Hey guys I've got a 67 without AC. I'm planning on freshening up my kick panels. I'm going to spray them with truck bed liner out of a can I already purchased at auto zone. I then plan on going over them with bondo body filler and sanding for a nice ready for paint finish. My question is how many screws hold the kick panel on? I've removed around 3 maybe 4 but it seems there is still a screw that I can't find somewhere near the firewall. Does anyone have a pic of the screw hole placements or some kind of advice that could help me out on getting them off? By the way I do plan to replace these with new kick panels sometime in the next year. But for now I've already got the supplies mentioned so I'm going to carry on with those. Any advice against the process or has anyone had experiece with this type of kick panel restoration before? I do have fiberglass laying around if that would work better... Thanks in advance for any help guys.
1967 Kick Panels w/o AC
Josh6786
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Hey guys I've got a 67 without AC. I'm planning on freshening up my kick panels. I'm going to spray them with truck bed liner out of a can I already purchased at auto zone. I then plan on going over them with bondo body filler and sanding for a nice ready for paint finish. My question is how many screws hold the kick panel on? I've removed around 3 maybe 4 but it seems there is still a screw that I can't find somewhere near the firewall. Does anyone have a pic of the screw hole placements or some kind of advice that could help me out on getting them off? By the way I do plan to replace these with new kick panels sometime in the next year. But for now I've already got the supplies mentioned so I'm going to carry on with those. Any advice against the process or has anyone had experiece with this type of kick panel restoration before? I do have fiberglass laying around if that would work better... Thanks in advance for any help guys.
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Kick panels.
Tough job, only cause they're tough to get in & out.
Here's an old thread on it.
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=125962
Good luck,
and get band aids too, scraped up my hands....
Don't forget the plumbers putty. I learned the hard way.
Tough job, only cause they're tough to get in & out.
Here's an old thread on it.
http://www.camaros.net/forums/showthread.php?t=125962
Good luck,
and get band aids too, scraped up my hands....
Don't forget the plumbers putty. I learned the hard way.
Just to update I did get the panels off and have sprayed them with the truck bed liner. Turned out pretty good. I'm starting to question weather I should put the bondo on or not though. Can someone tell me how flexible the panels are supposed to be? I know they were made of somewhat flexible material, and the liner is pretty flexible itself. Hardened bondo is not very flexible though...Anyone know if putting the bondo on would take away too much flex, or if the bondo would crack off *** the original material flexed, or if the panel was kicked?
I read this when it came out and did not respond and did not get it either. Josh, I don't get why you are doing what you are doing, but makes no difference. You said you were planning on putting in new ones soon. Make sure you put lots of sealant around them on the INSIDE of the panel. They leaked a lot without the sealant.
Sorry for not being more specific in my original post. The reason for the truck bed liner is because the panels were in pretty bad shape and weak. The main issue though was the several small pinholes and cracks that were getting worse. I did spray them with several coats of the truck bed liner and used 2 part epoxy for plastics to fill the cracks and holes. It really toughened them up, while retaining flexibility. No more holes or cracks and I'm not worried about them cracking further so I did accomplish my goal. Yesterday I sprayed them with wrinkle paint and it really gave them a close to original look. They look brand new and turned out GREAT. Thanks for everyones help and I understand everyones skepticism but trust me it was a very succesful project. As long as they hold up I'm not going to buy new ones. And I really believe they will last and look great for years. I'll try to get pics up if possible to show how good they turned out.
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Way to go! Cool!
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