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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ron,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’m just guessing too, but I’m looking more at the contour of the cover than its shape.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ramon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ron Fraser [mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 14, 2019 4:57 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ramon Spontelli'; 'Joe Brown'<br><b>Cc:</b> tigers@Autox.Team.Net<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Fuel Pump Access Door<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ramon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> That’s what I thought until I looked at the one on my Tiger and it has the same shape as Joe’s.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I’m not an original owner so I don’t know if it is the original Tiger cover.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Maybe the 2 parts are interchangeable – I don’t know.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Ramon Spontelli <rspontelli@earthlink.net> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 14, 2019 7:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Joe Brown' <jbbrown1980@gmail.com><br><b>Cc:</b> rfraser@bluefrog.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: Fuel Pump Access Door<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Joe,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Sadly, I think Ron is right.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The Tiger piece is pretty-much flat. It looks like yours has a raised area--extra clearance for Alpine battery terminals?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ramon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-bottom:14.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 11:20:40 -0500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>From: "Ron Fraser" <<a href="mailto:rfraser@bluefrog.com">rfraser@bluefrog.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>To: "'Joe Brown'" <<a href="mailto:jbbrown1980@gmail.com">jbbrown1980@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:tigers@Autox.Team.Net">tigers@Autox.Team.Net</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Subject: Re: [Tigers] Fuel Pump Access Door<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:000701d4ac25$19394ca0$4babe5e0$@bluefrog.com">000701d4ac25$19394ca0$4babe5e0$@bluefrog.com</a>><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Joe<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText> <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>I'm not totally sure but I believe you have an Alpine access door.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Alpine Parts List ? pub 6600992 ? section YX, plate D shows the access door with angled cuts at the hinged edge.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Ron Fraser<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>