replacing the rear clip
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From: EASTON PENNSYLVANIA
replacing the rear clip
Need some help everyone. Have a 75 vette which needs to have the entire rear clip replaced from the firewall on back. This will be my first rebuild ever. Even though I am mechanically inclined I have no body shop experience what so ever. My question is, how hard is to replace the clip and what steps are involved?
All help is greatly appreciated.
All help is greatly appreciated.
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you'll first have to remove the front clip which is bonded to the firewall with adhesive. then you'll pretty much gut the whole cabin and take the rear clip off by loosening the body mounts(pay attention to shim locations) . does it need the whole clip or just rear 1/4's and a rear deck?
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From: EASTON PENNSYLVANIA
From what I can determine it looks like there is entensive rust damage to the windshield frame which led me to remove the rest of the interior components. After which I saw so much rust behind the instrumnet cluster I was able to grab a chuck of metal and grind it up into a fine brown powder. Since I am no expert a few people I spoke to suggested I replace the entire rear clip from the firewall on back.
