My Hemi Daytona: Parts, Pieces, and Chunks...

[Daytona R/T SE]

Today's progress:

Tail light wiring harness installed.

Body plugs in trunk floor installed.

Trunk mat laid in place to allow it to contour itself to the trunk floor for a day or so before marking and cutting mounting holes for wing braces and scissor jack stud.

[A383Wing]

I spy vacuum trunk release..did the same on my 66

[hemi68charger]

Looking great !!   

[70 sublime]

What does the switch look like for the vaccum trunk release and where does it mount ?

[Daytona R/T SE]

I spy vacuum trunk release..did the same on my 66

Yep 

[Daytona R/T SE]

Looking great !!   

[A383Wing]

where did you put yer vacuum holding tank? Or did you tap off the canister under the battery? I put one of those small round ones on top of my heater box inside the car

[Daytona R/T SE]

What does the switch look like for the vaccum trunk release and where does it mount ?

In my case, it's a small black button with a square chrome bezel that says "trunk".

The C body it came off of had it mounted in the glove box, but I may put it elsewhere.  

[Daytona R/T SE]

where did you put yer vacuum holding tank? Or did you tap off the canister under the battery? I put one of those small round ones on top of my heater box inside the car

I haven't gotten that far yet.

When I strip my black Imperial, I'll grab one off of it and hide it...

...Somewhere?

[A383Wing]

In my case, it's a small black button with a square chrome bezel that says "trunk".

The C body it came off of had it mounted in the glove box, but I may put it elsewhere.  

mine is the same..I put it nest to the hood release handle on my 66

[Daytona R/T SE]

The wing braces are in. 

[A383Wing]

looks good...my jack didn't fit right after I got my braces in....wonder how yours is gonna fit.... 

[Daytona R/T SE]

looks good...my jack didn't fit right after I got my braces in....wonder how yours is gonna fit.... 

It fit before the paint job...


So, I think it will be OK.

[A383Wing]

mine fit right until I put the braces in....now the jack is off at the top...not that I'm gonna use it anyway...I don't think I did anything wrong with the braces....

[Daytona R/T SE]

mine fit right until I put the braces in....now the jack is off at the top...not that I'm gonna use it anyway...I don't think I did anything wrong with the braces....

I think I moved my floor bracket to make the jack fit. (It's been a few years)

This might explain why I had to modify the trunk mat to fit around the bracket.

If I remember correctly, some of the original cars had their brackets bent toward the center of the car

To make the jack fit.

[A383Wing]

yer probably right...I just built mine from scratch....mine rests against the side of the braces....

[Daytona R/T SE]

I just went back through a bunch of my old pictures.

Yep.

I moved the bracket.

[Charger-Bodie]

They moved the rear bracket on (most of) the original Daytonas to clear the wing brace,just like you did. I also did that on mine.

[Daytona R/T SE]

We have plumage.

[A383Wing]

 

[Daytona R/T SE]

[A383Wing]

time for signature update now.....

[Daytona R/T SE]

time for signature update now.....

It'll be a while before I can get it back outside for another "Glamour Shot"...

Too much junk in the way.

[Lighthorseman]

So cool!   

Out of curiosity, I seem to recall hearing that Daytona braces are bolted in like yours, and Superbird braces are welded in.  I understand the braces for Daytonas and Superbirds are the same...but can Superbird braces be bolted in, like the Daytona braces, rather than welded?

[Daytona R/T SE]

So cool!   

Out of curiosity, I seem to recall hearing that Daytona braces are bolted in like yours, and Superbird braces are welded in.  I understand the braces for Daytonas and Superbirds are the same...but can Superbird braces be bolted in, like the Daytona braces, rather than welded?

I have no idea.

I'm not very familiar with the way the Superbirds are put together.