I have a 73 challenger and when I bought it, it had some jimmy rigged exhaust that I removed. I don't see a hanger bracket on the passenger side under the rear seat, do 73s not have those? I was expecting to buy the drivers side bracket and be good to go, but I don't see the dimples to drill the holes on the driver side either? Looking for a simple solution, should I just buy the 70 brackets?
Can you post a photo of what yours looks like?
73s use these hangers on the passengers side. They mount on the shock x-member. Look for a bracket welded to the shock x-member where this hanger mounts.
(https://s20.postimg.org/mg3c69971/1002001.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://s20.postimg.org/tpti2pd59/1002013.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Burdar - I don't have that hanger on the passenger side. Very likely the previous owner removed it when they did whatever they did to the exhaust.
I ended up having a body mount for the drivers side in a pile of old parts I ordered. I installed that last night, worked really well. I may order another one for the passenger side, I like the way it worked out
right side is a weld on. or you could bolt in.
http://www.rosevillemoparts.com/product_info.php/p/70-74-e-body-right-rear-floor-pan-hanger/products_id/2230
It looks like you've changed that hanger since I bought mine. Your hanger now has the correct strap and bolts. Mine came with the wide strap and was attached with studs/nuts. It's nice to see that you made it more "correct". :bigthumb:
Does anyone have photos of both (left & right) bracket/hangers installed, but before the pipes are hung?
Thanks!
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this should work
I wish I had taken more photos of the exhaust when we took the car apart ::)
Here is a pic of what is left of the hanging hardware
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Here is a pic of the area under the back seat after the axle and fuel tank were removed; pretty weird setup there :rubeyes: The car came with dual exhaust but there is only a pipe hanger bracket under the seat on the drivers side, none on the passenger side. Someone lag bolted in a "tether" to the passenger side floor. I can't seem to find a definitive diagram on exactly what hardware the car should have, and where it mounts. :dunno: I am pretty sure that tether on the drivers side is wrong too.
1972 Cuda, 340, built in April of '72
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You have an interesting mismatched group of parts there...... You have a pair of 74 rear mounts, plus a set of 70-73 rear mounts... You have single proper 73-74 over axle hanger plus you have a 70-72 drivers side muffler hanger & the passenger side if it is a 70-72 should have a similar bracket welded to the body...
I am not sure what the deal is. I know the car is a '72, or so says all the Vins I have found in the right places, the 2 fender tags, and the build sheet I found on the glove box liner.
I think the car was wrecked at least once, maybe twice in it's lifetime; some really weird patch jobs found during tear down. Maybe a shop took parts off other year cars to fix it? The exhaust resonators were removed at one point leaving only the mufflers in the back. I will measure the pipes again. but I think they are 2" all the way back. In the aftermarket I see only 2 1/4" ?? The new tips I bought are 2" . I read somewhere a while ago that the right and left pipes were suspended differently in the back, and that there was no floorboard bracket on the right? :dunno:
I have the car posted here too: https://forum.e-bodies.org/your-restoration-project/10/our-72-cuda-project/3731/msg55692#new
I appreciate the help sorting this out to get it right :bigthumb:
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Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 03, 2017, 08:47:57 PM
You have an interesting mismatched group of parts there...... You have a pair of 74 rear mounts, plus a set of 70-73 rear mounts... You have single proper 73-74 over axle hanger plus you have a 70-72 drivers side muffler hanger & the passenger side if it is a 70-72 should have a similar bracket welded to the body...
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 03, 2017, 08:47:57 PM
You have an interesting mismatched group of parts there...... You have a pair of 74 rear mounts, plus a set of 70-73 rear mounts... You have single proper 73-74 over axle hanger plus you have a 70-72 drivers side muffler hanger & the passenger side if it is a 70-72 should have a similar bracket welded to the body...
One minor correction. Mid 71 and up don't have a floor pan bracket welded to the body on the passenger side as they moved the hanger to the shock x-member support. Lower hanger on the drivers side is correct though.
Quote from: moparmadman69 on October 04, 2017, 08:16:16 AM
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 03, 2017, 08:47:57 PM
You have an interesting mismatched group of parts there...... You have a pair of 74 rear mounts, plus a set of 70-73 rear mounts... You have single proper 73-74 over axle hanger plus you have a 70-72 drivers side muffler hanger & the passenger side if it is a 70-72 should have a similar bracket welded to the body...
One minor correction. Mid 71 and up don't have a floor pan bracket welded to the body on the passenger side as they moved the hanger to the shock x-member support. Lower hanger on the drivers side is correct though.
Well that makes sense why there was no fixture for a hanger under the right floorboard; I'll have to figure out the x-member mount. Hopefully the vendors know.
So, does that clamp there secure the pipe, or does it support another piece of hardware that holds the pipe?
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 04, 2017, 02:42:16 PM
Quote from: Burdar on September 20, 2017, 09:40:58 AM
73s use these hangers on the passengers side. They mount on the shock x-member. Look for a bracket welded to the shock x-member where this hanger mounts.
(https://s20.postimg.org/mg3c69971/1002001.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
(https://s20.postimg.org/tpti2pd59/1002013.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
From above...
Two bolts mount it to the crossmember & it supports the pipe..
Two bolts mount it to the crossmember & it supports the pipe..
Ok, thanks Wild R/T :bigthumb:
By the way, my sister and brother in law live in Modesto.
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Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 04, 2017, 04:39:40 PM
Two bolts mount it to the crossmember & it supports the pipe..
Quote from: Mrbill426 on October 04, 2017, 04:47:58 PM
By the way, my sister and brother in law live in Modesto.
If they play with cars I might know them.... Otherwise probably not..
My brother in law works with some older guy the restores and sometimes flips cars, don't know his name though. Sis is not a car nut.
Quote from: 1 Wild R/T on October 04, 2017, 07:09:15 PM
Quote from: Mrbill426 on October 04, 2017, 04:47:58 PM
By the way, my sister and brother in law live in Modesto.
If they play with cars I might know them.... Otherwise probably not..