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Offline Mpdlawdog

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Re: T/A Ducktail Installation
« Reply #15 on: April 14, 2015 - 10:35:23 AM »
If you need templates for the holes, Year One has them.

https://www.yearone.com/Product/1966-74-a-b-e-body/bg146



Anybody use one of these before??  My trunk lid doesnt have the cutouts....




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Re: T/A Ducktail Installation
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2015 - 07:41:15 PM »
I can't view the YO site from work, but I got templates from FPAP (I think?)  White plastic mold of the rear trunk with cutouts where the bracket holes would go.  Easy work with a thin cutoff wheel.  I'll have to see if I can find the templates in my pile of parts...
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Re: T/A Ducktail Installation
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2015 - 10:53:44 PM »
You may still run into issues if your trunk lid doesn't have the cut outs for it. :2cents:
I installed a T/A style on my car on a trunk lid without the cutouts for it. Not really a big deal. Just open up the underside of the trunk lid with a burr on a handheld drill.
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Re: T/A Ducktail Installation
« Reply #18 on: April 23, 2015 - 07:58:49 AM »
I installed a T/A style on my car on a trunk lid without the cutouts for it. Not really a big deal. Just open up the underside of the trunk lid with a burr on a handheld drill.

 :iagree:  I did the same with a burr and die grinder. Just drilled the holes from the top first them opened up the bottom to suit.
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Offline shadango

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Re: T/A Ducktail Installation
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2015 - 02:06:34 PM »
I made my own template and taped it to the car......drilled holes down thru the deck lid (9hardest one was the first...LOL) and then used a small metal hole saw big enough to make the cutouts where the holes came thru.

Posted my results here
http://www.cuda-challenger.com/cc/index.php?topic=86035.0