project crazy

[fbird71]

iv been watching everyones projects and decided to repost mine! its another 71 firebird owned by a 21 year old who is leaning as i go, this seems easy but its not!
info:
original pontiac 350 auto transmission(have no idea which one)
rsx front seats
gto rear seats/dash
2012 camaro steering wheel
boss 338 rims 245/35/18 front 315/45/20 rears- no mini tubs

ok so here are the first two questions i have
first is how can i make the steering wheel volume and "seek" buttons work with my stereo?
and second is how can i install my push start button? my ignition switch broke i removed it(after a few hrs of work) and the little tab that the cylinder spins(plastic) is broken so i want to install the push button so i wont need to go into the steering column n fix this, if anyone can tell me step by step which wires/color wire to splice/cut where theyre located like they were explaining it to a 5 year old that would be awesome! the push button has a box where 4 cables come out of,
ground
battery +
?
?
i have no instructions for this thats why i need your help!

[83tb]

If your using an aftermarket push button to start the car, then you will need a starter relay, heavy duty one like the fords use.
Check any local stereo audio shop out and see if they have a module box so you can use that steering wheel controls and a aftermarket radio together. If not then you might have to get the wiring harness from the car and radio and start modifing the harness so you can make it work.

[fbird71]

i actually have the relay i just cant find a diagram on the wiring i'm too new to this to try and figure it out, i drove the car for the first time after 3 years and i had an amazing time! BUT now i have to get spacers/tub the rear, fix my sector gear, and finish wiring my tail lights!
ok i need help with the ignition switch/sector gear
apparently someone removed it at the shop to replace it and dint do it the right way.. is it a good idea to insert the sector gear through the ignition switch hole? is it done this way? thats the way it was done and im guessing the teeth aren't aligned properly so when the switch is in i can start the car but i cant turn it back off, its stuck!

[bsharpe]

Any more updates? Did you ever finish the interior?

[fbird71]

so i haven't posted in a while, life has been going on and the project took a back seat, iv worked on it here and there but haven't done too much. ill update you a bit on the excruciatingly slow progress.
i needed a daily driver and i purchased a 2002 f150 harley davidson with a 5.4 supercharged engine was a fun truck customized it and did full bolt ons. then got a sweet deal on a 89 foxbody this car was FAST at least for me it was a fun car BUT damn thing got me into trouble in every corner if a cop was close enough to hear the idle they pulled me over i was late to work 3 time in the same week thanks to this!

[fbird71]

forgot to mention the foxbody was cammed, and had every bolt on available along with swapped heads and intake manifold.
so iv been focusing on the interior, haven't touched the engine yet just because i wasn't to finish the rest of the car first because i have a deadline now..
so i know a few of you are interested in how to do the dash swap, i know theres no correct way of doing this but if i pulled it off anyone else can and i don't just say it i have no experience with interiors as I'm basically learning on this car!
what i did was start by figuring out how far back i could fit the GTO dash because as most of you know the original firebird dash is very thin. i removed the original firebird dash completely, then slid the GTO dash under the cowl and noticed this dash was HUGE so i trimmed all of the plastic trim that wasn't going to be visible then mocked it up again.
now i had to cut the cowl and instead of removing it all i cut a huge curve from side to side to where i could mock the dash up where i wanted it to end up. when i did all this my windshield was removed because the bogyman that screwed me over tried welding the pillar posts and cracked it with the heat. with the windshield out of the way i drilled a few holes on the metal cowl inside the cab and put a few screws in and then used a washer and nut to tighten the dash to the metal. once i finished this i had to move the car from OC to Riverside county and towing it was going to be upwards of 140 and installing a new windshield was about the same price so i had it installed and drove the car.(didn't have a truck at the time so renting a trailer wasn't an option)
once in the new location 7 months later, i got back at it. i was going to remove the windshield again but figured out a way to work around it, i removed the dash and installed it at least 100 times during the following process, the metal part of the original dash was thankfully overlapping the GTO cash about half an inch so i used some pliers and started bending it down in the edges to meet the GTO dash and close the gap once i was comfortable with the results i tapped the windshield, removed the dash and sprayed glue on the metal surface of the dash and then carefully cut out some thin foam and vinyl to match the shape and left the glue tach up a bit n installed the new dash cover. shoved some towels between the windshield and metal dash till the glue dried. installed the dash again and it turned out good! remember its going to be a daily driver so i don't expect perfection otherwise i would havemade a fiberglass panel and wrapped it in vinyl.
after that i built some end caps to fill the ends of the dash this is where i stand now. Ill be posting more updates weekly so stay tuned..
here are a few pics of the car in the desert and progress..