<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Ron,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks for your very thorough response. I understand your concerns with contours and dimensions. Your suggestions seem pretty straight forward to me. I have cut new plywood for the platform and have new cover material. Will wait until the new platform is assembled before following your suggestions. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks again.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jim</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Ron Fraser <rfraser@bluefrog.com> </div><div>Date: 10/29/22 3:18 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: 'Jim D'Amelio' <jimdamelio@verizon.net>, tigers@Autox.Team.Net </div><div>Subject: RE: [Tigers] Trunk Platform Brackets </div><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Jim</p><p class="MsoNormal">You have asked the near impossible. There is nothing but contours to measure from and they maybe different from your Tiger.</p><p class="MsoNormal">You would truly need the drawing to place these holes as original. 3 holes on the battery side, 2 holes on the other side.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">You would need to have at least 2 diagonal dimensions from panel mounting holes for each bracket hole to get close.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Anyone have their original panels out and available for measuring?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Here is the best description as I see this.</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">On each panel – use tape or some way of removable marker – from the center of the trunk hinge notch to the bottom panel fastener hole below it, mark a line</p><p class="MsoNormal">Battery side – metal bracket starts about 3/8” to front of car</p><p class="MsoNormal">Other side – metal bracket starts about at that line</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Assemble both panels onto the car, install the platform – mark a line along the top of the platform on each panel</p><p class="MsoNormal">Remove the platform – mark a line the width of the platform below those 1<sup>st</sup> lines – that is the top of the bracket position</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Remove the panels and place each bracket on the correct panel along that lower line – mark the holes for the brackets</p><p class="MsoNormal">Drill holes – mount brackets</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The center of the brackets should be almost in the center of the platform.</p><p class="MsoNormal">There is a small notch in the platform each side for the trunk hinge – the brackets should have about 1” visible – <b><u>see pictures</u></b>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">1<sup>st</sup> picture is battery side – rear edge of bracket @ 16” measured from front of platform</p><p class="MsoNormal">2<sup>nd</sup> picture other side – rear edge of the bracket @ 15.25” or a little more.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps or gives you ideas on how to approach this.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Ron Fraser</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tigers <tigers-bounces@autox.team.net> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jim D'Amelio via Tigers<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 29, 2022 11:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> tigers@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [Tigers] Trunk Platform Brackets</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">I bought new gas tank cover panels from Rick and have the metal platform brackets ready to install. Does anyone know the dimensions I would need to attach those in the proper position? My original ones were in such bad shape, I can't take measurements. </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Jim D</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div><div id="composer_signature"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#575757">Sent from my Galaxy</span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></body></html>