What is this bracket for?
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Melting Slicks
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What is this bracket for?
Under the hood of this 1969, at the front this bracket is for something. On the hood just left in the background of the bracket is the hood emblem stud.
thank you
Rich
thank you
Rich
Last edited by Z06LMB; Nov 8, 2018 at 08:29 AM.
Racer
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Rich
Someone has put and early 68 front support bracket (horse collar) on your car. Early 68's used this bracket in question to support the front end. Later in the model year they changed to the support rod design and the bracket you show became unnecessary and was removed.
Attached is a picture of the early 68 nose support design.
John
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Melting Slicks
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Hi John, thank you for answering my question. I still don’t get the purpose? My bracket faces a different direction and has a slot and if it was phased out of the 68 why would it be on a late 69. I’m like Detective Adrian Monk, never satisfied until the end. LOL!
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