Trunk latch

[terry_208]

ISO of trunk latch mechanism.  The portion that bolts to the trunk lid.  If anyone has a spare that they are willing to part with, I'd appreciate it.
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Thanks

[Ed Hawkins]

Did you ever find a trunk latch?

[terry_208]

No, but I got my old one to work. I forgot about this post. Thank you for asking and nudging me to respond!

[Ed Hawkins]

That's OK I bought 2 57 Custom 300 from 2 different junk yards one in Connecticut and 1 in Rhode Island. One was OK and needed a ton of body work floor pans a pillar inner trunk fender replacement. The second was for glass and any other parts I could get. The body # 2 has a lot more rust and unfortunately nobody makes a one piece floor pan for the 57 Fords.I just finished the body repairs on #1 and installed new body mounts. The body is OK and the front is getting new springs shocks and disc brakes this week!

[terry_208]

An update on the trunk latch:  I decided to use the latch from a Ford Fusion.  It's power so no external power release required, just two wires.

[RICH MUISE]

That reminded me.......I have a never-opened box with a FORD trunk release adapter power kit. Saw it at a swap meet and couldn't resist, although I had already installed my generic solenoid.
Terry, you may want to think about adding an additional manual release cable in case the power one fails.

[Ford Blue blood]

My buddy in TN turned his into a "power" release.  Very happy until....drove to a show, turned off the car, went in the hotel, registered, came back out to get their stuff, bead battery.  Ended up going through the back seat, borrowed 1/2" socket and five feet of 3/8" drive extensions to get in.  He now has a wire that hide behind the license plate!

[terry_208]

I installed the trunk latch and have it aligned and working.  As far as the mechanical release, I ran that between the inner and outer panels the same with the electrical wiring.