Removing 1963 Avanti antenna

[goldhawk]

I am trying to remove old broken antenna on my 1963 avanti with a new electric antenna replacement. I can't seem to remove the old one, the top nut just keeps spinning and spinning. I'm not sure if there is a hidden nut on the bottom, inside the antenna cavity in the trunk that I need to grasp. I can't see up there to see if a nut is spinning. Anyone had this problem of removing an old antenna?

 

[regnalbob]

goldhawk

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Posted June 16

Just need to know if there is a hidden nut up inside the trunk area where the antenna comes down. The top nut just keeps spinning and spinning, and only have about an 1/8" opening between the outer car body and the antenna base. Anybody know if there is a nut down under?

regnalbob

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Posted June 16

There is no nut inside the trunk.

 

A factory Avanti antenna has no nut inside the trunk.

Place a mirror on the trunk floor under the antenna and you can see if you have a nut.