[Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door

[Joe Brown]

Yes, the car was TACed by Rob Roy, Tom Hall, Pat King and Jerry
Christopherson in 2009.  I'm the second owner and I have documentation back
to the original dealer.

On Jan 15, 2019 6:07 PM, "Ross Hulse via Tigers" <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

Has the car been TAC'd?  If not I would have that done before you invest
time and money in the car.
Ross "Commodore Blues"  Hulse
TAC Inspector #53

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 10:58 AM Kirk Smith via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Norm loves a good mystery…fuel pump cover (door) revealed- Tigergate!
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> *From:* Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Ramon
> Spontelli via Tigers
> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 7:29 PM
> *To:* 'Ron Fraser'; 'Joe Brown'
> *Cc:* tigers at Autox.Team.Net
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door
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> Ron,
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> I’m just guessing too, but I’m looking more at the contour of the cover
> than its shape.
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> The cover on our Mk I Tiger, which we’ve had since ’67 is most definitely
> flat.  Our Mk II Tiger is flat there too ‘cause it has no cover.
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> The cover on our Series II Alpine is clearly “humped.”  And it has neither
> hinges nor the quick-release fastener.  It slips under a pair of brackets
> on the rear edge of the shelf and is attached by screws at the forward
> corners.
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> We had a Series V Alpine for quite a while, but sold it in 2004.  I’m
> pretty sure it had hinges and the quick-release fastener, but I don’t
> remember if it was flat or humped.
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> I think we might have a cover or two from Series IV Alpines out in one of
> the backyard sheds, but it would be a major adventure to try and find them.
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> I did do a quick thumb-through of the Here Comes the Judge chapter of The
> Book of Norman, but did not see anything about the cover there.  Maybe if
> we catch him in a good mood, he’ll chime in on this issue?
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> Ramon
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> *From:* Ron Fraser [mailto:rfraser at bluefrog.com]
> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 4:57 PM
> *To:* 'Ramon Spontelli'; 'Joe Brown'
> *Cc:* tigers at Autox.Team.Net
> *Subject:* RE: Fuel Pump Access Door
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> Ramon
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>                 That’s what I thought until I looked at the one on my
> Tiger and it has the same shape as Joe’s.
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> I’m not an original owner so I don’t know if it is the original Tiger
> cover.
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> Maybe the 2 parts are interchangeable – I don’t know.
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> Ron Fraser
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> *From:* Ramon Spontelli <rspontelli at earthlink.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 14, 2019 7:24 PM
> *To:* 'Joe Brown' <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* rfraser at bluefrog.com
> *Subject:* Re: Fuel Pump Access Door
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> Joe,
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> Sadly, I think Ron is right.
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> The Tiger piece is pretty-much flat.  It looks like yours has a raised
> area--extra clearance for Alpine battery terminals?
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> Ramon
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:20:40 -0500
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> From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser at bluefrog.com>
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> To: "'Joe Brown'" <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com>, <tigers at Autox.Team.Net>
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> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door
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> Joe
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>                 I'm not totally sure but I believe you have an Alpine
> access door.
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> Alpine Parts List ? pub 6600992 ? section YX, plate D shows the access
> door with angled cuts at the hinged edge.
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> Ron Fraser
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