[Tigers] hard-top, soft-top shim

[Ron Fraser]

Jim
	There is a shim listed in the Alpine Parts List in the SI & SII
section; pg YV11.
2201875	Shim - Toggle Catch

I don't see it listed anywhere else so no idea if it is a continuation part
beyond this point or if there is another part number for the shim used
later.

I did some searching through my parts piles and found 1.

It is a cast aluminum part.  Looks like they may have been cast in pairs
then cut across the thick part of the wedge.

1.32" x .79"
Wedge .128" to .045
2 slots - .24" x .485"

Ron Fraser

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Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 3:42 PM
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Subject: [Tigers] hard-top, soft-top shim


Hello,

I saw an item on Ebay that piqued my interest: a set of two hard-top,
soft-top shims.
item # 191022768616

I looked up the item in my big Alpine master parts book and no entry. So I
contacted the seller,  'mac289', a guy named Mark. He was very
knowledgeable and helpful and says that there were shims used in other
places as
well that are not blessed with part numbers. In fact, he has added a third
picture to his auction showing a number of them. He has dismantled many cars

and  this picture shows more of these.

Sadly, the last time I looked, these 2 sad little wedge-shaped aluminum
shims are now at about a hundred dollars. Too rich for my blood.

Anybody seen them before? Can you 'mike' them to give differential
thickness? Maybe I can make some...

No, Rick at SS doesn't have them in his catalog.

Jim  Armstrong
Mk 1A
382002083
LRXFE
TAC  0763
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