<VV> The 1965 Corvair trunk latch?

[Frank DuVal]

Just mail the spring. It weighs just a few ounces.

Frank DuVal

rbuckridge at comcast.net wrote:

>Carl, 
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>All the Corvair trunk latches are the same from 1960 - 1969, according to Clark's. And yes, the little spring works the safety latch. 
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>If you can't find one local to you, contact me and I'll send you one. Your biggest problem will be in the shipping cost to Australia. 
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>Roy - Bayshore 
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Arlette Carl" < arlettecarl at hotmail.com > 
>To: < virtualvairs at corvair.org > 
>Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 11:51 PM 
>Subject: <VV> The 1965 Corvair trunk latch? 
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>>Hi everyone, 
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>>What's everyone's view on the following? 
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>>The repainting of our 1965 Monza convertible's body shell is progressing 
>>really well, with with a little luck the painted body shell might be back 
>>in our garage by Christmas and really to commence the reassembly of all 
>>the individual restored mouldings and trim. 
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>>My painter believes the trunk latch which bolts on the inside of the trunk 
>>is missing a spring that controls the second (safety) catch. 
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>>I checked the Clark's Corvair catalogue but dont't see this trunk latch or 
>>the small spring listed. 
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>>I would be happy to just purchase a whole trunk latch if anyone has one 
>>for sale or if anyone can tell me what this spring looks like then perhaps 
>>it's common with other 1960's GM models. 
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>>Alternatively is a spring meant to be there in first place? 
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>>My GM Corvair workshop manuals does not give any information on this trunk 
>>latch at all? 
>>
>>Regards from Australia 
>>Carl L. Kelsen 
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