppose anyone has a drivers side ,side panel they don't need for a 2B? Thanks

My original vinyl roof finally gave up the ghost so I was after a cheap solution. For those on a budget I made this in an hour from an mx5 waterproof cover off eBay. After adding fixings and tape for some edges total cost £25! It keeps water out standing on the drive better than the old vinyl and have tested in the rain up to 40 mph. It consider that only for emergencies if caught out by an unexpected shower. Another advantage is is folds into a tiny bag. Just a thought!

Having failed to find one, I am trying to create a 'shower cap' to put on the car when I am out in it and it looks like rain (i.e. not for driving under). I am only in the template stage at the moment. Someone posted a photo of a roof (not a full roof) they created, and when I asked whether the material was waterproof they kindly replied with a link to the supplier. For the life of me I cannot find it again. Can anyone point me to it?

Okay, I don't want to fit the roof and doors that I have - well I might fit the doors, if I use it in the winter, but I want to showerproof the cabin area for when it is parked. This is really so that I have more confidence to take it further, and to events, without having to worry too much about the weather and not feeling that I have to rush away just because of a little rain. My current choice is to create a shower cap. A while back I created a template, from cut up bits of cardboard and marked it up on some old window blind material. Today started fitting it to fine tune the fit, although the original template was a bit rough, it is actually going better that I e…

I recently picked up this Superspec and hadn't noticed until I met up with @AndyW but it didn't have a front numberplate. I presume the last owner preferred the look without a plate and risked the fine. I didn't want to take the same risk. So I purchased a set of 200mm brackets and these extendable numberplate holders. I had initially planned to use super strong magnets to attach them to the chassis near the front but I realised it's made of non-magnetic material so instead I used the 5mm bolts that attach the nose cone to the chassis to hold these brackets. I used some double sided tape to stick a thin layer of sponge to the top of the bracket to ensure it…

Just purchased 2002 Robin Hood 2b and looking for cover for storing outside, any help would be greatly appreciated

Ok so now I've sorted a few more things out on the 2b, next job is paintwork, I'm quite handy with my spray gun and compressor, so I want to respray the whole car, but the thing that concerns me is 1stly the arch extensions, on the passenger side where the arch extension joins the arch it has cracked the paint all the way around, how would I stop this happening in the future, 2nd the same has happened down the center line of the bonnet, what paint have you guys used, I see gelcoat is used a fair bit

Not completely finished yet (not sure I'm overly keen on the type of faux leather) but will do for this summer, needs pulling a bit tighter to get the creases out (my own fault, purchased a good few months ago and didn't open till the other day) but here's a couple of before and afters

Hi sorry if this has been asked before most probably I want to know where I can get brackets for the front cycle arches to replace the long arches on the robin hood any info appreciated

Hi All. I am looking to replace some of the rubber trim around my 2B, e.g. bulkhead to bonnet seating, bonnet/metal edge trim, etc. as although appearance is good some of it is now a little loose. Any suggestions, recommendations for good quality, good fit items and sources? And what is used to stick the bulkhead/bonnet trim on?

Hi, does anyone know if the body panels from a haynes roadster are compatible (with fettling) to fit on a RH 2b I am looking at the kits and parts from equinox group and they look really good TIA Ian

Hi all My 2b passed its IVA 3 years ago and is now due for its first mot. When presented for IVA there was no window screen fitted, for obvious reasons. Since then over the past few years I fitted a screen but no wipers an washer, do I need wipers ect for mot or will I need to remove the screen to get a pass. I took it this morning and before the mechanic even started the test he stated it needs wipers so I never entered the garage to avoid a fail. I was told a couple of years ago by someone on a club stand that they are only tested if present on the car. Can anyone give me the correct information or advise. Thanks in advance.

Hi , Can you use rivnuts on the plastic car body? Thanks Chris

Hi, Hoping you can help. i have a 2B and dont like the high sitting rear arches. can anything be done to this? has anyone else got around this issue and if so how. i also have wide rear arches so a am looking for standard width ones ideally GRP ones and not stainless like the current ones if anyone has any that would fit. the car was built in 2001 with sliding pillar suspension if that makes a difference to fitment. Many thanks Tom

Afternoon All, I’m looking for advice. the sender unit has sprung a leak. it’s got a brand new seal on it, had to replaced the old one after 90% disintegrated, plus a load of some sort of sealant had been used. yet it’s still pissing fuel. any ideas ? What are others using? is there an easy fir replacement option? any help greatly appreciated. cheers dave. IMG_3728.mov

Need some new wipers the ones on are a chrome thing looks like a full arm ? are these off any particular car ? any one got any part numbers or links etc .. ? Car is a Series 3 Robin Hood

The old footwell carpets were looking very tired so I took them out and went to my local carpet store, asking if they could make new ones they said no problem chose an off cut of dark carpet paid £80 and hoped they would turn out ok, collected today and absolutely spot on ! Chuffed to bits

Whats the best way to keep the doors fastened? Anyone got any other ideas than velcro straps?

What have people used for bonnet catches other than the horrible rubber IVA ones like CBS sell (obviously I need them to be IVA compliant)? Rich

Can anyone tell me what size press stud I need to replace around the windscreen and rear panel? I'm guessing they'll be screw in type? Is the windscreen laminate glass or plastic? How do you fit the press studs to the front screen? Help appreciated.

Hi, Has anyone swapped the long sweeping front wings for shorter ones? If so did this affect turning circle and/or meant changes to suspension? Thanks Nigel

Hi all I was looking to rekindle my love for this thing but ive found corrosion on the front chassis. The other side is crusty too but no holes. Not sure whether to fix or scrap it now 😔