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Anybody know what these bolts in the trunk pan were for?
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I think that was an owner added option. My bird had a giant fuel pump inside the trunk with holes for hoses going in and out. Seemed like a bad idea and I removed it and welded the holes up. Maybe the bolts were plugging holes.
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Those look very similar to a stock trailer hitch. There was a curved bar that wrapped under the gas tank and bolted to the trunk pan in that location.
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
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The trailer hitch thing makes some sense I suppose. The bolts are huge. I was thinking what could they possibly bolt on here that would require such big bolts? I mean the trunk pan isn't all that thick of steel. The odd thing is they seemed to have been there when the trunk was sprayed with the splatter paint. Almost like it came that way from the factory unless this trunk has been recoated at some point. I'm not sure if that area will be included in the section that I replace but those are getting deleted one way or the other.
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Anything on the other side under the nuts, bracket or the like? Or just the nuts?
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Just the nuts. I’m putting in a new trunk pan and just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing anything by not putting them back in.
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Just an opinion, but a trailer hitch on a Firebird sounds like something straight out of Russia.
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My other car's a Johnson 15 outboard on a '61 Starcraft rowboat... Just sayin'.
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Our neighbors behind us growing up had a 68 350 auto with a trailer hitch. A u shaped bracket that wrapped around the licence plate and bolted to the bumper with a flat bar that disappeared underneath.He towed a 15.5 foot boat and a 16 foot travel trailer with it.
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My dad had one on his 68 Camaro. Things were different back then certainly with these cars. People commuted in these cars, moved kids in/out of apartments with these cars, went hunting in these cars, etc. Need a UHaul, OK put a hitch on it.
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My dad had one on his 68 Camaro. Things were different back then certainly with these cars. People commuted in these cars, moved kids in/out of apartments with these cars, went hunting in these cars, etc. Need a UHaul, OK put a hitch on it. I resemble that remark; college, commuting, vacationing filled with camping gear, hauling home and yard projects stuff, moving, and a two-bike bike rack on the back.
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Think about this whole "matching numbers" craziness on alternators, starters, etc. Back then the only consideration was "Will it fit, will it work and what does it cost." It would never cross your mind that "Hey the date code on that starter is after my build date, I'll look some more." The consideration was, I need to get to work.
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