latch tray installation and size question

[hemigeno]

Here are a few pictures of the top & bottom sides of the piece that is spot-welded to the radiator yoke on Daytonas.  This is what the latch tray bolts up to.

(oh, and these are already posted in the Daytona restoration thread )

Topside:




Underneath side:

[hotrod98]

Thanks Geno.
I remember seeing that piece. I think Howie has it at his shop. Hey Howie, I need that part.

[petercharger]

thanks for the shoots..what happens to the hood latch..it must move...and where do you put the release latch to open the hood...i am assuming it's at the bottom of the car??? again any pictures would help..

[UFO]

Hood latch is not used.Only the safety catch and hood pins keeps the hood down

[moparstuart]

all you have on a bird is  the safty latch(catch) and hood pins I assume the daytona is the same

[A383Wing]

all you have on a bird is  the safty latch(catch) and hood pins I assume the daytona is the same

Yes

Bryan

[daytonalo]

Use a safety catch on fiberglass tray Cant wait to see this !!!

[Daytona R/T SE]

Use a safety catch on fiberglass tray Cant wait to see this !!!

Janak's latch tray does have a metal reinforcement where the saftey catch hooks into the hole in the tray.


My Janak tray is going to be used for target practice, anyway...

[hotrod98]

The only way that the fiberglass tray would ever be a problem is if some dummy forgets to pin the hood down. I don't see that happening very often. 

[A383Wing]

Janak's latch tray does have a metal reinforcement where the saftey catch hooks into the hole in the tray.

Mine doesn't have that plate.....must have gotten the early or first production version.... 

Bryan 

[daytonalo]

Not the way I see it , I have a stinger Fiberglass latch tray and only using hood pins to hold hood down . The catch would easily wear a groove in glass tray when shutting hood . Just my two cents !!

Larry

[moparstuart]

Not the way I see it , I have a stinger Fiberglass latch tray and only using hood pins to hold hood down . The catch would easily wear a groove in glass tray when shutting hood . Just my two cents !!

Larry

  pony up and buy a metal tray    or better yet make us all some that are affordable  cupcake 

[BigBlockSam]

I've always thought you should use a metal tray . it would give the z brackets some more support .i'm using my fiberglass one.  Rene   

[Daytona R/T SE]

Janak's latch tray does have a metal reinforcement where the saftey catch hooks into the hole in the tray.

Mine doesn't have that plate.....must have gotten the early or first production version.... 

Bryan 

It's hidden pretty well. Try running a strong magnet right behind the hole where the safety catch hooks into...