Seat latch question

[BobAndren]

Hello folks,  Is the seat latch for the sandcast the same as for the die-cast '69 models .  My bike came without a latch (assembly) and the seat without a the latch hook.  I see that Silver has a repro latch assembly but no latch hook for sale.  i'm hoping that JT Marks has the hook.  Bob Andren

[Sam]

They are the same. The parts book tells me that the silver hook and the spring got new part numbers around sandcast #263. Otherwise, they are the same up until the K1.

[kp]

Yamiya has both and I believe the cheapest