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@geraldchainsaw You remove the front bezel while holding the switch from the back. They make a special tool to remove the threaded part of the bezel, but you can cut a piece of sheet metal to size and use it to loosen the bezel. After you remove the bezel and pull the switch out from under the dash a little bit, you pull the connector to remove it from the switch. To remove the lock/tumbler from the switch, you put the key on, turn it and insert a paper clip to the small hole you see on the face of the lock and push it in. The lock will come out with the key attached. Install the lock into new switch by pushing it in and click into place. Install the connector to switch, position the switch in the hole on dash, align the small alignment tab of the bezel and screw the threaded part of the bezel. The aftermarket switches are not known to be of high quality, so I remove the back of original switches (the black bakelite piece with pins which the connector attaches to), clean the oxidation on the copper contacts inside, put die-electric grease and close it up and use them.

1969 or 1970, the ignition switches are different between them.

Yes, there is a gold stripe in the middle of the black stripe, and black stripe in the middle of the gold stripe. I am not sure if it is true but I was told that the original stripe was reflective, don't know if the repros are reflective or not. The one I had to remove from my 69 for paint was not reflective, I don't know if it was original as the car had a respray. On that stripe, the gold stripe on black was painted pinstripe. Might be that when they resprayed the car years ago, they made their own stripe instead of using an original stripe kit.

Just remembered, there are schematics made by Mach1 Driver on the How to's section; did you go over those schematics?

I have an original 70 switch on 70 column that I bought to use on my 70 vert. If you can't find a wiring diagram in a day or two message me and I will remove the switch and try to get you which wire goes into which pin on the connector.

Also, try following the wires on both switches and make sure they start from the same connections and go to same spots on the connector.

Blinkers and brake lights are controlled by the cam on the left, and hazard switch is seperate (on the right). Repop switches are not known to be of decent quality, looks like a short or no contact issue under the cam. Can you see where the spark is coming from? You may also have a pinched wire.

I added a ground wire from the battery negative post to the radiator support under one of the bolts for the headlight housing on my 69.

I hope you have the trim pieces that go on the roof at the end of vinyl top.,They are very hard to come by, I had make that trim for my car as mine was missing.

That's a sad to hear. Might want to check Craiglist and eBay on your area.

Not familiar with Retro spund but did you check the fuses? Some times there is an other fuse inside the unit.

Can you put one or two 90 degree elbows between the fitting and intake?

Yes, work it without cutting; if you cut, you will warp the panel when you weld it back if you are not a good welder/body man.

As far as I remember, the cross member is not adjustable but the mount and/or transmission has little adjustment.

Most of the sheet metal you buy will need to be aligned/body worked to match the other panels (unless you have NOS or undamaged used parts). When ypu say split, do you mean separate the skin from the door frame? If so, you can pull the bevel out without separating the skin from the frame. I assume when you say bevel, you mean the body line on the door that follows the crest of the fender. Get yourself a profile gauge if you don't have one. You can copy the profile of the non-matching area from the door on the other side or from someone else's door and match your door to that profile. That way you don't have to remove and install the fender as much to check fit.

How does the bevel of the door match to the quarter panel assuming your quarter is original.

I grafted a Prius column on to my 69 column. Cut a section out of the middle part of 69 column, cut some from both ends of Prius column and joined them together. Using it in fail safe mode without any sensors so I have constant assist instead of variable assist. Using stock turn signal switch, stock rim blow steering wheel, stock 16/1 steering box with rag joint. I have not done a 70 column yet, will make one for one of my 70s eventually. Grafting the Prius to 70 column will be more involved due to the ignition switch and shifter lock out being on the column. I used my lathe to machine the shafts to fit each other and keep them true while welding. Or you can buy a generic one with a generic column, a few vendors sell them. Don't know how ignition switch, steering wheel, wiring etc are handled on these generic ones.

I prefer to use a cutting disk to grind it off instead of using a grinding bit as the bit might bite, jump and create more damage to paint. Also, make sure to cover the car before grinding.

You do not need to take the car to the paint shop to touch it up. The area will be covered by the hinge, so a drop or two of any color paint or even superglue will do. You will not need big guns, grinding off the flange is the easiest way to remove a spun rivnut if you can't re-squeze it.

On a side note, run a tap through the other rivnuts before you install the screws.

You can carefully grind the flange of the rivnut and push it in; you might be able to retrieve the piece that falls down or just leave it. Then install a new rivnut into same hole. I would touch up the paint before I install the new rivnut.

I would remove the leaf spring and cut the rusted section out to see the extend of damage first. You might be able to get away with a patch.

No problem. The one on the 69 coupe does not go below the inner panel top line so you can see the metal between where the windlace end and panel. Windlace must have been installed too forward or shrank a little. On the Grande, you can't see metal, windlace goes under the panel.

First picture, 69 Grande with inner panel installed; 2nd picture, 69 Coupe inner panel installed; 3rd, 70 Cougar without inner panel.

Nevermind, found it. Graphic express and Phoenix Graphics make them.