I've been posting a lot of questions that like they'd be asked often lately and I do apologize. If you're getting sick of them, I assure you I do search the forums before shooting something off.

Recently since things seem to be looking up under the hood I took a shot at the interior. Some of the carpeting is peeling, what kind of adhesive is used to put put it back on?

I also put on a seat belt the other week and took it off like normally driving a car I guess. But a couple days ago I tried to put it back on and the bottom lap belt wouldn't budge.. How can I correct this? Is it accessible after removing the seat?

and..

After turning the car on for about a week when I first started it sounded like 1 speaker still functioned. When the car was idling the last guy gave out. Is there any clue as to what it would be? In a related note... I tried to remove the radio but I can't seem to get the instrument gauge panel off.. I removed all the screws and tried taking it off by moving it towards me. Should I lift it upwards then pull it towards me? I have no idea because the interior shifted a lot over the years and it's hard to tell..

Finally.... I have to replace the top half of the speedo cable. How do I get past the firewall and connect it up?

I think that should satisfy my curiosity for awhile. Till I find something else that's broke at least. Thank you for your patience I feel like a 6 year old that never shuts up.

 

Well, you can use the canned, spray on 3M adhesive for the carpeting. Spray on both the carpet back and the floor and allow both to dry to a tack, then stick into place. You can choose to do one side only if you want less hold.

For the center console, there are 6 total screws if I'm not mistaken (I'm going off of a '77). 2 which go up into the dash, 1 one each side which goes into the lower dash pads. (these are the obvious ones) The last two screw up from the center shifter plate into the bottom of the gauge console right below the radio on either side. After the 6 screws are out, the console should be free moving with the exception of wires...

 

Please give us some idea of who you are and what year vette you are asking about by completing your profile. If we know that, we can more readily answer your questions.

 

Sounds like from the cluster an early C3. If so do not pry or pull on the gauge cluster without removing the screws attached to the console.

 

I suspect that you haven't found the two threaded studs on the bottom of the bezel shown here:



Pull out the seat (four bolts) and this is what you will find. Clean-up/lubricate the mechanism with WD-40. That area is prone to corrosion.





While the floor in a 1974 is fiberglass, the seat bolts thread into steel reinforcing plates. The bolts and plates are often married together by corrosion. Hit the bolts with penetrating oil as best you can without soiling the carpet. Then invest a few dollars in a breaker bar to get the leverage you will need to break the bolts free. Get new bolts (Home Depot or the like) and install with anti-seize compound. (You may be lucky (bolts are OK) and not need this advice.)