Sequential Box hook

[Bob Gaines]

Photo

I feel like I have to comment that when you changed to the correct hook you should not have used the seam sealer to disguise the installation . That looks out of the ordinary compared to original. I would not like to see that copied by others. 

[69 GT350 Vert]

When i had my trunk repainted back to original red (was painted black) by a shop in 2013, they looked closely at my trunk floors and said they were original.  Which makes sense as my car is a California car with no rust.  What was interesting is my early car #100 appeared to never have evidence of a hook being welded into my car according to the shop.  I started a thread on this on Forum 1.0.  Consensus was I should add the hook because it should have been there based on the majority of cars observed.  Consequently, I added the hook.  When I started that thread on the old forum, I did receive some other photos, which I kept and attached below. 

[Special Ed]

I have seen deadner around original hooks.

[Bob Gaines]

I have seen deadner around original hooks.

Ed, I have too.  My point is that the ones with the deadner were not typical where as the ones without sound deadener were typical. I discourage non typical features copied unless it was correct for that specific car it is being used on. But that is just me.

[shelbymann1970]

Remember cougar trunk floors are different than mustang so the hook was designed to only fit cougars but was added to 69 shelbys also

here is their pic of a used hook they sell. I will assume it is an incorrect pic of a 69 bracket/hook? Can you guys comment on the pic? Thanks to all for the pics provided and the expert info. Gary
https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/69seqhook.html?sessionthemeid=26

[J_Speegle]

here is their pic of a used hook they sell. I will assume it is an incorrect pic of a 69 bracket/hook? Can you guys comment on the pic? Thanks to all for the pics provided and the expert info. Gary
https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/69seqhook.html?sessionthemeid=26

To be certain one would want to measure the total length of the metal. You could reshape and remove the step that is apparent in the picture and make it flat/straight as used (still leaving the bend for the hook) for the Shelby application

[shelbymann1970]

here is their pic of a used hook they sell. I will assume it is an incorrect pic of a 69 bracket/hook? Can you guys comment on the pic? Thanks to all for the pics provided and the expert info. Gary
https://secure.cougarpartscatalog.com/69seqhook.html?sessionthemeid=26

To be certain one would want to measure the total length of the metal. You could reshape and remove the step that is apparent in the picture and make it flat/straight as used (still leaving the bend for the hook) for the Shelby application

I found one for sale locally that appears to not have that bend seen in the WCC's pic in my link. It is out of a Cougar I was told. Would this look correct?

[Special Ed]

The hook in the add with the lowered bend maybe out of a 71 cougar or a later running change but most i seen were flat in 69 cougars anyway.

[shelbymann1970]

The hook in the add with the lowered bend maybe out of a 71 cougar or a later running change but most i seen were flat in 69 cougars anyway.

Thanks. I'm think WCC just used a file photo for all years. Hard to think they would sell an incorrect one year wise. Gary

[shelbymann1970]

here are 2 pics of my bracket. I have no reason to believe because of the heavy surface rust on the other side of what's left of the trunk that this wasn't original to the Cougar it was cut out of. In the top pic there was undercoating on part of the bracket along the bottom  edge  as seen in the top pic and you can see "cleaner" metal protected by the undercoat also(refer to reply #21 for before pics). The undercoating a little got down in the hook portion. It is always easy to tell undercoating when you are blasting it off. The bottom of the hook appears to never have been painted and was bare steel. Floor was dimpled in the Cougar for correct hook placement.  Gary