traveller boot floor brackets

[moray]

Hi all,

how do the rear boot floor support brackets for a traveller go together?
I think there should a spacer to allow the spare wheel cover to be fitted.

here is a picture of the area I'm talking about[frame][/frame]

does anyone have a picture showing how it goes? or size info for the spacer ?

cheers
Moray

[chickenjohn]

There is (or there should be) a bracket on each wheel arch that supports the boot floor, the area you have pictured is the bracket that connects the boot floor to the corner pillar, there should be a wooden spacer between the bracket and pillar. That seems to be missing between the bracket pictured and corner post.

[moray]

Thanks for the reply, do you know the size and shape of the missing wooden spacer ?

[chickenjohn]

When I re-built the traveller on that side I just used the rotten original as a template to make the new one out of an off cut of ply from the local DIY shop (soaked in cuprinol before fitting of course!).

Whoever re-built the car should hav edone something simmilar!

[moray]

from memory the car was missing the spacers before it went to the body shop.
what thickness ply did you use ? would 10mm be ok ?