Assembling tilt column and painting dash 1969 Firebird Restoration
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- čas přidán 4. 01. 2022
- Assembling factory tilt column 1969 Firebird Restoration project. Prep and painting dash. Tilt columns have a few more moving parts and if you want some close up views on how to reassemble one check this out. Trying to put my first Firebird back on the road watch step by step the entire process here.
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Thank for great video I owned a Firebird when I returned from nam
Anytime, what year bird did you have?
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@@francessmith2265 nice. A First gen bird. I like them all but first Gen is my favorite years
Great video, helped me get my column back together. Unfortunately now I can’t get the key out. On to your next video. Thanks!
Make sure the base is rotated counter clockwise all the way
It is, I don’t know what I did wrong, but the key won’t come out or rotate back to lock or accessory position.
What is a mosquito? lol JK I wanna see you drive the Bird so bad!!!!
Oh it’s going to happen, I will most likely put the seat in this one being that I have to use the clutch.
great video thanks for sharing! have to spin my column in order to engage park, not sure what the issue is but looking forward to seeing more progress thanks again
My guess is There is linkage from the floor shifter to the column from the factory that is supposed to lock out the shifter when the key is out of the ignition. That system is malfunctioning, it could be from worn linkage bushing, body mount sag, bent components, or you might be able to get away with just adjusting it.
Just polished the top of my dash and getting ready to rebuild my column, hopefully I don't mess that up. Thanks for posting the video.
Glad to help, this will be my first 4spd car so hoping to have some fun with it.
There you go brother Great video on the steering column not too many out there for these birds and I love the flag looks great in your garage keep up the great work Jonathan
Yes, I do really like that flag too.
Good video I once rebuilt a tilt column from a 66 Bonneville cut the shift lever off and installed it in my 65 GP it looked good enough if you didn't know the difference you wouldn't know the difference you don't find floor shift tilt columns just laying around
Silly enough I had this column apart over 20 years ago to replace the ignition switch linkage that I showed in this video because it broke and almost left me stranded. I ended up removing the ignition switch from the column started the car with a screw driver turned the key to unlock the wheel then drove home. That’s when I purchased the special tools to disassemble GM columns. Wow how time flys.
There is a lot going on inside that column
the first time i took one apart it was a bit intimidating.
@VVG Firebird Restoration Station it looks like the one in my 76 formula that I have to take apart. Not looking forward to it now haha
Yup 1969-1990s the column stayed pretty much the same
Jon, wondering if you could do me a favor. Regarding the location of the console mounting bracket that is secured to the floorpan: is it welded or bolted, and can you provide a dimension from the center of the bracket to the front lip/ seam of the floorpan where it welds to the rear edge of the firewall?
Yes I can get you those measurements when I get home today.
The bracket is secured with two nuts on the studs of the console bracket. The holes need to be drilled 7 inches from the leading edge of the floor pan. There should be a V groove or channel stamped in the floor pan there. drill thru that centered to the transmission tune and you should be good
Thanks, Jon!
@Charlie Seidelmann no problem, glad to help
When you restoring these cars, do you replace wiring harness or do you reuse the old. Thinking of running updated lighting and fuel injection
Most of the time I reuse them after inspection. Some people feel the best to thing is to replace them. The aftermarket ones are nice and seem to come with the correct plugs so the quality has definitely improved. I did morph the factory harness and LS engine ecm harness on the Transmaroado project they work well together. With that said to run fuel injection doesn’t necessarily require a harness upgrade. If your old harness is good I would adapt it and run it.
70 GTO taillight / headlight harness need replacing. Dash harness appears to be good and I do plan on running LED headlight possibly. I would also like to upgrade to dakota digital. Still on the fence about LS/LSA or Holley terminator x for Poncho power with HEI distributor.
I have been toying with the idea of the Holley system for the 494 poncho i have, I think I was going to use the Holley distributor so the ecm could operate spark curve so you can adjust timing electronically
If you get that system figured out let me know. Thanks for all your help. May have to send you some Mountain Dew
I will do it up on the CZcamss when I do. I also really do love me some orange mnt dew.