I got my gas heater installed over the last few days. It's started to get colder up here in the great white north. I got the last of the details finished off today and went for a drive tonight to test it out. It works great with the top down! I can only imagine how warm and toasty it will be with the top up.
The steps were; fabricate a mounting bracket for the heater, mount the heater, fab a bracket for the thermostat control and heater/defrost control and mount them, mount the fuel pump and tap it into the fuel line, run the wiring harnesses to the battery, thermostat and fuel pump, run the exhaust and inlet pipes out the side of the car behind the right front tire, and fab-up and install the defroster and heater piping. All told it took about 3 days.
The kit I got came with everything I needed except a few nuts and bolts to mount the heater to the bracket. It included all hoses, T fitting for the gas line, all hose clamps, all wiring and connectors (pre-assembled). Oh yeah, I also had to get a few 1.5" ABS plumbing elbows etc. to direct the air up to the dash vents, and down for heat.
It's a bit expensive, but when I figure the cost of the car, and how much more use I will get out of it as a result of the heater, I think it was well worth it.
Ron
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