1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

[Ron L.]

Putting rear wire harness back in on my 64 convertible - can't figure out how the wire floor plates supposedly snap into the clips. These are the long pieces on each side and located on the vertical side of the cabin below the sill plates.

On a related note - what is the recommendation for tape to anchor the rear harness as shown in the AIM?

[John F.]

Re: 1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

See Section 12, Sheet C4.00 in your AIM. There is a part number listed for the tape, but I am not sure if a vendor even sells such a thing. Since the wiring is hidden, I would just use pieces of duct tape. Others will chime in.

[Leif A.]

Re: 1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

Putting rear wire harness back in on my 64 convertible - can't figure out how the wire floor plates supposedly snap into the clips. These are the long pieces on each side and located on the vertical side of the cabin below the sill plates.

On a related note - what is the recommendation for tape to anchor the rear harness as shown in the AIM?

Ron,
Do you have seven clips on both the driver's side and the passenger side to accept the metal cover? '63 - '64 models require a total of 14 clips to install the metal cover, whereas, in '65 - '67 they only need a total of 6 (3 per side). If the clips are all there, the metal cover simply snaps in place between the clips. The metal cover for '63 - '64 is different than the '65 - '67, as well.

[David Z.]

Re: 1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

Ron
Here is how the carpet support is attached on our '65. Don't know if the 63-64 clips work the same way.
Dave Z
carpet support clip installation.jpg

[Ron L.]

Re: 1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

Leif,

My 64 convertible has 3 clips on each side. I wonder if you got your info. backwards?? It is an early production 64 (#238 in the production sequence). I finally determined that two of the rounded part of the clips on the right side were squeezed shut. Once I figured out that the curved cover slipped under them, things went OK. Had to get the loop spread to accept the cover. Thanks for your reply.

Ron

[Ron L.]

Re: 1964 Wire Cover Floor Plate

Dave,

The 64 clips are the same. I tried installing right side first and couldn't figure it out. Went to the left side and things went OK - two of the right side had the loop on the top squeezed shut - once I got that spread apart, things went together! Thanks for the post.