I finally got to power up the twin heat guns on the work bench this evening. The power cables proved to be kind of heavy and I had to be careful not to rip the connectors out the plaster pipes. I may have to remake 2 cables, due to the extra tie straps that stablize them on the gun cases force me to route them shorter.
But I did find enough room under the dash to put them But the driver side will be a bit tight. But I think they will barely hide..
Alan,
Let us know what you ended up with, and how you did it.
I've never had an adequate system that would keep you warm AND defrost the windshield. Not even in Stock VW beetles.
Greg B
Let us know what you ended up with, and how you did it.
I've never had an adequate system that would keep you warm AND defrost the windshield. Not even in Stock VW beetles.
Greg B
I still need to find a few hours on the go cart project then I'll switch over to the speedster heat project.
Still need of pics that show how the VS type pvc is hung and routed.
Still need of pics that show how the VS type pvc is hung and routed.
Alan, I did this a long time ago on my CMC, I think there's a couple of pics in my file, have a look? If you'd like more, I can get them.
The Vintage chassis looks like a copy of the CMC anyway and routing should be very similar.
The Vintage chassis looks like a copy of the CMC anyway and routing should be very similar.
Alan,
What about your old article about piping heat through the center tunnel?
What about your old article about piping heat through the center tunnel?
Bob,
Does insulating the pvc keep the heat good and hot into the cabin?
Michael,
I forgot about routing the heat into the center tunnel, thanks for the reminder ~Alan
Does insulating the pvc keep the heat good and hot into the cabin?
Michael,
I forgot about routing the heat into the center tunnel, thanks for the reminder ~Alan
Alan, I would not say that this is overpowering, but it does keep the windshield clear and I can drive without gloves or a jacket.
Prior to this mod, absolutely no heat made it to the front and I needed gloves. I probably do not drive below freezing, but close to it and in the 40's a lot.
The flexible hose from the exchangers are doubled up to help keep the heat and adding the foam to the PVC was too cheap, easy and light enough not to do. Not sure how much it actually helps?
The weak link in my system still is the light weight, hot rod exchangers, the ones w/o internal heat sinks. But they work OK, real ones must be better.
At the front of the cabin, the PVC splits into a Y and I cut into the center of the rails and twisted a smaller spiral hose inside the chassis to insulate that end and to reach the normal heat and defrost ports on the CMC.
Good luck.
Prior to this mod, absolutely no heat made it to the front and I needed gloves. I probably do not drive below freezing, but close to it and in the 40's a lot.
The flexible hose from the exchangers are doubled up to help keep the heat and adding the foam to the PVC was too cheap, easy and light enough not to do. Not sure how much it actually helps?
The weak link in my system still is the light weight, hot rod exchangers, the ones w/o internal heat sinks. But they work OK, real ones must be better.
At the front of the cabin, the PVC splits into a Y and I cut into the center of the rails and twisted a smaller spiral hose inside the chassis to insulate that end and to reach the normal heat and defrost ports on the CMC.
Good luck.