What is this part

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  1. scs

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    I found this in a box of parts today. Can anyone tell me what it is for?

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  2. JL Mav

    JL Mav I almost made it to Lake Tahoe

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    looks like a package tray support but I could be wrong
     
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    I completely gutted my 71, and most of a 75. Never saw anything quite like that, but it's close to a package try support.
     
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    It also, could be a support for the dash.
     
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  5. Mavman72

    Mavman72 Gone backwards but lookin' forward

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    Heres a pair of pics for you...
     

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    The first picture is the support that goes under the lower dash section to connect to the A pillar. 2 required and they are right and left, not interchangeable. They go in after upper dash is installed, when you bolt up lower dash (tray up to 72, then the glovebox 73+)

    The second bracket goes behind the instrument cluster and connects the firewall to the brake pedal support bracket. It goes in before the dashboard.
     
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  7. Craig Selvey

    Craig Selvey Indiana State Rep - MCCI

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    Mavman72 has the correct answer as to what it is.
     
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    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    my early package tray brackets are different, they don't have the tabs on the sides...
     

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    Thanks everyone. The pictures from Mavman72 made it clear what I forgot to do. Easy fix this time, not as usual!
     
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