Later 65 Shelby bungee cord jack hold down.

I found these of #459 hope these help.

 

the mounting and the bungee cord

 

Hi Bob,
Shouldn't there be a standard ratchet handle as well?
The reason being that the Cragars are 7/8" and the bolt
to raise/lower the jack has another dimension.
Texas Swede

 

Texas Swede
If your car came with Cragar wheels the lug wrench pictured in Bobs photo is correct. The ratchet is for standard 13/16 lugs. Not sure if a ratchet was standard being that was optional especially in early 65 cars as I think the ratchet was available in late 65 along with the regular mustang line. The standard lug wrench should have been the early car less cragar wheels. My car came with "Special wheels" I found to not be cragar but instead Torq Thrust.. still looking for a mate by the way.

 

Well, I am pretty sure you still need the ratchet type to use on the
nut at the end of the jack to lift it up and down. The special wrench for
the Cragar wheel bolts are 7/8" and can't be used on the jack.
Texas Swede

 

Yes, the ratchet type handle . The picture was for the mounting and the bungee.

If I understand the question ,yes the bungee goes through the hold down and it is permanently riveted down . The two hook ends stretch over the jack and hook to another hold down riveted on the backside. I hope that answers your question.

 

Wow ...how inconvenient when you want to take the trunk mat out to clean the trunk having the mat riveted to the floor. Hope you don't have a dirty Shelby that needs a cleaning!!. I see trailer queen written all over it!!! Ole well ..its the investment I guess..

 

Hi again Bob,
Is the bungee cord on your picture original?
Have heard before that the hooks should be yellow.
Thanks,
Texas Swede

 

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I am not positive if "should be" is the most correct statment used here . I think "could be" would be a better statement. I have seen them both ways in a setting that suggest they were undisturbed. I would have to see some compelling evidence to suggest they only came the yellow.

 

Thanks Bob,
The one I use is yellow with yellow hooks and I found it
in our shed at our summer house in Sweden. My mom used it to
fit groceries on the back of her bicycle.
Personally, I don't recall I have ever seen an original S1MS bungee cord.
Texas Swede

 

An S1MS bungee cord..imagine if one were on eBay... ??? 900.00 min bid ?? HA... Thought of this after posting.... Anyone from AIG interested in buying one with their Golden parachute $$$

 

Bob:

Would you happen to have a photo of the correct set up for an early rear battery car with factory KH steel wheels (SFM 5025)?

If not, can you tell me please what color bungee would be correct (and where could I possibly get a repop--Jim Cowles perhaps)?

Finally, would 5025 have come with both the stock Mustang wrench as well as the Cragar, or just the Mustang wrench?

Best regards,

Neil.

 

Don't have any picture of the bungee cord but with steel wheels
you wouldn't need a Cragar 7/8" wrench just the 13/16" ratchet
type.
Texas Swede

 

It would be the same with some minor variations (hand done)as the picture I posted and the bungee would look similar to both pictures. Jim C. would be a excellent place to start. Texas Swede answered the other Question on the jack handle.i hope this helps. Bob

 

Bob,

What hand-fastened variations would typically have been seen in very early cars like this--and in 5025--with regards to the bungee cords? That is, where did each end of the bungee attach--and to what specifically did they attach to? 5025 has no hand-fastened or rivited loops on its floor (I'll have to go check and see what kind of holes I have in the floor). Wondering where the bungee would have been attached--or do you believe there were no bungees at all on these extremely early cars, and perhaps they came up with the idea after the fact?

Best regards,

Neil

 

Since the installation was done by the best help that money could buy at minimum wage back in early 1965 there were differences in the installation. I was referring to the location of the clamps riveted to the floor. They weren't always in the exact location on each car. I imagine they had a pattern to go by but since it was done by hand it wasn't exact. It could shift one way or another. I posted a picture of how the bungee cord was attached? I believe the bungee was used even on the very early cars simply because they knew they would have to relocate the jack with the rear battery installation. It would only be logical that that a hold down system for the jack would have to be part of the initial engineering concept drawings. Even Shelby American wouldn't overlook a detail like that. Just my 2 cents.