Hi Mark,
A company called Year One in Georgia has them. They hold the firewall
insulation to the firewall. They have a web site at www.yearone.com If you
need a part number let me know as I have their catalog at work.
Steve Miner
Miner Auto Service
Winnebago, MN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark McDonald" <tomswift@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 1:29 AM
Subject: IML: 1970 fasteners needed
> Okay, this is for a '70 New Yorker-- but hey, a New Yorker is really an
> un-gussied up Imperial! And I think the same fasteners were used on
> fuselage Imperials.
>
> These are used to hold sound deadening & insulating material inside the
> passenger compartment onto the firewall. They're made out of black
> plastic and are about 2" long. They sort of look like screws, but you
> don't screw 'em in, you push 'em in. They are designed to push in but
> not pull out. The first 1" is smooth, then the next inch has ribs on it
> (please, no jokes) designed to hold it in place. The head is a flat
> circular disc of plastic and has a hole in the center.
>
> Anyway, I was removing some of this padding and broke a couple of these
> fasteners. The autoparts stores here ain't got 'em.
>
> Anybody have any? Or know of a source for them?
>
> Muchas gracias, Mark M
>
>
>
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