SpitfireGeorge Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 Hi Guys, Can anybody send me a photo of the boot lock catch plate set-up on the boot rear valence as I need to fit one and I do not have any holes to attach it. In fact I do not have a catch plate either! Looking at the old rear valence which the welder returned It has a reinforcing plate which my new valence does not. Also I have two thick pieces of bent steel about a foot long, quarter of an inch thick and about one and a half inches wide. which obviously bolt through two holes in the boot floor near the rear lights. Where does the other end go? Again a photo would be appreciated. Wish I had photographed the boot prior to the work being done. Thanks guys hope you can help. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 I don't know if these photos are useful - they were taken to show how my boot lock catch broke! A possibly better angle but not in focus: The vertical brace panel is needed! Without it the boot is held down only by the rear lip, which is flexible. As to the thick bent steel, I couldn't find any photos of them but they sound like the bumper attachment irons. There should be, on each side, one bolted to the floor which bends up to rest against the rear valance, and one with a side-arm that bolts to the inner wing and then bends round to meet the first one at the valance. The bumper then bolts through the valance and bolt irons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1969Mk3Spitfire Posted July 10, 2020 Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 Are these any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted July 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Hi Guys, Those photos are great, thanks for putting them up. Looks like the two bolts are slightly offset to the off-side. I have the old valance so I can measure from that. Thanks for the info on the irons. I will need to give mine a bit more bend as they do nor meet up correctly when bolted to the boot floor. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 One thing to note on the bumper irons, which isn't obvious at first, is that even the bottom ones are handed. The bend is slightly off-square, so that the most upright bit matches the curve of the valance. They won't fit if you put them on the wrong side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Hi, I assume they bolt on underneath the side mounted ones? Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 21, 2020 Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Off the top of my head I don't recall - I'd have to go open the boot and have a look. Figure 24 on page 5-510 of the WSM appears to show the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpitfireGeorge Posted July 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2020 Thanks for that. Cheers, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 It may be that as you line them up, it becomes obvious - perhaps they're sized to fit in one orientation only and so one can only fit behind the other without distortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad4classics Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hmm, just compared mine with Fig.24 and I've got the other way round. Is this another minor detail that got changed round at some build point? I think I'd go with what @Colin Lindsay said. David PS. @NonMembermy boot lock suffered a breakage in exactly the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Mine are underneath the side ones, they follow the angle of the boot floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted July 22, 2020 Report Share Posted July 22, 2020 Hmm... I think I probably went with @Colin Lindsay's method but it seems mine did end up as per the WSM: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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