dudford Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Its official, I'm the proud owner of alot of bits... rusty bits.Finally got the body off my CJ:Pre lift...After the lift... Would really appreciate if anyone out there knows whatever this might have once been, what it was used for, what it should look like as someone has cut the part off and I'm not sure what it did, see pic below...This is on the outside of the chassis, hidden by the "skirt" over the chassis. On the opposite side of this is where the rubbers are attached to the inside of the chassis to receive the bellhouse. Anyone got any thoughts? Looks like whoever cut a part of it off made a real mess... annoying.Plenty to be getting on with over Christmas then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Looks to be a bracket base for a sidemount spare wheel/tire. Was the fender patched like there may have been a pocket for a spare?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudford Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 yeah there is a patch you can see from the underside of the fender. Its got the same on both sides too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 (edited) yeah there is a patch you can see from the underside of the fender. Its got the same on both sides too.Probably had twin sidemounts originally. Is there another chopped off bracket on the other side? Edited December 15, 2012 by keiser31 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudford Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Probably had twin sidemounts originally. Is there another chopped off bracket on the other side?Yes, chopped off on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 So it probably looked just like this at one time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martylum Posted December 17, 2012 Share Posted December 17, 2012 Your sidemount rod and bracket remains look very similar to my 1930 Desoto sidemount bracket and rod assemblies. The sidemount rod on my car has LH and RH sides with an angle bend along the length and is taapered at the bottom where it slips into the frame bracket. Do you still have front fenders with the sidemount buckets in them? the Chrysler CJ and the Desoto CK models share a number of items including runningboards, the chassis, possibly front fenders. Both are on a 109" wheelbase. I think I have some extra of some of the hardware which goes with my sidemounts. The CJ might have had the same lockrod and lockrod bracket to secure the spare tires to the buckets.Martin Lummarty@oldercar.com1930 Desoto roadster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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