need guidence

Robert, i'm getting close to the point of takin my dash and instrument crap out... any thing i should watch for?

That's the part that scares me the most haha

The only thing I would do is wait to take it apart until you can put it back in in the same day

Why are you taking it out?

i found it not too hard, just take one wire off at a time and label it, its east to get at because the whole top of the dash comes off. I took mine all apart and then painted the dash front.

It's acutally pretty straight forward. If you're going to have it apart for quite some time (like a frame off restoration), then just label and bag everything. Don't get too freaked out if you can't locate and label every wire. Here's a good reference if that becomes an issue.

http://www.tocmp.com/tOCMP/wiring/Pontiac%20wiring/Pontiac/MWire5765-330.jpg

I want to rewire my whole car eventually. Sounds like this will be a lot easier than layin on my back

wow thanks guys. yeah i want to remove everything and make sure there isnt any deadly rust issues under there and i need to rewire some stuff. i want it all cleaned out..

Thanks for the advice guys, i'll probably work on that as soon as i get floors in, but it may end up being the last thing i do haha. oh and thanks for the wiring diagram! that'll be a help

and yeah, eventually i will rewire my whole car too. most of the wires are probably to brittle to be safe anymore

This was probably one of those fluke things but when I took my dash and instruments out, the coupling on the speedometer cable somehow managed to disappear into the fiewall. How in the heck that thing slid down that cable past the jungle of wires into the tiniest opening in the insulation and lodged in the gap is beyond me. Especially considering I thought I was being mindful of it AND the car never moved! Didn't realize it until reassembly. A 30 second cable re-attachment took over an hour (60 plus minutes of searching, cussing, searching then 30 seconds twist.) Knew it couldn't have come off but couldn't find it... thought I was losing my mind. I couldn't have flung it in there in a 100 trys but there it was... go figure.

I agree if you're not putting back almost immediately then label, label, label & photograph.

starchief_59 wrote:

I want to rewire my whole car eventually. Sounds like this will be a lot easier than layin on my back

If it were mine, it would have a few options never even thought of in 1959...Haahahahahaah

I don't think I would really want to add anything. I would probably ditch the cig lighters and radio wires

If I get that '62...It might get keyless entry, auto-dim mirror with compass and who knows what else....

Oh yeah, we need to go look at that thing

The guy's out of town today and tomorrow, what are you doing Friday?

I have to open on Friday. I don't get off until 7 ish.

Well, perhaps we can meet up over the weekend. I'll try to remember to bring that newspaper for you, it's in my toolbox.

sweet sounds good

thechief.....Here's a good quick tip. While you have the dash top off, paint the underside white or light silver. In the future it will make it easier to to see what you are doing up under there while laying on your back, with your feet in the air, a flashlight in your mouth, and the socket you need rolling under the seat out of reach......John

haha good idea

hey theres an idea haha i never thought of that. maybe i'll try that out