Topic: 67 SJ Running Change? Survey - Additional Battery Hold-down Bracket

[J_Speegle]

Thanks - have about 100 examples so far with the brackets or holes indicating a bracket.  Some in nice large groups.

[Bob Gaines]

Here is a picture of a 67 Mustang with a heavy duty battery (red caps show darker then yellow in B+W) that apparently doesn't have the extra bracket. It is a very loaded option car with A/C and Cruise. It must be a early production given the January of 67 Car Life magazine it was featured in.

[67350#1242]

7R02K146xxx   2/2/67   SJ  has hole in apron:

[ruppstang]

Interesting looking heat shield, I have not seen one like that.

[67350#1242]

Here is a picture of a 67 Mustang with a heavy duty battery (red caps show darker then yellow in B+W) that apparently doesn't have the extra bracket. It is a very loaded option car with A/C and Cruise. It must be a early production given the January of 67 Car Life magazine it was featured in.
Car Life - Jan_ 1967 - Page 38 (Zoom).jpg

Also note placement of Pass. side horn on condenser bolt.  Typically mounted in its own set of holes with horn opening facing down.

[Bob Gaines]

7R02K146xxx   2/2/67   SJ  has hole in apron:

If it has a hole it should have the bracket as the hole was made at the time of installation.

[Bob Gaines]

Also note placement of Pass. side horn on condenser bolt.  Typically mounted in its own set of holes with horn opening facing down.

That is the AC equipped car horn for 67/68. The horn bracket is different then non air car horn because of different placement.They are not to interchange .

[67350#1242]

Bob, I was referring to the passenger side horn.  The driver's side has the special bracket.

[Bob Gaines]

Bob, I was referring to the passenger side horn.  The driver's side has the special bracket.

Correct.

[J_Speegle]

Interesting looking heat shield, I have not seen one like that.

Very early version. Believed we discussed it in a thread about the battery heat shields

[Blue_67_Fastback]

My Car just to have the additional Bracket..   
Build 03/02/67 in Dearborn + equipped with “Heavy Duty Battery”

Does anybody know where to get these brackets nowadays?
And, does this require modifications to the “normal” hold-down bracket?
Thanks, enno

[ruppstang]

NPD sell a reproduction, I have a original. The problem is todays batteries are shorter, even the reproductions. So the bracket will come up short of the top of the battery unless you shim up the bottom of the battery.

[Blue_67_Fastback]

Ok, thanks! Found it!

Unfortunately, no shop in germany has it ;-) The middle part of the Z should be approx. 2,1 inches with my actual installed battery.
Would you mind sending the dimensions of your original bracket? Maybe it is easier to build it by myself instead of buying a reproduction one!?!

[mtinkham]

At the risk of contaminating this survey with a Metuchen data point, my signature car has the hole and the build sheet indicates a "45" at Battery Amperage boxes 40 and 41. I am not sure if that is the standard or heavy duty battery. If you know, can you please advise?

I too would be interested in the dimensions of this bracket.

Thanks,
Mark

[Bob Gaines]

At the risk of contaminating this survey with a Metuchen data point, my signature car has the hole and the build sheet indicates a "45" at Battery Amperage boxes 40 and 41. I am not sure if that is the standard or heavy duty battery. If you know, can you please advise?

I too would be interested in the dimensions of this bracket.

Thanks,
Mark

NPD sells a exact duplicate. I measured it in the past with a genuine one to confirm. My assumption is that they are still made the same. I don't have a original or repro currently to measure for you. There is not much to the design . It is simple.