63 Glove box striker screws

[Timothy B.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

In JR's picture IMO the top right are the screws that attach the liner to the frame around the circumference, lots of these are used.

Top left look like the striker retainer screws, mine look like that on a November car which is why I want to double check as I am wondering if they are just painted black. My original striker is broke in two pieces and not chrome plated, can't remember if it's zinc or black plated as I glass beaded it some time ago.

At nine o'clock the sems screws that attach the rockers along the bottom of the car.

Six o'clock look like screws that attach something to the instrument cluster like the roll over switch or vent pull.

I have no idea about the one in the center or the slot head screw pictured like Mike's screws.

[John D.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

i can't believe ole doc blatchley gave you anything . after all, as a pit crew member for his scca vets, he rarely fed you guys. i have the original glove box door off doc's 66 425 ex-grady davis roadster. btw, early 63 strikers and their phillips fastners were black. mike

Since you mentioned it Dr. Mike let me tell you all a story on how I was paid for being the grunt on Doc's pit crew in the 60's.
Got paid in hot dogs and Schmidt's beer. One time I did get 10buks though for saving the day at the Connelsville airport. Seems the drive cable fell out of the high pressure pump and I had an invention in my tool box. Consisted of a hacked off end of the drive cable housing and the knurled nut that held it on. Timmy Grabiak and I put the thing on in about two minutes and Doc was on his way again. Trouble is he used to start off in 3rd gear instead of 1st.
Doc Blatchley dressed in a pure white race suit and just loved racing. He had more fun in the old days than most of us will ever have. Drove a new Corvette all the time until his 90's I believe.

When he quit racing old JD got a whole garage full of big brake Z06 stuff and a ton of spare parts. No one wanted that stuff in the old days. Finally after many years my Dad told me if I didn't get rid of the junk he was going to scrap it. And so he did. Tru story.

[Michael G.]

Re: 63 Glove box striker screws

Tim, The top left parts are just like the ones in my April car. The striker in that car looks to be chromed, rather than zinc, but may have been restored some time in the past