C3 1970 Dash bracket

[Chuck S.]

Well...Heck Yeah...

"Seek the truth, and it shall set you free."

Terry, if you have an early version of the 70 AIM, that would be most excellent...I already know what the later version says on this subject.

[Jack H.]

[Terry M.]

1970 Courtesy lamps & AIMs

The other version of the 1970 AIM is not significantly different than the one produced originally by MidAmerica. Occasionally I will find a sheet that is different, but not often. Each version has a few sheets missing that the other has, so they can compliment each other in that regard. It is significantly better quality graphics, and has the Chevrolet Photographic page headers. I believe the other version was to market before the MA version -- at least I became aware of it before MA's version was out back in the late '70s I think. Back when swap meets were real swap meets (before FleaBay) one could occasionally find used copies of them.

Back to the thread topic:
The 1969 AIM has substantially the same page for the courtesy lamp install -- the same odd shaped bracket and all -- as both 1970 AIMs. Wile I have no wish to drag this thread any farther astray than it has already gone, the 1968 AIM shows the courtesy lamp mounted to the bracket in the same location, but the bracket is drawn in a very different configuration than the bracket of 1969/70.

Occasionally I am reminded by incidents such as this that all the AIMs in the world will not tell one exactly how the car was assembled. Unmolested Corvettes are the best examples.

Now the challenge is, should you chose to take it up, to try to determine at what point in 1970 production the driver's side courtesy lamp was moved from the kick panel to the bracket that was apparently designed for it. Perhaps a quick inquiry into what the location was for 1969 would be in order as well. We should keep in mind that AC might make a difference in where the lamp was located, or at least we need to verify that it did or did not make a difference. Someone needs to take up this cudgel and coordinate the change/amplification of this section of the TIM&JG.

[Chuck S.]

Re: 1970 Courtesy lamps & AIMs

"While I have no wish to drag this thread any farther astray than it has already gone, the 1968 AIM shows the courtesy lamp mounted to the bracket in the same location, but the bracket is drawn in a very different configuration than the bracket of 1969/70."

AH HA!!!...Just as I thought. So are we left to conclude there is NO AIM REFERENCE showing the courtesy lamp mounted on the driver side kick panel?

"Occasionally I am reminded by incidents such as this that all the AIMs in the world will not tell one exactly how the car was assembled. Unmolested Corvettes are the best examples."

I completely agree...But, if you don't have a warehouse full of unmolested cars to scope out, the AIMs will give you something to think and argue about until you can find some unmolested cars.

"Someone needs to take up this cudgel and coordinate the change/amplification of this section of the TIM&JG."

Yep...Needs to be someone that sees a LOT of unmolested cars; probably someone that judges regularly at meets all over the country.

[Terry M.]

[Patrick H.]

Re: Extra hole = 'Jesus' duct mount...

So far I've been lucky enough just to get my shoe caught between them. I've never broken the duct.

Patrick

[Jim K.]

Re: Edit:

The car is an early 70 in the 480 range with an "A09" assenbly, for what it's worth...