Coil Bracket from ??

[Ray G.]

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Your Help please. Identifying this bracket.
Thank YOU.
Ray

[Patrick B.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

The cut lower corner of the near tang shown in the side photo is necessary for clearance with a 67 427 3 carb manifold. I don't know if any other engine required this configuration.

[Ray G.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Thank you Patrick;
Does the bulge around the resistor screw mounting look familiar ?

[David L.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

My 1967 Chev. Parts Catalog (Apr. 1967) lists GM 1943712 as the part # for the 1st design ignition coil mounting bracket and GM 1968423 as the 2nd design bracket for the 67 Corvette (427) in Gr. 2.183.

Dave

[Ray G.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Thank YOU Pat & Dave.

[Joe L.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

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Your Help please. Identifying this bracket.
Thank YOU.
Ray

Ray-------


I wonder if the "bulge" at the resistor tab was always there. Notice how the "bulge" above the tab is greater than that below. I don't see how or why it could have been manufactured this way. Also note that the bracket appears somewhat distorted on the left side.

If it was created the way it appears now, then I don't think it was used for a Corvette application and perhaps not even a Chevrolet application.

[Ray G.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Good point Joe.
Thank YOU.

[David L.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Ray,

I did some research on Chevrolet ignition coil brackets several years ago using all my many vintage Chevrolet parts catalogs (Gr. 2.183). There were many variations of these brackets. I have collected about 12-15 of these brackets but have yet to find the box of them in my garage. I know that I do not have one like yours with the "bulge" but it might be one of the ones listed in the two pages below. I know that it is not a 1943712, 1966876, 1970344, or 1971011 bracket based on my research.

Dave

[Ray G.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Thank YOU Dave.
I think Joe has a good point. There may have been some "bubba" involvement with "in the field" redesign.

[Ray G.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Hello;
I was just contacted by a friend, off this site, stating he has seen this anomaly before.
Confused here.

[Joe L.]

Re: Coil Bracket from ??

Hello;
I was just contacted by a friend, off this site, stating he has seen this anomaly before.
Confused here.

Ray------


It could be that this configuration results when someone tries to "reconfigure" a coil bracket to fit a coil with a smaller OD than the bracket was originally designed for. I suppose it's also possible that it was a bracket configuration actually designed for a coil with a smaller OD but I don't know of any GM coils that were smaller and, if there were, I don't think GM would have designed a bracket like this one for such a coil. Plus, as I mentioned previously, I really don't think it would have had the different "bulges" top and bottom as seen in this bracket