I didn't realise it was a legitimate question either.

 

My G/F aint worried about removing the dog house. She's worried about the Cat house!

 

That is the only thing that I've ever called the "doghouse" on a vehicle.

 

Me too...

 

Good job guys, way to scare off a new member

 

That doghouse is the Dist. cover. The chrome thing that helps remove RF static. The part you have to remove to work on the Dist.
It could also, on later models, be plastic with a foil coating inside. Also to prevent RF static and heat from the Dist.

 

Well if he wants to know how to remove the cover from the pictue above, he came to the right place.

I've had my dog out many times....oh wait I mean my twinkie.

 

 

i don't mean to throw a wrench to all your replys to this post,,,,,but,,,i have heard the frt clip refered to as a'' dog house '' before,,, and have refered to it as such myself(the 2 frt fenders and hood-frt clip-dog house) maby its a slang used up here? i dont know, like i said i have used that terminology myself,,,,crank ,,getting back to your question, i think turbo would know better than i ---he ripped every nut and bolt from that car, my body was lifted ,,in one piece ,so the ''dog house ''was up in the air with the rest of the body--------im sure there's books out there on this,,appoligize for all the negitive replys to your post and hope it didnt scare you away,, sometimes we clown around a lot here to break up the boredom or whatever you may call it...at least i know i do----------

 

THANK YOU, Carl!!!

 

i know i may sound like a ''wuss''here,, but we all were'' 1 st time posters'' here, i realize people thought it was a ''fake post'' but i dont believe it is, since like i said i have heard this before and used that term myself,i also was ''off the forum for a while a year or so back,, because of some replys,took some time to come back.., so maby i just relate to ''crank''----something in my personality, ,,,i have always''banged heads''to help apprentices at work or someone who is trying to learn, heck im 48 and learning every day of my life,, if your not,, your fooliin yourself,, this reply is'nt driected to get any one mad ,just my .02-----79ls1,,,your very welcome

 

crank, it's a front clip. TT I like the vette in this pic. I'm old school so I knew what you ment. DOG HOUSE, THE FRONT CLIP OF ALL CARS. No wonder theres a lot of worthless posts. And this link is the truth. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/showthread.php?t=961776

 

who cares about that guy and how he wants things different- go to alt autoscorvette and stare at the same posts all day. or dont come here if you dont like it----change the channell if you dont like whats on-

 

See you learn something new everyday here at the C/F...I always thought it was called a "distributor cover".........
...redvetracr

 

I thought it was called that "thingy with all the wires coming out of it".

D. Ocean
Miami, FLA

 

Ok. right. Anyway, where is the doghouse bolted to the frame, is it attached to the firewall anywhere, would it be better to take the doors off first?

rjc

 

So you are talking about the birdcage, it's bolted down w. 6 body mounts & bolts, the whole body uses 8 but the rears are not part of the birdcage.

The pos. are in front of the firewall, inside a pillar, in the wheel well behind the covers above the trailing arms and in the rear of the wheel well.

The fiberglass is all bonded & partly riveted to the birdcage. the firewall can be removed as a piece after the windshield, steering column and pedal box are removed, to access the rest you need to chisel away all the fiberglass, it is a lot of work.

 

rjc.... I am not sure exactly what you are trying to take apart? Can you give us some additional info......year, trans, engine perhaps what you are trying to get at? we are good at taking things apart......... thks bob


edit: sounds like Twin Turbo is right on track..

 

Hey Everyone !!! Hello!!!--- He's Takling About The'' 2 Front Fenders And The Hood!! The Frt End !!the Dog House!!- Not The Birdcage ----

 

Doghouse schmoghouse...I didn't see a bone there, have no idea why someone would refer to it as the dog house..oh well...

So the front clip???

Okay, let's answer that one then.....

It's pretty easy.

First remove the hood, remove the bolt in the nose bar, if there, disconnect lights (or remove), horns and vac. stuff. Basically get as much stuff out of the way as you can. The rad & frame don't have to be removed, I took the front off with the inner fenders still in place.

Remove the rocker moldings under the door and any screws there attaching the front clip glass to the U channel under the door.

Then with the doors open (don't have to be removed) start chiseling from the underside w/ a sharp putty knife. Carefully go all the way up to the edge in the body line (1/2 way up roughly, it's where the pointy end of the door skin is at it's most forward pos) Then go to the top and near the hood latches cut through the strip running the length of the wiper cowl area. Start chiseling there and carefully work your way to the sides and down. You should be able to reach where you stopped from below fairly easy.

When done do the same chiseling and prying (wedges will work) inside the fenders.

That's about as detailed a desription as I can give. I did the same for a buddy some time ago and it took me about an hour or so after removal of all the misc. pieces to chisel the front end off without any damage to the fiberglass. Remember never to force it off by pulling, the bond will not crack, your fiberglass will.

Here's a couple of pics, poor quality but they do show where to remove the bonding adhesive.