Anyone ever replaced one? I just ordered one from classic yesterday for my 67 without A/C and am wondering what I'm in for. My old one is.....well it's not there anymore.

BTW the dash, column, etc. is still in the car.

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Dean

Racer#00

67 Camaro (Almost done!)
76 Trans Am Stock Car
68 Dodge D-100 P/U

Sure have! You are in for some fun if the rest of the car is still in one piece. To replace it properly, you will need to remove both kick panels, the steering column, the clutch pedal and brake pedal rods and the heater box. To remove the left kick panel you need to remove the E-brake pedal assembly. When I restored the wife's 69 that was an easy job because all of those parts were out of the car. There are some short cuts like sliting the pad and cutting around the heater box but if you want it done right take it apart. Good Luck

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69 SS, 350, 4 Speed
75 400, 4 Speed
93 Z28, 6 Speed

Thanks 69X11SS,

The interior is out of the car and the parts you mentioned shouldn't be that hard to remove. Is there a glue or adhesive I should use,or does it just sit in there?


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Dean

Racer#00

67 Camaro (Almost done!)
76 Trans Am Stock Car
68 Dodge D-100 P/U

Racer, as mentioned, you are lucky to have everything out of the way for your installation. The pad is held in with some rubber or plastic fasteners that are cone shaped. Imagine the wicked witch of the west's hat in wizard of oz and that's the shape. Others may have better suggestions, but I found the best way to install these was to take the 1/4" screw driver type tool in my socket set and push the fastener thru the firewall. One last thought is you might do a past search on this subject as there are apparently two types of pads manufactured and one is recommended over the other.

Thanks guys! I did a search and read some comments from past posts. Sounds like I ordered a re-pop.

I guess I never thought to ask the classic sales rep if I needed a fastener kit. If it doesn't come with one, I'll check with the local auto body supply store and try to save what I find remaining in the firewall.

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Dean

Racer#00

67 Camaro (Almost done!)
76 Trans Am Stock Car
68 Dodge D-100 P/U

Racer, just put 1 in this past weekend. Bought the one from Classic Ind. Not bad quality but sure there is better out there. It came with the push in plastic tree holders, used some white grease to lube before I pushed them in. Heater box,emer brk brkt, fuse block and steering column had to come out, although you might get away with not taking out column and just making a slit and sliding over column. Good luck

Thanks for the info Clash69!

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Dean

Racer#00

67 Camaro (Almost done!)
76 Trans Am Stock Car
68 Dodge D-100 P/U

If you want the original style rubber fasteners, rather than the plastic ones that come with the pad, you can buy them seperately from the resto houses, about $2.00/ea. I think I bought 6, but only used 3. Couldn't find where any others went in.