1958 (c1) deck lid - SCREW HOLE QUESTION

[Eric A.]

I just removed my deck lid to install the new weather stripping and I noticed an extra set of hinge screw holes on the drive side. Does anyone know what these are for or if they were on a 1958 ? This is going to be a judged car.

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Thanks,

Eric

[Joe E.]

Re: 1958 (c1) deck lid - SCREW HOLE QUESTION

Those are for a power top car.

[John H.]

Re: 1958 (c1) deck lid - SCREW HOLE QUESTION

Every top compartment lid had three mounting pads containing anchor nuts - two for the hinges, and one for the arm that raised the lid if the car was equipped with a power top. See photo below of my '57 (manual top) that shows the third pad.


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[Eric A.]

Re: 1958 (c1) deck lid - SCREW HOLE QUESTION

Thank you everyone for the lesson and education. Eric

[Richard M.]

Re: 1958 (c1) deck lid - SCREW HOLE QUESTION

Here's a 1956 with it's optional power top showing the cylinder mount area in the trunk, then after re-installation and a sequence of operation through it's top-down cycle. You can see the decklid cylinder in the well where it attaches to the mount area to the decklid just like on yours.

Because the decklid had it's own cylinder, it required a special operational design for the 1956 to 1962 Corvettes. unique limit and safety switches had to be devised to ensure the decklid was raised whenever the top was in motion. There are 7 switches to control it with a total of 15 contacts, some single throw and some double throw. Switch design changed from early '56 toggle type to later micro-switch type, used on the 1957 and beyond.

To see this '56 PT in operation see a few videos on youtube.....http://youtu.be/JJWWOiPeGIs

For the record, after reading John Hinckley's Power Top article in a publication he authored some time ago, it inspired me to restore the system on the '56 pictured. It was my first PT restoration.

Rich