i'm moving to the desert... so, back to an a/c question

[jocko]

Thanks for all the great input - I tend to agree with your all's thoughts, including the center vent in the first pic not being "quite right".

Slow Build, interesting idea about using a combo, you're right, they do look like similar vents (i.e. the outer custom ones with the factory center ones). I double-checked on the set-up on ebay, it had 5 days left as of yesterday, and now this morning I see it has ended. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT I guess the guy sold it outright. So much for that idea, I was gonna bid on it too!

Blown240, I'm moving to Ridgecrest in a few months, you nearby?

Darkhorse, here's a link to the vents in the first pic: http://www.nostalgicairparts.com/ac/dash-vents-77.php (Rich 5150 posted a different link to Yogi's above also - thanks Rich - and good point about vertical vents, that gives me something else to think about!)

Lakeroadster, like I mentioned above, I agree with you and Rich 5150 about that center vent - I was tossin around the idea of rigging up a horizontal vent that would be exposed when I open the ash tray... but that's still in the "hmmmm..." stages for now.

Another option is a hybrid - something like mounting below dash but putting it in a minimal sheetmetal enclosure so it looks "semi-stock". I have seen other members on here build very nice enclosures - but for my personal taste, I wouldn't want to add metal all the way across the bottom of the dash - but it does give me some more ideas. Would be nice to preserve the dash as is.



Thanks all!