fresh air vent?!! Please advise!!

I wish to vent fresh air to the interior of my Speedster. I want info on where I can get a ready made system or where to get parts. Everything seems pretty staight forward except period correct looking vents under the dash that can be opened partially, all the way or closed. Does anybody have firsthand experience here? Thanks, Gonegray

You'll probably end up making your own or adapting an aftermarket set-up. A simple through the wheel well vent being the simple and easy way to go. Just a hole saw away from DONE!

A neat "period" circular twist open/close AND directional vent came on both ends of the dash board of the
TR-6. The same vents were positioned beneath the dash as well and are ALWAYS in better condition, as they were hidden and protected from wear and weather.

Maybe . . . ?

Luck,

TC

Make sure that you add a screen into the intake vent hose, nothing like having a bee fly up your shorts at 65 mph...kinda distracting!

Those little louvered and screened Soffit Vents from the home stores work PISSA for keeping out debris and low flying, EXTREMELY curious, agile, suicidal tiny, tiny birds.

http://www.oldworlddistributors.com/cart_vent_soffit.html

...with the top up on my 10-yr old 70K mile VS, fresh air venting comes by way of 10 different areas of my top/winsdhield/door/side-curtains. Whether you want it or not - no problem getting fresh air in!

Of course, I speak ONLY of my personal vehicle!

Jim - LOL --- my thoughts exactly --- ya want to drill yet another hole for "cold" air to enter (especially in MN)!

Thank you for the TR6 info. That sounds promising. I run a top frequently and that's when added air is desireable. We've hit the high 90's twice this spring/summer in Minnesota. The tundra does get warm. Regards, Gonegray

Greetings Gonegray!

Whatever your remedy for fresh-air venting turns out to be (you'll get great ideas from this site) be sure that it will also KEEP-OUT fresh air during your Minn winters - otherwise you might have to change your moniker to GONEBLUE!

Let us know how your project turns out (maybe with pics, too).

Fresh air vents accomplished!! I epoxied 4" plumbing parts that cone down to 2" openings, behind my grills in the frontend. I got the TR6 vents from a breaker of brit cars. I drilled holes in the sides of footwells to fit the vents. Attached plastic plumbing elbos that fit TR6 backends. I glued vents into holes. I bought an 8' shop vacuum hose extention, cut it in halves and ater installing a piece of window screen to the plumbing pieces, installed the hose it between parts. Works beautifully! Thanks again for the TR6 part suggestion. The vents can be aimed in any direction, feet, crotch, what have you.... Gonegray

...BRILLIANT!!!

Throw us a bone, send pics (the inginuity of SOC members never ceases to amaze me!).