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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 08:39 AM
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Can anyone tell me what the bracket in the attached photos is for? I have an '04 Z06 and there is nothing attached there now. It is on the right side below the hood strut welded to the frame and parallel to the ground with a 3/4" or so hole in the middle. It is right where I was thinking of mounting a catch can.

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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 10:44 AM
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That's a good question, my '02 convertible does not have that bracket!
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 10:57 AM
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my 01 Z06 does not have that either
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 11:00 AM
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kind of an ugly welding job.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 12:51 PM
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Looks like something the previous owner put there. Break the weld, lose the ugliness, then paint it black.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 12:56 PM
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Some guys mount their catch cans up there, so it might be a bracket for one.
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by corvettebob1
Some guys mount their catch cans up there, so it might be a bracket for one.
Interesting. Hell, that would be a nice set up then and a reason to let the mod bug bite you a little bit
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Old Jul 19, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Hmm, mine doesn't have it either and a check of the frame components in the replacement parts doesn't show it either.

Unless your picture just doesn't cover a wide enough view, I also don't see your VIN number stamped into the frame rail there either. That location (or right adjacent to it) is one of the locations for the complete VIN for your car.

Maybe a car originally built for export? Dunno.
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Old Jul 20, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Thanks guys. This must be a mod by the previous owner. It looks like he painted over the VIN.

So that's were my new catch can is going.
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Maybe the previous owner used the car for bracket racing......
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