1965 Barracuda Trunk support questions
The 64 and early 65's used the ratchet style prop, but people would forget to lift the lid before they try to close it so they end up twisting the deck lid out of shape.
In mid 65 they switched to the spring loaded style prop which worked much better and wasn't confusing.
There was a guy in Texas selling conversion kits for the trunk prop, but Laysons made some kind of deal with him and now they are only available through Laysons at double the original price.
They are just camper shocks though with a couple different brackets which are also just camper parts. If you're not in a huge rush, I'll get you the part number off my shock, but my car is tucked away for the winter and I can't get to it now, I may be moving it to the other garage in the next week or so and I can get it them.
I would check with your local camper top supplier and you may be able to get what you need fairly cheap.
Here are a couple pics of mine.
The 64 and early 65's used the ratchet style prop, but people would forget to lift the lid before they try to close it so they end up twisting the deck lid out of shape.
In mid 65 they switched to the spring loaded style prop which worked much better and wasn't confusing.
There was a guy in Texas selling conversion kits for the trunk prop, but Laysons made some kind of deal with him and now they are only available through Laysons at double the original price.
They are just camper shocks though with a couple different brackets which are also just camper parts. If you're not in a huge rush, I'll get you the part number off my shock, but my car is tucked away for the winter and I can't get to it now, I may be moving it to the other garage in the next week or so and I can get it them.
I would check with your local camper top supplier and you may be able to get what you need fairly cheap.
Here are a couple pics of mine.
