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<div dir="ltr">Ron</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Good catch on the extra support hit in the die above each stud hole. The one I bought has those. So maybe reinforced wheel unless these is some other distinguishing markings.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">There are a few other markings on the support dies 'between" the stud holes. One is '12149', I believe the last number is a '9' but hard to tell. Another die looks to have a 'X or three'. Third die is '66' or 99 depending on which way you look at it and the die with the hole in it has no markings.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Alan states: <div>Sea Foam Grey - it’s a shade of white.<div class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021"><br class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021" clear="none"></div><div class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021">The back side may supposed to be black.</div><br class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021" clear="none"><div dir="ltr" class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021"><br class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp4b8aa883yiv2484619021" clear="none"><div dir="ltr">Does anyone have a rattle can brand and part number for sea foam grey? Also weigh in on the back side being black or all sea foam grey.</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">The book of Norman below states painted black (semi-gloss?) and then re-sprayed a gray white on the front(sea foam grey?) Thoughts?</div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">With the wheel and tire laying upside down you would see the black underside when viewing the trunk. Right?<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr"><img title="Inline image" alt="Inline image" src="cid:smlPrtm8UI52TgXfRGOu" style="max-width:598px;width:100%;" class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167yahoo-inline-image" data-id="<7bac5cec-4839-8690-2210-a81d372dbd69@yahoo.com>"><br clear="none"><div><br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">Joel<br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div></div><div><br clear="none"></div>
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On Tuesday, May 24, 2022, 11:58:19 AM EDT, Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588"><div><div class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588WordSection1"><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">Joel</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">This is a good question – I would like the answer too.</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">Looking at the pictures you sent – it looks like there is an extra support hit in the die above each stud hole on the later reinforced wheel.</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">I don’t see that on the early wheel.</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">There is a date stamp on the wheels under the Naïve plate but I don’t know if that helps with this question.</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">According to the Alpine Parts List</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">1214930 Road Wheel from B9107291 – Series II</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">This road wheel is the only one listed for the Tiger – there is no indication about reinforcement so that could be an update to the drawing.</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal">Ron Fraser</p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><div id="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588yqt83191" class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588yqt1026079849"><div><div style="border-color:rgb(225, 225, 225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in;"><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Joel Martin via Tigers<br clear="none"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 24, 2022 11:18 AM<br clear="none"><b>To:</b> Tiger List Serve <tigers@autox.team.net><br clear="none"><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Factory steel wheels</p></div></div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"> </p><div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Purchased a stock steel wheel to use as a spare as opposed to a 13" LAT 70 which is too tall against the trunk shelf.</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">How do you determine the difference between the "early factory steel wheel" and the "later factory steel wheel (reinforced) Mk1a/Mk2? What color code should the later reinforced Mk1a wheel be painted?</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"><img id="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588_x0000_i1025" style="width:631px;max-width:631px;" src="cid:43x0c8kmXEqb8lT47w17" alt="Inline image" data-inlineimagemanipulating="true"></span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Thanks</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;">Joel</span></p></div><div><p class="ydpb4a93d74yiv6437314729ydp646bc1bbyiv6328385167ydp752ce628yiv5256617588MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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