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Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 2171
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 31, 2002 - 4:18 am: | |
Believe it or not, the side windows go back in easier tham they came out with a little Silicone around the rubber. |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 279
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 30, 2002 - 8:38 pm: | |
I have received many inquiries about my weekend "rear shelf removal" so I am going to post the exact procedure here. The whole removal process took about 2.5 - 3 hrs.
Screw locations for heat shield are as follows: (3) 10 mm nuts protruding into the engine bay facing rearward. They are located at each end of the shelf (about 2" from each outer edge) and one in the center. You will need a deep dish 10 mm socket because the studs are long. You will be able to spot the bolt location by the hose clamps that are also held in place by these bolts. You will have to pull down on the braided hose (that will be in the way of getting to the nuts) with one hand while turning your ratchet with the other. You will not need to remove the hood or the air cleaner to do this, it is not that hard. Once you have the 3 nuts off, then simply pull the heat shield down and out of the way. This will expose the (2) 10 mm nuts that hold the rear U shaped filler piece that is below the rear window. take these nuts off and you are done in the engine compartment until re-assembly. Note: my nuts were so rusty that they snapped off (that definitely didn't sound good did it?) and I had to drill out the old ones and re-cement new ones...no big deal.
The next step is to take your 17 mm seat belt bolts out of the horizontal rear shelf. Very easy. You now need to push your side windows out. Just start pushing on the rear lower corner of the side window until the rubber gasket starts to come out of the slot that holds it in. DON'T try to take the glass out independent of the rubber gasket, take it out as one piece! Just keep pushing, then let up, then push a little more, etc. until that gasket comes out of the slot, then it will come out like a baby out of the birth canal. You do not NEED to take your side louvers off, I didn't. The reason for the side window removal is to expose the rivets that hold the rear horizontal shelf, the very back small filler pieces and the upper U shaped cream colored piece (on carbed cars it is cream anyway.) The rear horizontal shelf, the filler pieces and the upper piece all have 2 rivets on each side that you will drill the heads off of. Again they will all be in the side window frames and exposed once the glass is out. You will also need to remove the (4) 3 mm alan bolts that hold the 2 black metal brackets in place (that the targa clamps to) on the upper U shaped trim piece.
The pieces are now free to be pulled out. I also removed the 2 black pieces that run along the back side of each seat (from the floor to the shelf) and the 12" cream colored pieces above them. Take the 12" cream colored pieces out first as they are held in place only by clips. Just wiggle and pull on them. That will expose a rivit in the top of each of the longer black pieces that must be drilled.
U R done.
I am going to avoid the inevitable aggravation of trying to put the side windows back in myself and am going to take the car to an auto glass place and have them do it. It is worth it to me.
Jerry |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 3274
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 10:38 pm: | |
Jerry, That took balls, "nuts". |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 276
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, October 27, 2002 - 6:44 pm: | |
I successfully got everything torn apart and ready for new leather. It was not that hard of a job; I got it all done in the span of listening to the (pathetic) Michigan game. That old leather was really in poor shape. Once it was taken out you could see how deteriorated it was. I am so glad I decided to do this. FYI: you don't need to take the side louvers off. If anyone wants pics or advice, let me know. Jerry |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 271
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 4:48 pm: | |
OK I got my nuts off (oh crap that didn't sound good), there were (3) 10 mm nuts which allowed me to pull the heat shield down exposing (2) 10 mm nuts protruding from the interior into the engine compartment facing rearward. Unfortunately both of these were so rusted they snapped off. The U shaped vertical piece below the rear window still will not budge. Am I missing some nuts? Thanks, Jerry. |
Edward Gault (Irfgt)
Intermediate Member
Username: Irfgt
Post Number: 2153
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 4:15 pm: | |
If I remember correctly they take a 10mm socket and I believe there are at least four with some of them holding straps for the emission tubing. That was the hardest part of the removal process as I recall. |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 270
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 12:26 pm: | |
Sorry, 1979 308. |
Jerry W. (Tork1966)
Member
Username: Tork1966
Post Number: 269
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 10:28 am: | |
Does anyone know the size of the nuts holding the heat shield in the engine bay below the rear window? Also how many are there? I can't see in there, I can't get my fingers in there, I can't scrunch my head in there....all in all this project is off to a good start. Thanks, Jerry |