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Heater Core Removal & Installation - non-A/C '70 A-Body

Discussion in 'The Big Chill' started by john.schaefer77, Jan 22, 2018.

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  1. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Well, over 2 hours later, this heater box is ready for installation.

    I scraped all the old caulking off and added new 1/8" non-adhesive padding to the front AND back of the door.

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    This glue dries QUICK. There really is limited margin for error. Not to mention: you either need to be a contortionist or have small hands.

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    Next was 3M caulking strip along the edge where the core sits.

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    And viola!

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    Brett Slater, Aug 7, 2019
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  2. copperheadgs1

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    Make sure the rubber seals at the edge of the door. It needs to tuck under the lip.
     
    copperheadgs1, Aug 8, 2019
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  3. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Got this back in but did break the blue tab on the middle cable. Dave sent me a great way to remedy it and I'll get at it this week.

    Truth be told, this is a horrible project - and definitely a two person one as well.

    Nonetheless, it's back in and blowing hot air.
     
    Brett Slater, Aug 10, 2019
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  4. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Courtesy of Dave Johnson: these are the 1/4" clips you want to use to both repair the broken tabs on the cables and also strengthen them so they don't break.

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    Brett Slater, Aug 18, 2019
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  5. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Some 3M caulk strip on the fingertips and a thin 7/16 ratchet head wrench later and we have a successful attempt at reinstalling that next to impossible heater box nut.

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    Brett Slater, Aug 19, 2019
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  6. BUICKRAT

    BUICKRAT Got any treats?

    Holy crap, Brett. We used to do these on a regular basis back in the day. Just another day. I'm glad someone can show how hard it is to actually do this job properly instead of complain about how much a competent shop would charge them! Sure, you can just crack the box, bend the inner fender, and put it back together missing a few key retainers, but yer feet will get hot and it won't ever be the same. Good Job!
     
    BUICKRAT, Aug 19, 2019
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  7. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    Steve,

    I had no intentions of drilling, cutting or removing any body panels. Of course, I also had the aid (for both removal and installation) of a very competent family friend, who is also a former Buick mechanic from back in "the day", who still has his '70 Stage 1 he bought new. Who better to help?

    As an aside - and during this debacle - I asked him why he decided on his car. He told me he'd just got back from Vietnam and had been working as a mechanic at a (now defunct) Buick dealership local to me. One of those dealerships that let you take a new car home for a couple days.

    He went on to say that he'd "read up" on the "new Buicks" and felt like an automatic Stage 1 car would be a "real killer" on the street, so he ordered one.

    His and another were the only 2 Stage 1's delivered to Bugle Buick on School Street in Taunton, MA.

    His car is still a "legend" around here and the rest is history...
     
    Brett Slater, Aug 19, 2019
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  8. Utah455

    Utah455 Platinum Level Contributor

    sounds like I need you guys down here to help me install my heater core box and AC suit case.
     
    Utah455, Aug 20, 2019
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  9. Brett Slater

    Brett Slater Super Moderator Staff Member

    You just have to tear into it. Albeit carefully, tear into it nonetheless.

    And be prepared to walk away. I literally completed this entire task in 4 different installments. Of course, we benefit from these not being daily drivers but still want to drive them.

    Total downtime for the car throughout this ordeal was almost a month.

    Right in the middle of the season.
     
    Brett Slater, Aug 20, 2019
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  10. Utah455

    Utah455 Platinum Level Contributor

    Yeah, mines been off the road for 5 years now. Body shop #1 screwed me over and had it fours years. Body shop #2 picked up the pieces and put it all back together in a year. Now it’s my turn to put what rest back. It’s just a shell with a motor and trans.
     
    Utah455, Aug 20, 2019
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