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Greetings from South Florida. Hello Brew. Finally made it over to the VCCA. Happy to be here. It's been long overdue.

I have, as Brew knows, a 1950 Styleline Deluxe Convertible like his. It's pretty well restored and about 95% like the day she was driven off the assembly line other than 8 volt (no bulb burnouts boys), alternator, dual exhaust, headlight covers, a white top instead of the factory black and plastic window instead of glass. White is better in South Florida in the summer I can assure you.

I had been missing a few items to complete the restoration. The dome light assembly for a convertible. I have a cover, but not the innards, the correct hardware and the installation instructions to install the convertible top well liner I purchased a few months ago.

One item I have been searching and searching for just came via UPS today. I was missing the hooks that hold down the spring which secures the tire jack and tire iron.
My question to the best and brightest on this VCCA site is how to properly secure the hooks to the truck floor. There are holes in the flat tab part of the hooks as if to fasten them with sheet metal screws. Can anyone tell me how theirs are fastened down or how the factory originally fastened them down?

Thanks a bunch, and look forward to reading, and participating. One more thing. Any VCCA members in South East Florida?

R50Chevy

The hooks are welded to the floor. They were used from 1949-1954. A screen door spring can be modified to work how ever there should be some used ones around.

Does anyone have a picture they can post of the hook placement on the bottom of the trunk pan? Thx

Welcome to the VCCA Chat Site... Great to see you here!

I'll see if I can get you some photos tomorrow. I'm pretty sure the ones in my '51 are still there, factory correct.

Here's pics of the original floor in my '51. The hooks are welded in, then there is a sealant over them, along with the factory sound deadener/undercoat that was rolled onto it. In the second picture I played a tape down so you can measure location from the jack dimple...

Here's a picture from Gene of his '50, and what the jack looks like properly stored with the floor mat in place...

Brew/Gene, thanks for the great pictures of where and how to position the jack spring clips.
Even I should be able to get the positioning correct with such great pics, I'll post pictures of the finished product.

Thanks guys.

PS Brew get out in that garage and work on the 51 this weekend. So looking forward to seeing that car being totally back together.

Just a follow up. The tire jack assembly is installed with the correct clips and the spring. Followed Brew's and Gene's pictures exactly. Thank you both and Brew, thanks for the measurements which made the clip placements easy. Looks great and now I don't have to worry about the jack sliding around in the trunk, and possibly putting a dent in the quarter panel.

R50chevy,

Not a problem... glad to here it all worked out!

Thank you also from me and my '50 styleline deluxe. I think though I may end up putting one in for just show and emergency use, as I still prefer the new hydraulic $30 shop floor jack for actual use...don't mar the bumper and the travel range is less. That being said though, there are endless uses, other than jacking up one's car for a tire change, for a good old fashioned bumper jack. Dad had a classic one I used a lot in the old days of growing up. a red bumper jack that had a chained tripod for legs. gonna have to see if he still has it somewhere.

Chewie,

I don't' ever intent to use that jack on my nicely chromed bumpers unless I have no other options. The placement of the jack and tire iron was just to get them back to the location as the factory had originally intended their placement.

Chrome, and jacking up the car is one concern but I don't even know how I would get the hub caps off if and when I have to remove a tire, without bending or scratching the edge of the hubcap or edge of the wheel using the flat edge of the tire iron. Anyone have a foolproof procedure that gets the stock hubcap off without scratching anything?

I put a rag around the end of the jack handle, and another against the white wall, and they pop right off.

I keep a couple of those plastic pry bars in my tool bag...A few taps from a hammer on the end and the cap will pop right off with no scratches

yup..only in an emergency. the hydraulic 2 tonner floor jack works wonders and the travel range to get the tire off the ground is a whole lot less than bumper jacking anyhow.