Topic: Help Please?: Identifying Mounting Holes in Trunk Floor Pan

[J_Speegle]

Unique tank wire sender holder j strap (and not been repoed yet that i know of anyway) these j straps were held in place useing the tank mounting screws not screwed to the trunk floor so that small hole in center i think was added maybe a grounding wire or something or electric fuel pump.

Good eye Ed - didn't align the holes in the OPs picture with the originals. Not sure of the purpose but if they mounted the fuel pump below I don't see extra holes for mounting the pump. Really doesn't matter in our focus here on the site other than its not original so it needs/needed to go

[K-HESS]

Here's the culprit. I took this off of a 1970 Mach1 nearly 40 years ago. Pulled it out of the bushes for a couple pictures. Part number is C9ZJ-19D520-A. Notice that this one also attached to the cross member in the trunk just behind the tail light panel. Probably an updated version from the earlier ones that were known to bend the rear bumper.

[Bossbill]

I only have this screenshot from a video, but the damage to the rear panel was great. You can just make out the two holes in the panel below the gas cap area. We went through great pains to metal work the area and keep the numbers and spot welds intact.
It looks to be a variant of K-HESS's hitch design.

I have no idea where the the majority of the hitch went. I kept only a few pieces.
I wonder if the original rear bumper was replaced due to the holes in it.
When I got the car it was replaced with a Ford C7 labeled bumper.