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Did the air cabs have the manual fresh air vents in the kick panel? My 68 non a/c cab has them and ther full of $hit and rust. I was wondering if any one has deleted them or something like that. It seems to me just a place for leaves and crap to collect.
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The AC cabs have the both air vents in them. The left side is manual, but the right side has a diaphragm control on it. Same leaf problem as non AC trucks.
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I was wondering if anyone ever closed them off and if so does it create problems other than no fresh air from threr??
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68? It's all figured out untill you get it apart. Is it Sunday yet??? 68 Project 68 SWB frame off/98 Vortec with stock FI/power everything. 95 ECLB 2500 with 346,000 on the clock(the original HD) 99 Lesabre-wifes ride 08 Crew Cab LTZ-All Mine 89 SWB 5/7 drop-Son's first ride. |
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I would like to know too. I am smoothing my cab and I am thinking about ditching these too
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Other than no air flow down there shouldn't matter much. I know WES just showld some stuff where he welded then up on the inside of the cab. I think if I was to do it, I would also weld up the cowl area, at least the down side to the floor vents, also to keep crap from accunmulating in a unreachable pocket of the cab.
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I was thing of the same thing, weld and seal up on the fire wall and puttin speakers on the inside.
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68? It's all figured out untill you get it apart. Is it Sunday yet??? 68 Project 68 SWB frame off/98 Vortec with stock FI/power everything. 95 ECLB 2500 with 346,000 on the clock(the original HD) 99 Lesabre-wifes ride 08 Crew Cab LTZ-All Mine 89 SWB 5/7 drop-Son's first ride. |
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I seem to remember a previous post by maybe WES that said there is a major suppor that runs right behind where the kick panel vent is that does not allow speakers top be installed there.
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Support Pic
Here is a pic of the kick panel support. I cut a 3" diameter access hole. I am also going to drill a 3/4" hole through the verticle support to run wires for the power windows. I have hardbacked carpeted covers for the kick panels. So the hole will never be seen.
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