Valley Vette

Picked up a replacement heater core at Carlisle last weekend and spent the best part of this weekend replacing the core (and hoses) and also fixing a few vacuum lines that had been chewed through (mice I'm thinking). I lot of effort but now all back together (again) - so that's done, as is the last long weekend of summer . Oh well, I now have lots of heat for some fall cruising!

During:



Before and After:



Next project - replace carpet!

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1974ta

Very nice work. The wood inserts are very nicely done too.

Bill

Valley Vette

Thks Bill. Yep, the black leather makes the genuine plastic wood grain really pop!

Doug

doorgunner

"You are a BRAVE man"........

(I would rather remove the rear suspension/clean/paint/re-install it!)

mike48750

Nice job! Curious as to many hours it took you? Looks like a lot of work involved there.

Valley Vette

I'm told the book says 7 hours - perhaps it does... In between other chores at home I worked on it all Sat afternoon, all Sunday afternoon and all Monday morning. I tagged and bagged the nuts, bolts and parts as well as took a few pics to ensure I knew how wires were routed. I took my time as I'm a 55 year-old novice at this, made reference to internet pics etc as I eased the parts away from their orig position. Using a jack and stand, I lifted the vehicle everytime I needed access to get underneath for hoses, etc. The bonus was finding vacuum lines that had been destroyed - so fixed those as well. IF YOU HAVE THE TIME - it's a great way to learn how the center and right side of the dash are put together.

Now the heater, a/c and vents work as they should with no leaks.

Would I do it again - sure...but not tomorrow!

Doug

PS thanks to those forum members who had previously posted info on this subject.

bigvette1

Been there and did that on my 73 I swear they put a heater core in the center of the room and built the vette around it!!

Boy sure makes checking and checking again on the reassembly a must.