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**njsteve** · #**401** 07-10-2007, 03:15 PM

I realized that the other day when my wife asked me: "Isn't that Yenko site for Chevy guys?" I said, "Well, actually Honey, It's for all of us good Americans who enjoy musclecars of all types regardless of (lost) races, greed, or financial origins."

**njsteve** · #**402** 07-10-2007, 03:29 PM

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After looking at your console I have a question. The 72 Camaros had a place in the console to put the 2 buckles for each seat, did the Firebird have anything like that?

RAY

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There was a plastic two tab retainer that bolted on to the side of the console. For some reason mine did not have it installed at the factory, though I may add it if I can frind a set, just because I like the cleaner look instead of the seatbelts just lieing around willy-nilly. Here is the factory diagram . #15 is the belt retainer.

DarrenX33 · #**403** 07-10-2007, 03:57 PM

Great stuff Steve. I am going to use your seat belt resto as a reference...

**njsteve** · #**404** 07-10-2007, 05:19 PM

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Come clean MacGyver! You'll sleep better.

Oh and by the way, thanks for the awesome tutorial on restoring a muscle car with just a swiss army knife, a ball of string, and some chewing gum (and that de-rusting stuff)

!!!!!!

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Oh, by the way, you should have seen the look on the old lady's face in the sewing section as I was struggling, trying to pick out the right type of elastic for the belts (which, coincidentally is also used for making intimate female undergarments). She quickly looked at my chest and then says: "I think you should get the 48" length, it might fit better."

Oh the stuff I have to go through just to get this car back on the road...Maybe I should have left the high heals at home.

**kwhizz** · #**405** 07-10-2007, 05:21 PM

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I realized that the other day when my wife asked me: "Isn't that Yenko site for Chevy guys?" I said, "Well, actually Honey, It's for all of us good Americans who enjoy musclecars of all types regardless of (lost) races, greed, or financial origins."

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Bingo..........

Ken

**Xplantdad** · #**406** 07-10-2007, 06:09 PM

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I realized that the other day when my wife asked me: "Isn't that Yenko site for Chevy guys?" I said, "Well, actually Honey, It's for all of us good Americans who enjoy musclecars of all types regardless of (lost) races, greed, or financial origins."

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Bingo..........

Ken

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Yep!...Couldn't have said it better myself!

akcamaro · #**407** 07-11-2007, 12:48 AM

I have a question about the console with the 8 track player. Is the console the same as one without 8 track, just with added parts that come out (like the face plate), or is the face plate an actual fixed piece to the console?

**njsteve** · #**408** 07-11-2007, 03:12 AM

There are 2 consoles for all the 2nd gen Firebirds: a four speed model and an automatic model based on where the shifter hole is. They are different than Camaro 2nd gen consoles. Normally a plastic "map pocket" insert covers the area where the 8-track player goes. If you check out the diagram a couple posts above this, the map pocket insert is shown as item #11.

**mockingbird812** · #**409** 07-11-2007, 07:29 AM

All in favor of mandatory reassignment of handle from <font color="red"> njsteve </font> to <font color="red"> MacGyver </font> raise your hand (thumb)!

**njsteve** · #**410** 07-11-2007, 03:21 PM

Only if I get one of them "MacGyver Sucks" banners.

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