Restoring heater box/A/C system

[Jcfcamaro]

Originally Posted by 71CHEVYSHORTBED402

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I think I picked up the evap. drain hose from Old Air, might even work, time will tell.

You can install new rubber on your kick panel vent doors or buy new doors, I took the later option and painted.

Heater core's had gaskets of some sort, most might be installed or reinstalled w/o but I used high temp 3M insulator tape.
Be neat if the core melts it anyway.............The foam gaskets they sell don't work, that's how often they're installed I guess?? Do over I'd cut my own if I had the foam. Some guys like to use the 3M for other gaskets as well, word is at the heater box, but I don't know, my kit came with a foam gasket. If you like the condition of your evap. case, invest in Rolite Fiberglass polish, goes a long way and a great metal polish in places too.

Great info... I was lucky enough years ago to have a local scrap guy that would bring in 67 -72 trucks to crush them and would let me take anything off I wanted before he scraped them out. I think I have 4 systems to pick from. My last system I pulled off a truck I parted out was all there and in pretty good shape but I plan on redoing everything. I did order all the gasket kits last night and the ones for the kick panel also. I'll drill the rivets out and sandblast /repaint ect. My main concern is how to bring the main out box back to life. Mine is kinda faded.

[Jcfcamaro]

Also need to find a heater core. Every place sells them but I'm sure some are good replacements and some are junk.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by Jcfcamaro

Great info... I was lucky enough years ago to have a local scrap guy that would bring in 67 -72 trucks to crush them and would let me take anything off I wanted before he scraped them out. I think I have 4 systems to pick from. My last system I pulled off a truck I parted out was all there and in pretty good shape but I plan on redoing everything. I did order all the gasket kits last night and the ones for the kick panel also. I'll drill the rivets out and sandblast /repaint ect. My main concern is how to bring the main out box back to life. Mine is kinda faded.

Super

If I knew up to the late 90s what I do now. Then they started crushing steel. where I live pickers pretty much don't exist or far away?? I take alerts for media, amazing what comes up for 12-15K (cough!). Even "restorations" and unmolested are few. There was one every block in the 90s.

Speak of pick overs, I saved almost everything A/C when we R&R the block in 1993. Put it in a box with clips and didn't have a clue what where, oil pan trans. line clip & such. Anyway, missing a clip for a/c valves and a bunch of bracket bolts.

But that's apparently what I bought my 72 Super for. It had all the bolts in a good way, A/C clips too, and I swapped one for a matching option, two types for at least one spot. It's Edelbrock etc. replacements, body rusted through, but comes through 90+% of the time for my restoration. Last was my new wire harness has the wrong clip at the alternator. Pop open the hood, another pleasant surprise.

The twist was my restoration isn't a rusted truck, however the battery ate up the box. Did some damage to the core support too. The box was near perfect in my rust truck, easy swap.

[Jcfcamaro]

Started on my first piece tonight.