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12-23-2015, 12:59 PM
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I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
I was going through my brackets to find a nice set and realized I had 2 different kinds.
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12-24-2015, 12:16 AM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Interesting. I've never seen them without the notch.
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12-24-2015, 10:48 AM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
I am going to blast them and see if they have a part number like the notched ones that I can reference.
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12-24-2015, 11:20 AM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Just a guess, maybe single wall or double wall difference?
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12-24-2015, 11:41 AM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
I have a 72 double wall and it has the ones with the notches cut out on it.
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12-24-2015, 01:08 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Mine is a 70 double wall, and no notches. Part # 3980064
If you notice on my part, there's a wear mark where the notch is supposed to be located. I'm thinking GM modified the part for later years because of interference issues with the latch. Probably caused an annoying squeak ! Last edited by hemi43; 12-24-2015 at 01:28 PM. |
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12-24-2015, 04:42 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Mine is a 72 , single wall. Has notches.
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12-24-2015, 11:36 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
I couldn't wait so I scrapped the paint off the funny part is the part numbers are backwards from the one's with notches LOL
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12-25-2015, 03:54 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Wow, got me wondering now. I went and looked at some old pic's of my top and hatch stash and look!
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12-25-2015, 07:49 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Nice pick up. I think it's documented some 69 K5s didn't use these brackets at all. Two styles of tailgate strips too. Lot's of little idiosyncrasies.
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12-28-2015, 09:30 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
Checked mine, 70 no notch, 72 notched
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01-04-2016, 03:30 PM
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Re: I have 2 different top hold down brackets is it a year thing?
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