I was just wondering if anyone had installed a rear hatch release from scratch. My 85 Z28 doesn't have it and I am sick of having to shut the car off to open the back hatch. If anyone has a suggestion for doing this please email me wildcat856@hotmail.com

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Jay

black 85 Z28, t-tops, 4bbl carb, flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ custom tips (hollowed out cat), edelbrock chrome air cleaner, Infinity 4" 2 way front speakers and Infinity 3 way 6x9s, Alpine CDA-7863 head unit. many more mods planned (holley carb 4160 and edelbrock performer intake coming very soon)

 

man... i would trade u...
y u think the fourth gens dont have hatch motors? its just another hastle, another thing to break. i think that every third gen owner i know has had one of those damn things go out on them. im actually thinking about switching to what you have. (if u end up getting the motor e-mail me ill buy your hatch release)

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89' Firebird Formula WS6 L98, MSD 6AL MSD Blaster, Hypertech chip, K/N filter cone,flowmaster 80 series, hypertech air foil, koni shocks, edelbrock trailing arms

more to come soon.....

 

I had one, but pulled the motor off and riveted it in place and now i dont have to worry about it...

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" I'd rather run last in a full out race, than to NOT run at all ".

 

You don't have to put in the motorized pull-down hatch, you can just put in the remote release like was offered on the pre-85 cars.

 

thats exactly what I want to do. Any ideas where I can find out how to do this?

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Jay

black 85 Z28, t-tops, 4bbl carb, flowmaster 80 series muffler w/ custom tips (hollowed out cat), edelbrock chrome air cleaner, Infinity 4" 2 way front speakers and Infinity 3 way 6x9s, Alpine CDA-7863 head unit. many more mods planned (holley carb 4160 and edelbrock performer intake coming very soon)

 

Probably the best way is to find a donor car in the junkyard and take the latch mechanism out of it, making note of how it goes together so that you can put it in your car the same way. Also make sure you get the trim pieces covering everything are either the same between the two cars or else you'll have to get those too.

 

I have the full pull down hatch mechanism from a donor car, and all i want to swap into my 82 T/A with the regular lock release is the hatch release solenoid. I can live with shutting the hatch myself. no biggie.
Anybody have info on how only the release solenoid would be wired in or mounted to the lock cylinder?