[Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door

[Ross Hulse]

Ok, thanks.

On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 4:31 PM Joe Brown <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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:
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> 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.
>>
>> 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>
>>
>> To: "'Joe Brown'" <jbbrown1980 at gmail.com>, <tigers at Autox.Team.Net>
>>
>> Subject: Re: [Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door
>>
>> Message-ID: <000701d4ac25$19394ca0$4babe5e0$@bluefrog.com>
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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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