keith62

I am reassembling my 62, and I need some help on how to install the right rear bumper braces. If possible can converse on the phone if I do not understand?

RestoMike

Your question is post on Parts for Sale, you'll get a better response on the General Discussion Forum.

vettebuyer6369

Moving from Parts section

Frankie the Fink

What are you not understanding ?
Looks very straightforward to me....the right side should be a mirror image of this assembly manual picture of the left side.

keith62

You are correct, but I have less room to work with on the right side than the left because of the spare tire tub. This why I asked the question, because of the space how do I put this in. I am able to put of any two combination of braces, but the third. This my question.
Thanks for the response.

Keith Hebert
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Frankie the Fink

I went out and looked at my '61 on the lift and, yes, I can see your issue.

Its prob not impossible to worm those parts up in there somehow without major dis-assembly of something but I've never had to do it so I hope somebody with more experience in the technique might answer...

Ferry

(Sorry for my english)
Hello, are you still on this issue? I have just dropped the body of my 61 onto the chassis so that I know what you are going through... you are right the left side is a pain in ... somewhere.
If you are going to drop the body on the chassis my advice (that came from an old restorer of vettes) is to assembly the rear left bumper and its braces before dropping.
But in my case I have assembled both bumpers and all braces and used a ratchet strap from the left to the right braces maintaining them with a small tension so that they can pass between the rearmost chassis, and guess what it worked perfectly.
After that I have unloose a bit every bumpers bolts to align correctly the braces and fit the bolts through the chassis and finally tighten again the bumpers, end of it.
I hope it'll help!
Ferry