1966 Pontiac Catalina dash removal
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- Опубликовано: 5 ноя 2024
- Here's an overview of what I went through to get the instrument cluster out of the Pontiac in order to replace the dash electrical harness.
This was a lot of work, especially on an 87 degree day. I ended up moving the car into the yard under the trees because I just couldn't deal with working in the direct hot sun.
Some of the instruments, plus the original radio may now be junk because of all the water that's been allowed to leak into the car over the past 6 years. In fact I would like to congratulate the former owners for their laziness. Can you believe they actually thought puddles of water in the floor were because of a bad heater core, even though the car was sitting undriven??
The rest just needs cleaned up and repainted. The big expense will be seatcovers should I choose to do that much.
Enjoy!
Thanks for the post. I'm trying to get the top pad out of my 66 GP 421. Now I know I need to take the cowl panel off.
Be careful...there are a lot of sharp edges in there.
Hi there.. thanks so much for the video. I am restoring a 63 Bonneville and while this didnt give me the info i was looking for, hearing that you took 5 hours to get the dash apart makes me feel a bit more adept at what im doing... This project is taking me a long time, but Im hopefull it will be great when done.. Your car is in decent shape.. Hope you have more videos of how it looks now.. thanks again.
hey dude nice video! I just found this while searching for how to do stuff on my 67 catalina (I have a video of it on my page) Your commentary is educational, and funny. I'll be back for more!
Wheels n Tires, Brakes, its rollin bro, thanks for posting, good stuff
@MrAshlandVideos glad you like, stay tuned.
No such thing as an ugly '66 or '67 GM car--the best looking cars ever built!
I have some 66 gauges if you would like them
how do you get them out? shop manual says to use tool j-22374. what does that look like?
It's not a difficult job, just time-consuming if you don't already know where the fasteners are. Also, some kind of hand protection is necessary because there are numerous sharp edges and ends of bolts in there.
I have the exact same car...how do you replace the heater core? Do I have to remove it from the glove box area? It is one without A/C
Curious if you have an update on this car. I have a 66 Catalina as well that needs a lot of this same work. It's tough to source parts anymore!
That car went to a friend who dismantled it to restore it. I lost track of it after that.
I've always had good luck with ames performance. You should try them.
Is it getting hot out by you? WAYY hot in SW fl!