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Old Sep 19, 2023 | 01:04 PM
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Has anyone come across the problem of attempting to remove the ac and the box not coming out?
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Old Sep 20, 2023 | 09:01 AM
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I believe the box is bolted to the fire wall with bolt access under the interior dash. Went thru this on my '76.
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After unbolting all the perimeter attachments I still could not get the box out. Removed the right rocker molding and lower splash shield to loosen the line connections. Drop the exhaust pipe and remove the right exhaust manifold toget the clearance to wrestle the box out of the car
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As Jud says there are 1 or maybe 2 screws that go through the firewall and on my 78 a couple of very small screws at the bottom of the box, which I missed first time around. Having removed all the screws I still couldn't get the box out without also moving the expansion tank. I didn't need to take off the exhaust but then I've got the original manifold not headers.
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Mine came out without removing any exhaust or anything else, really. I did chop off the one line to make things easier, as I wasn’t putting the stock system back together.
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