Trunk Boards

[SydneyTii]

Quick question for Tii owners.

Does the trunk board above the fuel tank touch / rest on your tank pickup or does it clear the pickup?

And do you screw your tank side board down on the edges if it does?

[Son of Marty]

Don't know if the board actually touches the sender but I don't recall the board being crowned at all. 

[John_in_VA]

The board is held in place with a handful of small screws around the perimeter.  I believe a rectangular pad of some sort of fiber was originally glued to the center underside of the board.  It might have been on the other board though - haven't had them out in a while!

Edited July 21, 2020 by John_in_VA

[tomphot]

Mine has a small piece of wood that is glued to the center piece between the tire well and fuel tank and then across the top.  The board is screwed into those with 4 screws.  It is barely touching the fuel hose. 

Edited July 21, 2020 by tomphot

[esty]

it is not screwed down and the tank side, side panel is held in place by the fuel filler tube...you must remove the filler tube to get that side panel fitted in the car

 

[SydneyTii]

Mmmm thanks for all the replies,

my 74 tank seems to sit a bit high, as it definitely touches the board, Where the pickup tubes leave the tank, I bet it’s resting on the same goop (mastic) that was all over the heater box, hence the slight lift.

i can easily push the edges down should I wish to screw it down or fit those clip things.

I should remove it clean it up and see what’s going on. Cheers.

[esty]

the clips do not hold it down but up, fastening to the bottom to lift the boards...originally, the clips were only attached to the passenger side...with the 1x2 wooden strip on the driver side to lift it

[SydneyTii]

Thanks esty 

[NYNick]

I just went out and pulled the board and flipped it over. While I can't guarantee it's original to the car, I can ALMOST guarantee it. It fits, it's old and it came with the car when I bought it. The other side was missing, so there's no reason for me to believe this one isn't original.

 

As you can see, there's some type of felt or horsehair pads attached to the bottom. This must lift the board slightly off the tank. When pressed down, it lays flat with no crowning or bulge. It's just slightly warped so it doesn't do that now.

 

Anyway, here you go.

 

[02Les]

Weird that the side over the Sedan's/Saloon's tank isn't (apparently) screwed down, but the side over the tank in a Touring is.

The Touring's panel is held by 9 wee screws and 'cupped' washers.

Edited July 22, 2020 by 02Les

[jimk]

A close look at the perimeter support tabs will show small screw holes, One in each tab. My original board touches the tank but doesn't sit high over the tabs.

The tank to body seal should not be very thick.  RV pickup topper to box gasket strip works well, closed cell foam material is needed for a liquid seal.

[dlhoovler]

The trunk floor board over my gas tank was originally held down by small screws. I have had to pull it several times, so those screws now live in a plastic bag tucked under the board next to the gas tank. 

 

Early 1971, so before the trunk side boards. 

 

-Dave

[Mike Self]

Feb '69 production trunk boards:  clipped in place on the spare tire side; held down by itty-bitty screws/cup washers on the fuel tank side.

 

Dec '72 production '73:  same as the '69.  And like Dave, I leave the screws off on the tank side, since I have a piece of rubber-backed carpet for a trunk mat that's heavy enough to hold everything in place without the screws.

 

The undersides of both gas tank side panels (plus several spares I have) look exactly like NY Nick's.  Don't recall ever seeing an original tank side panel that wasn't held down by those little screws.

 

mike

[PaulTWinterton]

The tank-side screws are dome-head counter-sunk Philips and the washers are countersunk. That is so stuff in the trunk doesn't scrape on elevated screw heads and cause damage.  I too used to keep them in a bag because of a constant need to work on the gas tank.  Finally, after a few years of head scratching I was finally able to seal my tank properly so that no odors escaped through the seals, hoses or clamps  It was a fun day when I was able to screw down the board, knowing that I wouldn't have to remove it in the near future.

 

You can find relatively close to OE screws and washers at ACE Hardware in either steel or stainless.  Wait!  It might have been Lowe's.   Be careful that you don't buy ones that are too large.  The existing holes in the body are quite small and you don't want to enlarge them if you can help it, IMHO.

 

 

Edited July 22, 2020 by PaulTWinterton

[02Les]

FWIW part nos for screws & washers. There are 9 of each for the Touring, not sure about the Sedan.

 

screws 07 11 9 902 418

washers 51 41 7 570 111

 

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