ALIEN ENCLOSURES 67-69 CAMARO CONVERTIBLE TRUNK PANEL KIT User manual

ALIEN ENCLOSURES
67-69 CAMARO
AND FIREBIRD
CONVERTIBLE
Trunk Panel Kit
Instructions
TYPICAL TOOLS & MATERIALS NEEDED FOR UPHOLSTERY
• 2YardsofMainPanelMaterial
• 1.5YardsofBackerMaterial
• 3yardsoffoambackingmaterial(Optional)headlinermaterialsuggested
• 2Yardsofautomotivecarpet
• Toolsneedwouldinclude:Razors,Sandpaper,#2Phillipsscrewdriver,HeatGun/ 
HairDryer,SprayAdhesive,StapleGun

Congratulations and thank you for the purchase of your new
Camaro / Firebird CONVERTIBLE custom trunk panel kit!
Asyoucanseetherearemultiplepiecestoyourkit.Youwillwanttoverifythatnopiecesaremiss-
ingandnoneofthemaredamaged.Pleaseletusknowifthereareanydiscrepancies.Also,youwill
noticethereareholesoneachpanelwithoutobviouspurpose.Thesearenecessaryscrewwholes
requiredduringtheCNCprocesstosecurepanelstothecuttingbed.Theyareplacedwheretheywill
notinterferewiththeassemblyorthenishedproduct.
Takecareremovingitemsfromthepackage.Wetrytolightlysandtheedgesofallpieces;however
youmaystillbesusceptibletosplintersifyourunyourhandorngersalongtheedges.Amorede-
tailedsandingmaybepreferred.
UPHOLSTERED & UN-UPHOLSTERED KITS - INCLUDED MATERIALS:
(SOME QUANTITIES AND ITEMS MAY DIFFER DEPENDING ON DESIGN)
1) OneFront“Design”Panel(towardsfrontofvehicle)Marked“A”
2) TwoRearPanels(Rearofvehicle)Marked“B”&“C”
3) TwoSetsofSidePanelsMarked“D”&”E”(ThreeEach)
4) OneFloorPanel
5) Four6”X1”SquarebracesfortheendsofPanelA&PanelB
6) Two1.5”x1.5”x4”Aluminumsidebracesfortheendsoftheoorpanel
7) One12”X1”AngledbraceforthecenteroftheCPanel,(HandleCPanelwithcare
 until12”braceisattached)
8) Ten6”X1”Angledbraces.TwofortheCPanel,EightfortheoorPanel
9) OnePackageof1.15”FineThreadDrywallscrews(forattachingbraces)
10) OnePackageof3/8”backingpanelframingscrews(Forattachinginserts,  
 and/orbackingpanelswithassociatedkits
11) OnePackageof7/16”metalscrews(forattachingaluminumbraces&sidepanels)
11) 9ft.ofHook&Loopstrips–enoughfor(13)6”strips,two5”AluminumBracesand
 one12”strip(B&C).(B&CPanelscanalsobepermanentlyattached)
12) BackingPanels/InsertPanelsmarkedaccordingly(Quantitymaydifferbydesign)
67/68 F BODY IMAGES USED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS - SAME AS 1969 F BODY
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• PanelAhastwo6”SquareBraces.
Usethe1.15”FineDrywallscrews
forthisinstallation.(Figure1a).
Blockswillbemountedtotheup-
holsteredsideofthepanel,withthe
Velcrofacinginward.
• PanelBhastwo6”SquareBraces.
Usethe1.15”FineDrywallscrews
forthisinstallation.(Figure2a).
Blockswillbemountedtotheup-
holsteredsideofthepanel,withthe
Velcrofacinginward.
• TheFloorPanelhastwo4”Alumi-
numSquareBraces.Thesewillbe
mountedonthebottomoftheoor
panelwiththeVelcrofacinginward.
Usethe7/16”framingscrewsfor
thisinstallation.(Figure3a).
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Assembly
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Werecommendassembly&testtpriortoupholstering.Somepieceswillneedtobe
removedforupholstery.Wealsorecommendapplyingthevelcroaftertheupholstery.
Figure 2
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Assembly Continued
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• Un-upholsteredkits–PanelsB&C
canbepermanentlyattachedor
leftseparatebyusingVelcrostrips.
Mostkitswillbepartiallyassem-
bled.ScrewsandVelcroisprovid-
ed.(Figure4)
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• Theconvertibleshavethreepart
sidepanels(D&E).Thesepanels
willneedtobeeithergluedand/or
stapledtogether.7/16screwsare
providedtoholdpanelstogetheras
theyarebeingglued.(Figure5a)
Theywillneedtoberemovedfrom
theoutsidebeforeupholstery.
Figure 4
Figure 5
• Thesidepanelsetwillincludean
offsetangledblock.Thesewillbe
markedrightandlefttoinsureprop-
eralignment.Theremaystillbe
additionalsandingneededonthe
leftandrightedgesofthepanels.
Therewillneedtosandingonthe
topedgeofthelargesidepanelto
roundasdesired.(Figure6)
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Trunk Panel Kit Instructions
67-68 Fuel Hump Instructions:The67and68F-Bodieshadthefuelllerin
thereartailpanelvs.behindthelicenseplatein69.Soinordertoallowforthat,you
willndadditionalpiecestoassembleandupholster.
Belowarethediagramsofhowthethreepiecesofthehumpareassembled.Werec-
ommendglueandstaples,howeverdrywalltypescrewscanbeusedtoassemble.
Thishumpandthe“B”panelwillneedto
beupholsteredrstthenassembledtogeth-
erbyusingdrywallstylescrewsfromthe
backofthe“B”panel.
We strongly recommend a test t with
hardware prior to upholstering.
Besuretoalign“B”Panelwithoorto
conrmproperalignmentbeforeattaching
hump,astheoorhumpisnotcentered.
(Figure7)
Figure 7

Nextinstalltherearpanels(B&C).
Theseshouldalreadybeattached.This
panelinstallseasilyfromtherearofthe
vehiclebyinsertingonesiderstinto
sidequarterpanelcavity.Alignwiththe
oorpanelontheends
(Figure 10)
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TEST FIT / INSTALLATION SEQUENCE:Youwillquicklylearnthese-
quenceofthepanelassembly.Therstfewtimesfollowtheseeasysteps:
Placeyouroorpanelinthetrunkrst.
67/68modelshaveafuelllerrecess
thatwillneedtobealignedwiththe
fuelneckhump.
(Figure 8)
Figure 8
Secondinstallthefrontpanel(A).This
maybethetrickiestpaneltoinstall.
Youwillwanttocenterbetweenthe
decklidhingeswiththeTOPFIRST.
Thetopedgegoesjustunderthedeck
lidsealchannel.Conrmthereisequal
alignmentwiththeoorpanelsides.
(Figure 9)
Figure 9
Figure 10

UPHOLSTERY:Thereareactuallyseveraldifferentwaystoupholsterthepanels.Inthephotos
shown;theinserts(N)wereleftoutandthebackingpanels(BP)werecoveredwithanalternate
fabric.Youmayprefertocoverthepanelandbackingpaneltogetherwithatightwrappedandglued
stylewherethecoveringmaterialisstretchedandpressedintotherecesses.Anothermethodwould
betocovertheinsertswithanalternatematerialorwiththesamematerialasthemainpaneltogiveit
atuckedlook.
Dependingonyourchosenupholsterystyle,youwillneedtoupholsterbackingpanels.Evenlyspace
overopeningfrombehindandusethe7-7/16”framingscrewstoattachapprox6”apartfromeach
other.
Wehavealsofoundtheadditionofapermanentglue,(likeGorillaGlue)worksgreat!
Afterallpiecesareupholstered,afxhook&loopstripstothebracingblockswithbothsidesafxed
(theoppositepieceattached).Thiswillaligntheoppositepiecewiththexedpiece.
Removethepanelsslowlytokeepsecondhook&looppieceattached.Ifitcomesloose,youmay
needtomeasureandre-x.Westronglysuggestusingstaplestoaidintheattachmentofthehook&
looptoeachoftheblocksandpanels.
Finallyinstalleachofthesidepanels.
Thesemustbeinstalledtoprearrst
(thinpointedendofsidepanel).You
mayneedtoshifttheoorandrear
panelsslightlytomakeeachofthe
edgestouch(theywilltouchwithad-
justment).
(Figure 11)
*Un-upholstered Kits
Onceyouhavenishedthetesttofthepanels,youmayneedtotrimsomeofthepanels.Thiscan
bedonewithasharputilityknifeorpowersawand/orsander.Trimasnecessary.
Removebracingblocksbeforeupholstery.Markeachoftheblockswithidentifyingmarksforproper
re-attachment.
(Figure 11)
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UPHOLSTERY TIPS:
1.Testtyourpiecesrsttocheckfortrimming(DONOTADHEREHOOK&LOOPAT
 THISTIME)
2.Itmaybenecessarytoplaceshimsorrubberfeetunderoorbracestoensurea 
 rmtofpanelA
3.Ifyouarecoveringwithathickmaterial,youmayneedtotrimthebottomsofthe 
 panels–checkrst
4.Removeattachedsupportblocksbeforecovering
5.Checkthepenetrationofyourstaplesonatestpieceofmaterial–wesuggest¼”or
 shorter-preferably5/32”(availableonline)
6.Wemightsuggestusingaprofessionalstrengthhot-glueorwoodgluewhenre-at 
 tachingbracingblocks.Youmayalsowanttoconsiderstaplesaswell.
7.Westronglysuggeststaplingthehook&loopinseveralspacesoneachsideof 
 eachtapetopreventthereleaseofthetape
8.Youmaywanttoconsiderusingsmallerpiecesofhook&looponthesidepanelsfor
 easierrelease.
 Thesepanelscanbesomewhatdifculttoremovewhencompletelyadhered.
9.Whenremovingsidepanelsplaceonehandonthetopofthepanel–andanotherat
 hebottom–rockthepanelbottomoutrst(reverseofinstall).Youmaywantto 
 useapaintkeytograspthebottomofthepaneltopulloutward.
10.Wesuggestusingafoambackedvinyl(thin–1/4”orless).Ittends
 tokeepthevinyltightandcanhideimperfections.However,ourrstkitdidnot 
 haveit.Ifyoudecidenottousethefoam,wesuggestsprayingyourmaterialwith
 sprayadhesivepriortostretchingoverpanelstopreventsag
11.Youmaywanttoreinforcethebackerpanelstothemainpanelswithhotglueinad 
 ditiontothe7/16”screwswithsmallbeadsapprox6”apart.
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