latch tray installation and size question

[petercharger]

Bought this from Stinger, don't know if the latch tray is suppose to be 48 inches long, took couple of pictures..what am I doing wrong? and pictures of how it should be installed and look. Also on the bottom valance, do the side marker lights in the valance are they modified etc. any help would be appreciated. thanks

[hotrod98]

Answer to part one...

[hotrod98]

There's an additional bracket that welds to the bottom of the tiebar that supports the back edge of the tray.

[hotrod98]

Didn'tmention that the latch trays for the daytona and the bird are almost the same.
I finally found a decent pic of the daytona version. The bird pic shows the position a little better though.
You can see the extra piece that's wleded to the bottom of the tiebar in the daytona pic.

[daytonalo]

That is going to us soon !! Look at that pic again  !!  I'm pitching a new show , PIMP MY LARK !!!!

[moparstuart]

That is going to us soon !! Look at that pic again  !!  I'm pitching a new show , PIMP MY LARK !!!!

you confuse me

[daytonalo]

Those background people are walking with canes and have Oxygen !!!  Look at us !!! Hot chicks used to dig our cars , now only old people !!!


Larry

[A383Wing]

That is going to us soon !! Look at that pic again  !!  I'm pitching a new show , PIMP MY LARK !!!!

you confuse me

He confuses a lot of people...especially himself. 

Bryan

[Hemi_tyme]

Answer to part one...

Damn I've seen that car before 
Ken

[hotrod98]

Answer to part one...

Damn I've seen that car before 
Ken

 

Did I mention that I love that car...lately?

[hotrod98]

Ken, does the bird use the same latch tray mounting panel as the daytona? The part that welds to the tie bar.
Oh and if I give a wrong answer here on the board, don't hesitate to correct me. How else will I learn?

[petercharger]

did anyone take a picture of their car while installing the latch tray and nose..thanks peter

[moparstuart]

here is what the bracket that mounts to the core support looks like . You will need it to support the latch tray . You can bent one pretty simply if you have a break .

[moparstuart]

  last shot

[Zinc]

I've looked at enough Birds and Daytonas, MoparStuart those pics are for a Suberbird, not a Daytona latch tray, the daytona peice is just flat with the back corners cut at an angle, the Superbird has a multi step pc, you should call a real expert like Daycloner, or Jack MCGauey for information, I'm sure the guys that make the stuff could sell you the part you need ,or tell you wahat you need,or you could fiqure it out the hardway?

[moparstuart]

I've looked at enough Birds and Daytonas, MoparStuart those pics are for a Suberbird, not a Daytona latch tray, the daytona peice is just flat with the back corners cut at an angle, the Superbird has a multi step pc, you should call a real expert like Daycloner, or Jack MCGauey for information, I'm sure the guys that make the stuff could sell you the part you need ,or tell you wahat you need,or you could fiqure it out the hardway?

thanks all my experience is with my bird stuff  , didnt know the daytona latch tray mounted differently ?

[hotrod98]

Here's a pic of the latch tray mount that I have for my daytona clone. Just needs a few holes punched. Looks a little different than the bird piece.

[daytonalo]

what the hell is that

[Hemi_tyme]

I've looked at enough Birds and Daytonas, MoparStuart those pics are for a Suberbird, not a Daytona latch tray, the daytona peice is just flat with the back corners cut at an angle, the Superbird has a multi step pc, you should call a real expert like Daycloner, or Jack MCGauey for information, I'm sure the guys that make the stuff could sell you the part you need ,or tell you wahat you need,or you could fiqure it out the hardway?

  thanks all my experience is with my bird stuff  , didnt know the daytona latch tray mounted differently ?

moparstuart, your fenders will NEVER mate to the nose cone without mods
Ken

[hotrod98]

I've looked at enough Birds and Daytonas, MoparStuart those pics are for a Suberbird, not a Daytona latch tray, the daytona peice is just flat with the back corners cut at an angle, the Superbird has a multi step pc, you should call a real expert like Daycloner, or Jack MCGauey for information, I'm sure the guys that make the stuff could sell you the part you need ,or tell you wahat you need,or you could fiqure it out the hardway?

thanks all my experience is with my bird stuff  , didnt know the daytona latch tray mounted differently ?

moparstuart, your fenders will NEVER mate to the nose cone without mods
Ken

Unless something changes, I think I'm going to be building Stuart's Daytona clone. I'll do the back half alterations this year and the front half next year. Hopefully by the time he brings it back for part 2, I'll have a couple of them under my belt. I have one customer that's pricing an accurate conversion, steel nose, working headllamps, hollow wing, etc.. Can't wait.

[Zinc]

Here's a pic of the latch tray mount that I have for my daytona clone. Just needs a few holes punched. Looks a little different than the bird piece.

HotRod,I lookd at my special 5 page daytona supplement sheet Igot from dave patic, I dont have a scanner, so nop ics, soory! but that piece is the lower sopport brace bettween the framerail that hold the bulkhead z bars, the holes in the short lip go to the valance flange, dosen't anybody else have a daytona and suberbird build sheets that they can scanner

[Howie]

That piece that hotrod took a pic of is the lower that attatches to the main brackets and ties the lower valance and nose together. I may have the upper piece that I am not going to use.

[daytonalo]

I didn't need that with the stinger kit

[moparstuart]

I've looked at enough Birds and Daytonas, MoparStuart those pics are for a Suberbird, not a Daytona latch tray, the daytona peice is just flat with the back corners cut at an angle, the Superbird has a multi step pc, you should call a real expert like Daycloner, or Jack MCGauey for information, I'm sure the guys that make the stuff could sell you the part you need ,or tell you wahat you need,or you could fiqure it out the hardway?

  thanks all my experience is with my bird stuff  , didnt know the daytona latch tray mounted differently ?

moparstuart, your fenders will NEVER mate to the nose cone without mods
Ken

my car was a bird clone , and it was all original parts so it went together just fine .

[hotrod98]

Here's a pic of the latch tray mount that I have for my daytona clone. Just needs a few holes punched. Looks a little different than the bird piece.

HotRod,I lookd at my special 5 page daytona supplement sheet Igot from dave patic, I dont have a scanner, so nop ics, soory! but that piece is the lower sopport brace bettween the framerail that hold the bulkhead z bars, the holes in the short lip go to the valance flange, dosen't anybody else have a daytona and suberbird build sheets that they can scanner

I stand corrected.
That's one of the parts that Howie brought me last year when I altered his back glass. I haven't gotten to the nose assembly yet. It's still just a pile of parts. I'm still learning what pieces go where. 

[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...