Don't go to Lowe's Go to one of the after market Corvette parts suppliers. They have the stuff in rolls or custom cut to fit your Vette.
Al may have the stuff.

 

Thanks for the advice!!

 

I am not sure if your shift **** (and is it automatic?) is the same as my '72, but the first time I took it off, the chrome button was a bear to get loose, couldn't get hold of it. Finally got it loose using one of those pieces of rubber made to assist you in removing the lid off the pickle jar (LOL). As for carpet, I have heard you should keep the old as unspoiled as possible to use as a pattern for bolt holes, reveals, etc., to put in the new carpet. Also that the carpet 'acts' more cooperative if left out in the warm sun for a spell. Don't have first hand knowledge on that but will probably do it when I replace mine. Good luck.

 

So the key to getting the automatic shift **** off is to unscrew the button? I have one of those jar lid removers that I can use for that. I'm going to get the seat out in the next week or so and get them to the upholstry shop so they can begin work on installing the new foams and covers while I work on the other parts of the interior.

 

Yeah, that button unscrews normally, there is a spring under it, and then turn the **** off in the standard direction.

 

There are better sound and heat deadening products available than the old jute/foil underlayment.

 

I'm 80% complete of an entire interior redo - red to black - so I've had to ensure everything is out and replaced, painted, etc.

If money is no object, then buy all the new stuff you can including the precut barriers, sound and heat shields, etc. For those of us that have to balance the cash flow and end results I went with the Lowes foil insulation and it works great. Easy, cheap, forgiving and a much improved cabin sound. I even took one of those jute filled moving blankets (think UHaul) and cut it to go under the foil insulation only the rear and that was only $5.00.

Either catalog all the screws you remove or tape them close to the area you removed them from. Most of mine where mixed up over the years so the $19.00 screw kit was money well spent but even some of those didn't appear to be 100% but it may have been wear of some of my parts.

If you can reuse the original part by painting then try that first. I think the quality of original parts is better in some cases then the repros.

Everything came out easy, really easy, including the dash so if it doesn't for you you've missed a screw or nut somewhere.

Obviously I took the time to clean, seal and check for any rust, holes, etc. Anything you can't remember or figure out just post a question and you'll get an answer pretty quick. I know several members that have given me solid advice that saved me a lot of time.

 

Lowe's has Reflectix, which is a mobil home or crawl space type insulation material. It has foil on both sides and plastic air pockets in between (kind of like bubble-pack with foil on both sides). It is very inexpensive $40 for 100sq.ft. roll (4'x25'). You can spray some 3M aerosol glue on the surfaces where you will mount the insulator material. Reflectix is easy to work with (light scissors will do the job); use sticky-backed foil tape on all seams; and make sure you put the stuff everywhere you can in the cockpit area (under floor consoles, up the inside firewall, below the radio, etc., etc.). You do NOT need to do the rear storage compartment, but you can if you want. Once done with that installation (about a 4 hour task), just lay the carpeting down where it goes and locate/mark all of the holes necessary to install the seats and consoles. Believe me, the stuff works well to reject heat (I just moved from the Phoenix, AZ area) and will save you a lot of money compared to the sound deadening stuff parts places sell.

 

Thanks for the information.