Luggage Rack Installation
Thread Starter
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Luggage Rack Installation
I was just about ready to drill holes to install a used GM luggage rack, and looked inside to make certain there were no cross members etc. in the way when I discovered that only the front four bolts will be accessible inside the car. Does anyone know if it is possible to get to the back four without removing spare tire carrier and gas tank?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
Drifting
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,763
Likes: 0
From: Fayetteville NC
I may be misunderstanding you, but you don't have to get to the bolts underneath the body of the car. The luggage rack should come with an installtion kit which includes threaded inserts which fit into the holes you're going to drill in the fiberglass. The hold down bolts then go thru the holes in the rack and screw into the inserts from the top.
Instructor
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 199
Likes: 1
From: League City Texas
Oh you can get to them in the back without removing anything, at least on my 68. Believe me, that was the very first thing that went I got my car home. They may be cutesie on coupes but on my roadster it looked like sheet.
Race Director
Joined: Apr 1999
Posts: 10,866
Likes: 717
From: Beverly Hills/Pine Ridge Florida
Originally Posted by oldenoughtoknowbette
I was just about ready to drill holes to install a used GM luggage rack, and looked inside to make certain there were no cross members etc. in the way when I discovered that only the front four bolts will be accessible inside the car. Does anyone know if it is possible to get to the back four without removing spare tire carrier and gas tank?
Thanks for your help!
Thanks for your help!
If you still want to do it, the original GM racks used rubber "T" inserts as others have said. You've got to drill a BIG hole to get the insert in. Then the screw goes through the rack, into the insert. As you tighten the insert, the rubber "scrunches" and holds in place. Chuck
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
Posts: 6,807
Likes: 0
From: Hoosier
Cruise-In III Veteran
Drilling the holes is not a big deal. Make a template of the rack and transfer the hole pattern. Use masking tape at the hole locations as previously stated. Be sure the drill bit has a good edge and don't push down too hard.
Mine is in constant use. It has either the t-tops or a couple of duffle bags strapped on.
Mine is in constant use. It has either the t-tops or a couple of duffle bags strapped on.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 10,362
Likes: 5
From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Originally Posted by KALAWAY
I agree with everyone's clean underwear suggestion. I couldn't bring myself to drill holes in my car. Someone else would have to do it.
