Great! I'll be watching for your posting. My heater still works, but it is pretty high on the list of getting things done to it.

As long as there is still something to work with on the parts, I am not much concerned. Been a welder/toolmaker/fabricator for most of my life, so knocking sheet steel back into shape, or doing some patching is not much problem.

My heater parts, the ones under the fender, are just too far gone. The core and box inside the truck is still in very good condition. Just need to boil out the core, and refinish the box and control panel. Even the original cables are good, along with the blower knob. I do need to locate replacements for the Air, Defrost, and Temp knobs, as they have crumbled away.


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Here you can see the crumbling knobs. One has already departed this life.


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The box and cables are in very good condition. Paint is failing, but other than surface rust, it is good.


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You can see that the blower cover is coming apart in sheets. The blower housing itself is long gone. The one in the photo is a repop. I made myself some 30 years ago.


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Tube doesn't look bad in the photos, but it is shot through with pin holes, and thin as hell.

Core supply for heaters .
2 - '48-'52 standard box heater cores on bottom .
2 - '51 Magic Air heater cores middle .
1 - '52 Magic Air heater core top L.
1 -'48-'50 FORD script fresh air heater core bottom top R

Radiator shop is working on 2 more '52's .

Been working on some heaters & parts . The '52 is going to an FTE member in Ca.& the fresh air door w/ new felt along w/ a '51 boot went to Joe Dunn in Tn.The '51 along with the rest of the complete system is going into inventory or on FTE parts for sale or ebay .

More parts for inventory .They all need the media blaster . Have 11 pcs . of fresh air tube on the way & will pick up 3 boxes full wed. from the media blaster when 3 more boxes full are dropped off .. A 3 pc. fresh air tube went to Ill. & a complete Magic Air heater system is getting ready to make the journey to Ca. . Last week a '52 system went to Ore. & have an order for 5 '51 heater boots from NPD parts in Ocala. Fla.

Have purchased 3 complete Magic Air heater systems from a man in Wis. but will be fall before I am up there again to pick them up & go on the annual parts safari .

Happiness is clean parts . All have been sprayed w/ epoxy primer . All broken studs replaced & some small rust areas have been repaired . Adding to the parts inventory . NPD placed an order fro 5 '51 heater boots .

adapter and script
 

Firstrider, do you have adapter boots and scripts for sale?

More fresh air tube parts for inventory and more on the way . Also have a '52 Magic Air heater ( w/ pristine motor cover emblem ) that should arrive today .

Yes I do . Sent you a PM . Thanks , Denny

'52 Magic Air arrived today during all the rain .Pics of heat pans & other parts.Emblem is in super shape & the original heater boot is salvageable . Heated it in hot water & brought back to shape . It is the first original that I have seen in decent condition .

Heater boot #114 . NPD parts in Ocala received 5 of these last week .Painted
247 screws
18 cable clips
12 defrost ducts ( 6 y's for the Magic Air & & 6 elbows for FORD script )
7 fresh air door housings
7 rear heater cases
3 FORD script heaters
3 Magic Air heater center sections
3 front covers
3 fresh air doors
3 fresh air door felt retainers

Pics Tues .

Where is the update on parking brake rubber boots? I hope you haven't given up on them!

JB

E-brake cable boot update . Still sitting on the work bench . Thought about it Sun .Will surprise all soon with them . Have so many projects related to the furniture repair ,restoration ,refinishing , finishing business that this hobby side has to take second tier to enable income . Am trying to reserve weekends to the truck hobby . The prep & painting of the parts in the previous post took 10 hrs. that is without the $$ on media blasting . Paint is $200.00 / gal.

Been busy putting heaters together .Need some cores . Will call the radiator man wed.& see if he had some time to solder some up .
One has a 12 V. motor headed to CA,
Yes Fred , one of the FORD script fresh air heaters is yours . Have 3 blower motor housings w/ fresh air tubes ready also .

Amazing work, Denny! It looks like a factory.

Are you painting with rattle cans?

Abe , see post #102 . Explains the paint . It is a custom matched PPG slight hammered Aztec Silver .
That is sort of what the wife said "Looks like an assembly line "