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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