One is longer than the other, and they have different shaped ends. I'll
take a look at my two to see if there's any hope of modifying a sedan hook
to work, and let you know. This would not be a difficult part to make if
you start with a piece of cold rolled steel of the right diameter. You'll
need a torch to heat it for bending, and of course a die to cut the correct
threads.
If the sedans with rear AC also relocate the spare to this place, they would
have the right rod also, I expect.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Position of spare in '68
> I have the cardboard panel, but not the rod. Would the rod from a hardtop
or
> sedan work to hold down the wheel in a convertible trunk? Or would I need
one
> expressly for a convertible?
>
> Thanks, Mark
>
> Dick Benjamin wrote:
>
> > There should be a cutout in the right side panel that hides the jack
which
> > just barely clears the spare tire when it is properly bolted down to the
> > welded on bracket you found. The connecting rod is just a simple piece
of
> > 3/8 Cad plated steel rod, with a hook on one end, and a threaded portion
to
> > accept the wing nut that holds the jack base and spare down to the
floor.
> > This hook is longer than that for the sedan, and has a different shaped
hook
> > end.
> >
> > The sedans have different trunk carpet cutouts, and right side panel
(and
> > also different panels from the trunk hinge pillar toward the rear of the
> > rear seat, I find). These parts will not interchange; however it is
> > possible to make a convertible right side panel from a sedan's panel, if
you
> > have one for a pattern to match and a very steady hand on your jig saw!
> >
> > If you need pictures of these parts, e-mail me off line and I'll take
some
> > and send them off to you.
> >
> > Dick Benjamin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 9:41 AM
> > Subject: IML: Position of spare in '68
> >
> > > Can someone tell me the right place to put the spare in a '68
> > > convertible? I believe it's on the floor of the trunk, near the right
> > > fender. There is a bracket in the floor there, but I'm missing the
> > > connecting rod.
> > >
> > > Thanks, Mark
> > >
> > >
> > >
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