Why do the cocktail shakers seem too tall for my 68 Firebird? I barely got this one wrestled in place and it appears that the upper bolt holes are above the holes/nuts on the trunk rail.
Shaker is correct for '68. I think Jim's statement is correct. Likely new quarters and/or trunk pan are off.
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
The opposite side is a little tighter and I have not been able to get the cocktail shaker into place yet. Can the trunk pan or quarter panels be adjusted to get more room?
The opposite side is a little tighter and I have not been able to get the cocktail shaker into place yet. Can the trunk pan or quarter panels be adjusted to get more room?
No way any "adjustment" of floor or quarter will allow them to fit...not without doing substantial damage to the panels anyway. The only way would be to try spreading the lower frame rail and upper quarter panel rail with a port-a-power or something and see which spot welds tear loose and which panels buckle. Next thing you know you've got 2 cocktail shakers properly installed and your decklid doesn't fit or close anymore...
It would be far smarter IMO to just elongate the upper holes in the cocktail shakers and be done with it. Or relocating the nuts on the upper quarter panel rail probably wouldn't be too difficult either. Or maybe you can bend/modify/replace the brackets on the shakers themselves.
