Spare Tire Locks
OK '63 gurus - What's the configuration, i.e., with or without the 1/4" dia. drain hole, that would be expected on a Feb 1963 Corvette? Thanks, Pete
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Peter, this should be helpful..............
https://www.forums.ncrs.org/showthre...ight=tire+lock
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Pete,
If you read that thread most likely you have no idea what is correct for the February car. I believe that in February the lock had the 1/4" hole and the foam pad with no cover boot. Late cars had the boot and no pad and the early cars had no drain hole.Comment
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Pete, Us/we old gurus easily forget. Can hardly remember what I ate last night.
My March 3rd car has the 1/4" hole with the hard foam pad. JohnComment
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John, Bob, & Harry - Thanks for the info. It looks like the configuration with the 1/4" dia drain hole is appropriate for the Feb 1963 Corvette. It's always good to check with the '63 gurus, because the 63-64 TIM&JG uses the words "Early" & "Later" & when I checked the definitions neither term seemed to me to be appropriate for a Feb 63 car's spare tire lock.
Oh & John I know you might not remember what you ate last night but knowing you I know you had dinner.
And I appreciate everyone's input & thanks again, PeteComment
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Bob,
I contributed to that 2015 thread and I agree with you completely, i.e., no one knows for sure. I do believe that the lock on a Feb car would likely have the 1/4" weep hole, but I have no research to support or refute that assumption.
GaryComment
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Best to do what I did and have one of each. :-)Comment
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I don't think matter much with my car, Gary. It's a November 62 build so I think the no hole is right for me. I had one then found out the other is correct so I found one. I may be wrong but I believe the 1/4" diameter hole lock went into the 1965 year.Comment
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Tim - You just can't have too many spare tire locks. The comment on the use of the spare tire lock assembly with the 1/4" dia. drain hole is interesting because research on the 1965 Corvette spare tire lock assembly configuration for the new TIM&JG revealed that some very late production '65 Corvettes had the 1966 Corvette spare tire lock configuration that has the 3/8" dia. drain hole & the unpainted lock case. Working on old cars is always interesting. PeteComment
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Pete,
Correct me if I wrong but doesn't the new '65 TIM&JG state that the 1/4" weep hole lock used in '65 MY cars was unpainted? In my 15 years of research involving many, many spare tire locks, I have never seen the 1/4" weep hole lock in an unpainted version. All the 1/4" weep hole locks I have ever seen were painted semi- to gloss black, except for the bottom which was natural.
GaryComment
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Gary - That's been my experience also. I think the spare tire lock assembly shown in photo [E 19-2] on p.87 in the 1965 TIM&JG & described in the second paragraph of the "Spare tire lock, boot & key" is an example of the late 1965 & the Production year 1966 style lock with the 3/8 " drain hole. In fact, photo [E 19-2] appears to be identical to the photo [E-26] on p.80 in the 1966 TIM&JG of the 1966 model lock with the 3/8" diameter drain hole. PeteComment
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FYI Peter in case you forgot. The '63 Corvair key you gave me fits my spare tire lock perfect. Also opens the doors and works the ignition.John, Bob, & Harry - Thanks for the info. It looks like the configuration with the 1/4" dia drain hole is appropriate for the Feb 1963 Corvette. It's always good to check with the '63 gurus, because the 63-64 TIM&JG uses the words "Early" & "Later" & when I checked the definitions neither term seemed to me to be appropriate for a Feb 63 car's spare tire lock.
Oh & John I know you might not remember what you ate last night but knowing you I know you had dinner.
And I appreciate everyone's input & thanks again, Pete
Are Corvair spare tire locks painted? Are they the same as Corvette?Comment
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JD, I believe they are identical. That's why the Corvair lock cost $5.00 till Corvette folks realized it was the same.
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There also is a different lock that is unique to Corvair that shows up somewhat regularly on e-bay., sometime as NOS.
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