Installing Rear Stabilizer Bar, Factory Mounting rear Stabilizer Bar Options

[HillKing]

I have a factory supplied rear stabilizer bar for HillKing. My question is has anyone out there installed one of these into a car that did not have one from factory? Looking at the Stoddard book they show a 914.507.027.10 "securing plate" for 75-76 year car and a 914.501.259.11GVR for 73-74 cars. They also show part 914.501.532.71 reinforcement for both securing plates. Pelican shows this in their diagrams as well. Looking at the car there appears to already be holes for the bolt up stamped in the sheetmetal under the trunk crossbrace. So it looks as if the securing plate goes into the void between the upper engine compartment sheet metal and the trunk cross brace. Do you have to cut out on the topside to mount the securing plate and I assume the "reinforcement" would weld on after? Anybody using this setup?

[SirAndy]

the reinforcement plates go inside the rear trunk. they add strength to the mounts:





then clean up the underside and weld in the mounting brackets:






(IMG:style_emoticons/default/bye1.gif) Andy

PS: i used the bar and clamps as a guide to where exactly place the mounting brackets. i made sure both clamps where at the same spot left/right on the bar and then centered those and tacked in the brackets. double checked and then did the final welding.
the reinforcement on the inside of the trunk fits snug into the corner of the floorpan.