Spare tire hold down bracket location ???

[1968 Z28]

Seems that everyone says that there is no difference between the spare mount in a BB car as opposed to a SB car.  Found this in the AIM today (UPC L35, sheet A15).  It appears to show that the spare is mounted similar to the convertible.  Can anyone with an original BB car confirm this is the case or is it the same as the SB.

[cook_dw]

Jerry.  The pic I posted above is from my fathers original L78 car.  I will measure the 67 since it was originally a sb car tomorrow unless someone else can get the measurement first.  I am 99.99% sure it is the same...

Also this and the other thread could be combined if you asked me.. 

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=13721.0

[Mike S]

 Here is another thread with measurements of a 67 BB convertible hold down bracket if this helps. It's for a full size spare.
Note is is lower than a coupe and mounted on top of a rib in the trunk floor.
http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=11526.msg91595#msg91595

Mike

[1968 Z28]

Seems that everyone says that there is no difference between the spare mount in a BB car as opposed to a SB car.  Found this in the AIM today (UPC L35, sheet A15).  It appears to show that the spare is mounted similar to the convertible.  Can anyone with an original BB car confirm this is the case or is it the same as the SB.

Looked at the AIM page again and compared it to the UPC 10, Sheet A2 and noticed that there is a difference....seems that the bolt has a different part number, there is an extra part called a retainer, and the instruction sheet has a different number.  I wonder?

[69Z28-RS]

There ARE differences in the hardware..  but I thought we were discussing the *location* of the bracket for the hold down...?   I really don't see any differences from comparing the AIM pages, except for the convertible versus coupe difference.  I think any other 'spare position' differences, whether it be regular tire or spacesaver, comes from the size differences in the tires (in case of the spacesaver) and from differing hardware, or hardware positions...

[169INDY]

Seems that everyone says that there is no difference between the spare mount in a BB car as opposed to a SB car.  Found this in the AIM today (UPC L35, sheet A15).  It appears to show that the spare is mounted similar to the convertible.  Can anyone with an original BB car confirm this is the case or is it the same as the SB.

Sheet A15 is for the CONV ONLY (L35) Model 12467 as called out in the MOD block of the drawing.

[1968 Z28]

Thanks Jim.....my copy of the AIM is very faint down in that area and I couldn't make out the numbers.  Makes perfect sense now.  Sure would like to have a good first generation copy of the AIM.

[169INDY]

I thought you can download a copy? (.pdf) that is fairly good & searchable, you just can not copy & paste from it (protected?)

I have a hard copy purchased in the 80's from the vendors, WAS like gold back then, I just did not have the smarts to go to dealers & start buy'g up parts from the avail stock.

[ko-lek-tor]

I thought you can download a copy? (.pdf) that is fairly good & searchable, you just can not copy & paste from it (protected?)

I have a hard copy purchased in the 80's from the vendors, WAS like gold back then, I just did not have the smarts to go to dealers & start buy'g up parts from the avail stock.

Not to Hi-Jack or be off topic, but that is funny Jim in your perfect hindsight revelation. I, too, purchased my AIM in the late 80's. I thumbed through it and thought, I am not sure what good or value this thing has? So, packed it away and dug it out 20 years later. It was like that old commercial, "Wow, I could of had a V8!?"  or a German proverb, "Vie are too soon oldt, und too late schmart."(sic). Shoulda,woulda,coulda...I am always seemingly an hour late and a dollar short .

[69Z28-RS]

Bentley quoted the old German proverb, "Vie are too soon oldt, und too late schmart."(sic).

that one is great, Bentley...  and I believe applies to most everyone..     (german or not)...