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1969 coupe trunk pan dimples
« on: March 31, 2020, 11:46:12 PM »
2 questions:
 1-was there any purpose to them?
 2-has anyone tried to replicate them?
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Re: 1969 coupe trunk pan dimples
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2020, 11:50:01 PM »
They would've all had some purpose or else GM wouldn't have installed them. Which dimples are you referring too?....Joe
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Re: 1969 coupe trunk pan dimples
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2020, 11:54:13 PM »
A couple were they were for locating the retainer for the spare tire and the retainer for the end of the jack which were in differing locations from Coupe to conv. 
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Re: 1969 coupe trunk pan dimples
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2020, 01:27:42 AM »
I am doing a 69 Z right now that I did the dimples in the trunk. reproduction pans don't have the dimples. I used the original pan as a template and made a punch to replicate the dimples. they have to be punched from the bottom. I drilled small holes in the original trunk piece at each dimple. placed it over the new pan and punched a small dimple from the top in the new pan. that would let me identify the exact location of each dimple from the opposite side(bottom underneath car). 2 man job to do dimples. I made a piece of wood with a recess to be placed on the new trunk pan over each location for the dimples and used the punch I made  to replicate the dimples by striking from the bottom. lot of work and time consuming, but I got it done.
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