Heater Control Arms Question

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In restoring my '65 round-cornered (1300s serial number) Tiger, I had thought that such early cars used heater control arms with chrome balls on the ends; and that the arms with the black plastic ends were for square-cornered cars. ( I don't way I assumed this.) But as most of you know, Buck T's barn-find Tiger has showed up. This mostly untouched '65 round-cornered (1400s seral number) has heater control arms with black plastic ends. When I bought my '65 Tiger ten years ago, it had a homemade dash and I don't even remember if it had a heater control panel. I have both sets of arms, I just don't know which one to use. (I'm leaning toward the plastic one) And yes, this sounds like a Brian G. question.
Thanks for any help on this, Steven Alcala
P.S. in the attached photo with the old dash and chromed balls, the routing of the cable leading to the actual heater control valve (left) is incorrect/not stock, I have changed it (using a lever from off an Alpine-'66-'67). The original routing (I believe) has both cables headed towards the glove box. (Last photo is of an original dash.) FYI, the middle photo is from my '66 square-cornered Tiger. On that dash, I used one of those $16.00 stickers you can buy on e-Bay for the panel lettering. That car is going to be a personalized driver.

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Steve, my research indicates that JAL numbers are a more precise indicator of transition. JAL 560725 (B9471147; October 22, 1964) or lower have chrome knobs, while the next sequential JAL 560726 (B9471245, December 11, 1964) or higher have plastic knobs (see TT 9/10-2020 Table 1, Figure 3).
 
To add to the research, My JAL 562431 (B9472878) has chromed knobs which doesn't seem to align with the above research. I suspect they just grabbed what was in the parts bin and available :LOL::ROFLMAO:
 
Just wondering do all the chrome ball end ones have the heater fan switch built in? I have a set of the later arms and knobs that turned up.
 
Warren said:
Just wondering do all the chrome ball end ones have the heater fan switch built in? I have a set of the later arms and knobs that turned up.
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Its my understanding the chrome ball have the incorporated blower switch. When they go to plastic they put the blower switch to the side of the dash.
 
Alpines with the chrome knob heater control and the fan switch as part of the control were single speed heater fans. The controls with black plastic knobs and the separate fan switch in the dash were two speed fans. The two speed fans have a large green resistor hanging on the fan mount. Was this the same set up used on the Tigers? This photo is of the two speed fan that is original to my series 4 Alpine. This is a car with all round corners and was built Christmas week of 1964.
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That's what I thought Michael I just have seen some ones that didn't have the switch and wondered where they came from..

I know about the green resistor, I always thought wow there's my resistor from my slot car controller :)
 
Bryan said:
your green resistor is burned up-
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No, It's not fried. It's the original and it works just as it did when Dad bought the car back in the mid 60's. You may also have noticed the two brackets that hold the dash don't have the best paint. That's how they were when the car was new. When Doug at Tiger Auto restored the body he and my wife decided to leave them as you see them. Factory original finish.
 
This is good info that I did have questions about but they've been answered here.

Not to hijack the thread but has anyone successfully removed and reattached the chrome arms for re-plating? I know I could drill them out but reattachment, that's another story.
 
Baked not fried from the heat.
Obviously on a car that was driven in the rain :)
That's a old lol from P.N.W. cars that used to say "never driven in the rain." In for sale ads I used to read for classic cars.
Not much of an electrical guy the function of the resistor is probably to provide the low speed as the motors were used on many different cars and are probably all the same.
Heat is a necessary byproduct and as I recall our slot car resistors got way hot when used.
 
Warren said:
Baked not fried from the heat.
Obviously on a car that was driven in the rain :)
That's a old lol from P.N.W. cars that used to say "never driven in the rain." In for sale ads I used to read for classic cars.
Not much of an electrical guy the function of the resistor is probably to provide the low speed as the motors were used on many different cars and are probably all the same.
Heat is a necessary byproduct and as I recall our slot car resistors got way hot when used.
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If the one in the green car ever quits I'll just swap in another unit. I have quite a few of the fan units in my stash of parts.
 
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