power cowl vent
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power cowl vent
Hope one of you all can point me in the right direction. I have a 52 f-1 panel and want to install an electric motor to operate the cowl vent. I live in Pensacola, FL and it do get hot here. I love the air flow the cowl vent gives me. Right now, no a/c so the air flow is appreciated. I intend to put air in it and will be building an dash extention to house the a/c vents and controls. By putting the motor on the cowl vent, it will be much easier to operate with the additonal dash obstruction. I have seen a unit advertised to make the adaptation but for the life of me can not locate it again. Does anyone out there know the answer?
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Welcome 52 panel -
Try Rocky Hinge Company, www.rockyhinge.com. They have one, OCV 01, for $80. I bought mine from Ball's Hot Rods but I don't think they are in business any longer. I have purchased other items from Rocky Hinge and the quality was always good. 56FUN
Try Rocky Hinge Company, www.rockyhinge.com. They have one, OCV 01, for $80. I bought mine from Ball's Hot Rods but I don't think they are in business any longer. I have purchased other items from Rocky Hinge and the quality was always good. 56FUN
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I bought the kit from Sac Vintage ford for my 54. I believe it was about $150 complete with brackets and prewired switch. It works well and the install was only complicated by the fact that I installed the A/C system first! The motorized cowl vent should be done first, then the A/C unit. Good luck, John
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I got one from the last of the stock at Ball's, but found the same one in a catalog from Yearwood. It's around $60, but it is also univeral, for cowl vents, trunks, glove box doors, etc, so you have to do your own engineering to hook it up right.
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If you engineer it right, then I think an electric window motor would do. However, that seems like a lot of work to accomplish in a very cramped space. Good luck with it and let us know your progress. Future readers will need to know also. John 
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