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Firewall hole
Does anyone know that the largish hole near the trans tunnel (yellow arrow) is for on my '66 w/AC? When looking at the photos I took of my car during disassembly, the only thing passing through this hole was an oil hose for an aftermarket oil pressure gauge, which of course was not original to the car. There wasn't even a rubber grommet of any type installed - just an open hole. Any ideas what it was originally used for?
The hole with the green arrow is for passing accessory wires through, although on my car it originally had a solid plug without any holes or wires passing through.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
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Don't remember where my drain hose exited but could it be for the condensation drain hose for the AC evaporator?
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Good Question, I don't have this hole on my '66 with AC ??
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Really? Are you positive it's not hiding down there on yours?
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My 67 has the green arrow but not the yellow. I am thinking someone drilled the yellow for the oil pressure line.
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Here's a picture of my 67 during tear down. No hole where yours is. I also think it was drilled for the oil line.
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Well dang, that answers that. Whoever did it could've gotten away with a hole 1/5 the size for the intended purpose. At least they cut the hole cleanly enough that I couldn't tell it wasn't from the factory.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
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66 W/AC
Here are 2 more '66s with AC and no hole in that location.
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My car was not born with AC, but that location is precisely where the previous owner chose to mount the drain for a first gen Vintage Air install and it appears to work with the Vintage Air version I am (painfully) installing.
Took a quick look at some of the repo firewall panels offered (by our host and others), they seem to have a hole in a similar location FWIW.
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