how much trouble is that ?
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how much trouble is that ?
im thinking i would like to remove and replace heater and a/c from my truck and replace it with non a/c unit. no vacume leaks and more room. i think it looks better as well. so, how much trouble is it ?
1979 f150 4x 351 4v
thanks
(nice site)
1979 f150 4x 351 4v
thanks
(nice site)
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Just for kicks and giggles check out this site. Several people on this site have used their kit. Do a search for Nostalgic Air. Their kits tuck up under the dash. No box in the engine bay. http://nostalgicac.com/1973-1979-f-s...c-defrost.html
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I am doing this to my truck, but i have a complete non AC donor cab, got both cabs completely stripped, cut firewall section that mounts the heater box from the non AC cab and weld it into the giant hole the AC cab has after the unit is removed.
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I took mine out and mounted a stock non ac set up in. Friend ofmine had a cab going to the scrapper. I cut the fire wall where the hole was for the blower motor to stick out big enough to fill the ac hole. I trimmed it to fit, then just drilled holes in it and bolted it in the way the ac unit was. I used strip caulk to seal it up before I bolted it on. Worked pretty good. I used button head allen screws and can barely tell it bolted in.
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Here is a picture of the hole in the firewall:
If you use the heater unit form a non a/c truck; the controls are a bit different. Plus the a/c truck the vent air option is though the a/c vents in the dash and the non a/c cab's have air vents; one on the heater box on passenger side and driver side is in the kick panel. My truck was a a/c truck; but the cab was rusty, so I change it over to a non a/c cab. Without the a/c the engine bay is a lot cleaner!!
If you use the heater unit form a non a/c truck; the controls are a bit different. Plus the a/c truck the vent air option is though the a/c vents in the dash and the non a/c cab's have air vents; one on the heater box on passenger side and driver side is in the kick panel. My truck was a a/c truck; but the cab was rusty, so I change it over to a non a/c cab. Without the a/c the engine bay is a lot cleaner!!
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