I've got to correct myself on that last email.
I just went out and looked. They are spot welded to the floor. The front
attachment point has a hole in it with a captive nut underneath that the
tank hold down strap bolts to.
Terry, I will send you a photo to your personal email account.
Mike
Mike Lang wrote:
> I have a pre 60K car and a post 60K car. The tank in the pre 60K car
> just sits on the floor. The post 60K car has pedestals which are bent
> out of thick strap iron. They are bolted to the floor and the tank
> sits in a curved depression that is formed into them.
>
> The bottom of the tank on the post 60K car is in much better shape
> than the older car as the tank was supported up off of the moisture on
> the floor.
>
> Mike
>
>
> Bill McLeod wrote:
>
>> I just looked at an early 1958, and there are no pedestals..... Just
>> floor. I think Randall is right about the changeover at 60K.
>> Regards to all
>> Bill
>> Slightly Classics
>>
>> Terry Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Dennis, were these pedestals removable, or tack welded on? ...Or
>>> can you tell from your pictures? I'm just curious what happened to
>>> mine and whether I can source some, ...or whether it's just simpler
>>> to make something out of wood, which I'm probably going to do.
>>>
>>> Thanks Dennis.
>>>
>>> Terry '59 Tr3A (car is back with the body on and painted, and I've
>>> installed the new starter and the gas pedal assembly! Whoo Hoo! I
>>> love a car with floors!)
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