[Healeys] Exact position of 'Staple' for spare wheel retaining strap

[J. Scott Morris]

Hi Derek;  The email exchange below from my files may be of some help.
--Scott Morris; Simcoe, Ontario, Canada             - Keep Smiling, Murphy
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Spare Tire Strap Chrome Staple



To: <healeys at autox.team.net>, "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg at nc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Spare Tire Strap Chrome Staple
From: "Richard Bittmann" <edmyed at harbornet.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:56:27 -0700
Mick,  It is 5" from centerline of the car to center of first hole which is
3/4" in from the rear edge.  The center of the second hole is approx. 5/8" in
from the rear edge (so that a line between the 2 holes is parallel to the back
of the boot).
--Richard Bittmann BJ7 Tacoma
 



To: <Healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Spare Tire Strap Chrome Staple
From: "Mick Vander Ploeg" <mvanderploeg at nc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:58:10 -0400
Can anyone tell me the location of the chrome staple that holds down the spare
tire strap to the trunk floor?  My trunk floor's been replaced, so there's no
holes to give me a clue.  A general location would help, but measurements from
the centerline and the edge of the shroud attachment point would be
invaluable.  I did a search in the Archives for chrome staple, footman's loop,
spare tire strap, etc., and could find nothing except others asking this same
question.
Thanks,  --Mick Vander Ploeg       '57 BN4
 
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Derek Job <derek.c.job at gmail.com> wrote: << Following restoration, my car no
longer has  the two holes for the screws which secure the 'staple' through
which the spare wheel leather strap passes. Can anyone give me an accurate
measurement of exactly where these holes are positioned in the boot.? Is this
staple normally attached with small bolts or with self tapping screws?

Also, the bracket  to which the spare wheel retaining rod connects, has two
holes in it but all the spare parts manuals show only the one long bolt
passing through it. What is the other hole for? Is there an additional screw
required to give it more support when attached to the wooden block? >>