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Old 03-30-2016, 10:11 PM
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Originally Posted by north View Post
There isn`t an 8 track floor bracket per say with the console. There is the U shaped forward console bracket found on all consoles and then the standard two piece upper 8 track bracket used on all 69-72 8 tracks across the different Pontiac models.

the two screws on the left side are correct, it screws into the console itself not a floor bracket (I think there are four inserts that act as the nuts pressed into the console inlay panel.

Because there is no floor bracket for the 8 track itself Firebirds (unlike all the other 69 Pontiac models) need a ground strap for the 8 track player.

The combination of an 8 track and a stereo radio was almost $400 in 69, big money!
Thanks so much for that picture. It's similar in shape to the repro, but different:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1969-72-Pont...dVulmS&vxp=mtr

Is there a reinforcement bracket under the console to support the 8 track?