[Iwannagofast]

well my roommate forgot to pay the e bill so power got shut off and only thing i could think to do is work on the car.

well i need a heater core so that what i went to work on (removing dash and seats)

first thing i noticed was my carpet is horrible and needs to be replaced badly.

second the drivers seat was only held in by two bolts...on the front left bracket the bolt had been ripped outa the body along with about 2 square inches of sheet melt.....Recommendations on how to fix this?....and then on the rear left bracket part of the bracket on the seat broke off.

the main big part of the dash is cracked in several places and some of these places are where other dash parts need to mount to it...so it leaves loose pieces.....I may look at prices to replace it.

decided ill probably paint most of it black as it goes back together so what all do i need to do this the right way....ie. what paint to use and how to scuff it or watever i need to do.

also

HOW DO YOU REMOVE SPEEDO CABLE FROM GAUGES????

and im doin all this in my apt parking lot so as i take stuff apart i have to fit in the back of the car...

 

[Iwannagofast]

Any help on disconnecting the speedo cable....i can get the gauges pulled out far enough to be able to tell

 

[Iwannagofast]

no ill be just using some type of rattle can paint

 

[Iwannagofast]

Back when I had mine apart I couldnt figure the speedo cable out either lol.. then I pushed the white tab and it came off so easy lol..

My stock drivers seat mount was broke at the exact same place when I bought the car. I just welded it back together.

When you paint anything, make sure to clean it REAL well to get all the dirt, hand oils, armor all, silicone cleaner off (or whatever else you or a previous owner used on it) because if not the paint will "fish eye", or have little bubbles where the paint doesn't stick, and it will look bad.

On a personal note, my notch used to have a gray interior. The guy I bought it from painted it black. he did a really good job, it looked awesome when I bought it, but now that I drive it every day, the paint is starting to wear off in places like the kick panels, rocker panels(the plastic strip that borders the carpet and the door jam), arm rests, etc.

Something to think about..

Mine wont be an everyday car so the paint should last a while

 

[Iwannagofast]

ok so i worked on it some more....got the dash out but now im stuck...i cant really tell how to go about gettin the heater core out....do i need to take that metal frame out and how to i get the heater core housing pulled out far enough to get the lid off