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Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
Hi guys!
I started in on the spare tire project in the GTS a few days ago and thought I'd share the progress and interesting discoveries along the way. Bear in mind that I've never been into this part of the car other than replacing the trunk mat.
First, peel back the trunk mat and reveal the broken and taped spare cover board sitting about 1-1/2" above the trunk floor...
Then remove the cover and discover a spare tire with a '68 "Gang Green" wheel. I figure since my car is an early '69 build (Oct 9, 1968) the factory must have been using up the old stock of '68 green spare tire and wheel assemblies. The wheel has never been painted.
The I remove the tire and discover a very clean wheel well and...the long lost lug wrench. I also discovered that the jack base, bumper bracket and lug wrench are in dusty but nearly pristine condition. It doesn't look like they have ever been used. No wear marks at all.
Then I got the new tire mounted and test fit it into the wheel well. It is exactly the correct height for the cover board to sit flush on the floor.
Now I have to clean it all up, replace the hold-down carriage bolt (it's got some buggered threads) and reassemble it all with the new cover board I bought.
I started in on the spare tire project in the GTS a few days ago and thought I'd share the progress and interesting discoveries along the way. Bear in mind that I've never been into this part of the car other than replacing the trunk mat.
First, peel back the trunk mat and reveal the broken and taped spare cover board sitting about 1-1/2" above the trunk floor...
Then remove the cover and discover a spare tire with a '68 "Gang Green" wheel. I figure since my car is an early '69 build (Oct 9, 1968) the factory must have been using up the old stock of '68 green spare tire and wheel assemblies. The wheel has never been painted.
The I remove the tire and discover a very clean wheel well and...the long lost lug wrench. I also discovered that the jack base, bumper bracket and lug wrench are in dusty but nearly pristine condition. It doesn't look like they have ever been used. No wear marks at all.
Then I got the new tire mounted and test fit it into the wheel well. It is exactly the correct height for the cover board to sit flush on the floor.
Now I have to clean it all up, replace the hold-down carriage bolt (it's got some buggered threads) and reassemble it all with the new cover board I bought.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Good stuff. I am also working on my trunk junk. Put a couple pics on my build thread tonight. How long is that carriage bolt? I need a 6.5, and don't care about the threads.
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Ddaddy
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Karl, Feel like I'm cracking open fortune cookies over here. lol
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Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
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Ddaddy
Just doing what I do
So Keefer, do you want it? I'm replacing it with one that's 6" long so it won't stick up above the cover board and poke up into the trunk mat. I found what I need at a local hardware store and going to pick it up tomorrow and I could grab one for you too if you prefer one that length.
zkx14
Duster De-ruster
Shortening is no problem. Is it 3/8"? If so, I could probably make it use able again.
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- Honesty in politics is much like oxygen. The higher up you go, the scarcer it becomes.
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