building original 427 chassis, trunk

[Dominik]

good morning,

here is a piece of communication with a friend for the forum about the 427 original chassis rear (trunk) brackets, which may be interesting:

"the trunk drawings I sent you are for the bracket page 7, it contains four pieces.
1' 4 15/16" is one of the measurements in the drawing to identify the bracket.

friday we welded the trunk bracket which supports tank and trunk. (I don't have a seperate drawing for that).
there is a slight problem, I don't know if the angled bracket (5 3/16") from the rear pedestal up to the horizontal bracket (1' 1 1/8") is under the trunk section or next to it.

next to it seems more obvious when welding (BTW, it's really helps to have that trunk insert to position the brackets, get one)

but now what supports what?

the horizontal bracket supports the trunk insert, but only if lifted up a bit to clear the rear shock mount brackets.
I actually welded the horizontal bracket on top of the rear pedestal, so that the trunk insert now clears the shock mounts.

the 1' 4" 15/16" - bracket supports the trunk also, if you bolt or rivet through it.
I made a mistake in positioning the main chassis side bracket.
they are to far forward to accept the bracket which is the lower suppert of # 1' 4" 15/16"
the bracket I mean is the one with the big radius in it in the center of page 7.

the angled bracket (5 3/16") will hold the tank, which seems to be hanging on it.
that's a lot of weight that needs to be distributed cleverly.

not to forget the roll-over bar, which also sits on the horizontal bracket.
and the body, which ... (I don't know yet where it is supported)"



cheers,