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#61
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Use a small spray bottle and dampen the old roof insulation before scraping.
Saves you from the dust storm that ensues upon removal.
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Great tip, thanks!
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Ze...you will need to remove the rear windows and upper window channel before you can properly remove all of that trim. The lower piece is held in by screws. The upper piece is held in by screws also, but to get to them you must first remove the upper channel. Removing that upper channel is somewhat destructive to the piece. It is held in by some push in metal "Button Fasteners". It is also attached in the rear down low. This piece can be recreated using a piece of channel sold by "Restoration Specialties". I have that info somewhere if you can't find it. If you need more info on this you can PM me...glad to help talk you through it.
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Not much of an update, but I did spend a little time working on the GTO this past Sunday. When the car was being moved in the shop the previous week, it ruptured a wheel cylinder at the front right wheel and puked a bunch of brake fluid out (and the pedal went to the floor). I'd like the car to remain mobile for as long as possible, so I spent part of the day removing the drum (took some persuasion...) to see what caused it. Turns out the upper bolt which the brake shoes pivot from sheered off and the wheel cylinder pulled through the backing plate (rust probably contributed) and ripped out its own seals in the process.
It's not a big deal for me, since I will be upgrading to disc brakes anyway. In the meantime, I removed all the brake parts from that wheel and plan to cap off the brake line so that I can use the three remaining brakes to move the car around the shop without losing fluid. Apologies for the silly question, but what is the tread size of the brake fitting in circled in the attached photo? I should know this, but with the car stored off-site, I can't wander out to the garage and confirm. Thanks fellas.
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Outstanding thread. Just love seeing the pics and learning the history behind them. Thank you for taking the time to share. Looking forward to more, Carmine.
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4/14/2019 update:
I've gotten the front & rear bumpers off, along with the hood, header panel, and front windshield. Unfortunately, I cracked the windshield during removal, but I don't think there's much that could be done to save it. A previous owner had made some (poor) repairs to the upper and lower corners on the passenger side, and the amount of glue they used made it really hard to get the wire through. The rear window is going to be even worse, because it appears they used a hard clear epoxy to glue that window in. There's probably a 98% chance I'll crack it within the first 10 seconds of trying... Oh well, glass isn't terribly expensive to replace. There will need to be some metal work done in spots around the front windshield, mostly where the previous repairs were made, but it's not a total disaster. Next weekend the front fenders are coming off.
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One more photo from 4/19...
Also, does anyone have and tips for removing the windshield wiper arms? I know that you need to depress the tab underneath, but mine didn't want to come off when I depressed the tab. I'm assuming they're somewhat stuck/seized on, which I have encountered with other cars in the past.
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#68
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You also need to pry up on the underside opposite to the tab to help pull them off.
george
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Yeah, I did try that. I have a sense that things are going to get ugly really quick...
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Give them a few 'reasonably' sharp raps on top of the stud area with a small hammer between tries at prying upwards.
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gtospieg, sent you a message.
Jim |
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Other than an old mouse house, no major surprises were found once I got the cowl cover off. No rust to speak of where the cowl & firewall come together, which is a bit surprising.
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Glad it worked for you!
Dash looks to be in pretty solid shape where the windshield was removed. That's kind of rare...lol
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Yeah, it's a lot better than I was expecting to find, but there are still a few pinholes here & there. The worst of it is located at the bottom corner on the passenger side. I'll probably end up cutting out the entire lower channel and replacing it with fresh metal. The dash metal itself is pretty good, fortunately.
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Spent some time on the other end of the GTO this afternoon. I had to use a scraper to painstakingly remove a foam pad that a previous owner had glued to the trunk floor, which of course acted as a sponge to rot out the metal beneath. I wasn't particularly surprised at what I found, and have been expecting to replace the entire trunk pan and tail panel all along. The inner wheel wells have a few pinholes near the trunk pan seam, but nothing major.
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More photos...
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A few photos from today's work. This time, I spent the afternoon scraping the undercoating from the rear wheel wells. I had discovered a few pinholes on the passenger side inner wheel well yesterday when I was working in the trunk. With the undercoating now removed on the outside, I now have a better sense of the extent. As with how much of this project has gone so far, no major surprises. There is a bit of rot, but nothing crazy. The lower quarter panels behind the rear wheels will certainly need some work, but that was known and expected. The passenger side had more rot than the driver side, which was seemingly solid all around (other than behind the rear wheel). These photos show the passenger side rear wheel well, and the next post shows the driver side.
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A few more from today. These are from the driver side rear wheel well.
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Some more disassembly photos from today. I removed the front fenders and wheel housings, fully expecting to find the cowl and lower firewall underneath to be in terrible shape. Fortunately, they are pretty decent, and will likely need only minor attention. The fenders are in pretty good shape, with the only issue being on the passenger side behind the front wheel - there's little rust bubble there, but it didn't get into the brace behind, so should be a simple patch job. The backsides are completely covered in thick rust-proofing, though. I'm debating whether I should bother removing it or leave as-is. It was a good day.
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A few more photos from today...
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