junk yard time?
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Car: 92 Camaro Z28
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junk yard time?
2 questions
1 - i have a power pulldown hatch. i want to swap to manual non power latch. is that possible? junk yard model will bolt on? will i need to change lock cylinders or just swap them?
2 - i am fabricating an aluminum sheetmetal center console and i threw away my oem console(doh!) can someone tell me what the width measurement of the console is?
1 - i have a power pulldown hatch. i want to swap to manual non power latch. is that possible? junk yard model will bolt on? will i need to change lock cylinders or just swap them?
2 - i am fabricating an aluminum sheetmetal center console and i threw away my oem console(doh!) can someone tell me what the width measurement of the console is?
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Re: junk yard time?
My easiest solution was to remove the trim panel hiding the latch assembly, cut the wires, andthen drill a couple of holes through the whole pull down assembly. A couple of 1/4" screws, and reinstall the trim. This worked as I hoped for 2 more years without issue. Sounds ghetto, but didn't show at all.
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Re: junk yard time?
i may end up doing that or welding it, it isnt broken but i want to lighten up the car and i dont need a motor back there but if i have to change keys and cylinders then i will remove the motor and rig up the latch with bolts or welds. i know people have swapped them to manual latch but not sure about key and cylinder?
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Re: junk yard time?
I'm not sure about the lock cylinder either. Seems to me the pull down has a cap that snaps onto the lock with the cable in it and the non has a rod off the back of the cylinder. The cyl may interchange if you get the rod. The problem I do see is the bracket the latch is bolted to. The pull down bracket isn't the same as a non pull down and it's welded into the rear body panel.
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