Use a torch to expand the opening, or maybe an air chisel.You place it in the opening and screw it into the holes.
Use a torch to expand the opening, or maybe an air chisel.
Ok, a ten pound sledge hammer. It works for linkage adjustment, oh boy.
The fuse box was screwed down thats allIt looks like your fuse box is in the wrong position. It should be lying flat, with the fuses facing down so you can access them from below. Once you sort that, you can slide the new box into the opening, GENTLY working it into position. You should remove the door first. It is a pain, as mentioned above, but not impossible. Once it's in place, you can slip the hinges for the door into place and start installing the screws through the pre-drilled holes.
This was the case on 68 B bodies. 69 & 70 B body the fuses are accessed thru glove box as photos above show.It looks like your fuse box is in the wrong position. It should be lying flat, with the fuses facing down so you can access them from below. Once you sort that, you can slide the new box into the opening, GENTLY working it into position. You should remove the door first. It is a pain, as mentioned above, but not impossible. Once it's in place, you can slip the hinges for the door into place and start installing the screws through the pre-drilled holes.
Looking back at the pictures, I see what you are saying. I thought they were all flat, like in my 68.This was the case on 68 B bodies. 69 & 70 B body the fuses are accessed thru glove box as photos above show.
Look closely at this picture, which is correct. The "slide it in and screw it in" advice is not entirely accurate or complete. The left, right, and upper edges must be positioned OUTSIDE the metal frame perimeter.Never done one in a car....I install them from the back side before glove box goes on when doing my complete dashes. You may be able to remove the glove box door and then slip it through the opening from the front. Not sure...but worth a try. By the way the clips shown in your photo along bottom of opening do not belong there. The clips are on the liner and the screw passes through the open holes.
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