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carguytroy Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2018 Posts: 294 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:06 am Post subject: Heater Box Shells? |
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Is there any place that sells the outer shells/sheet metal for heater boxes. I have a small hole in one. The metal looks to be pretty thin in the surrounding 3” area Around the hole. I can weld it up but I was curious if someone made those. Yet.
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bhartwell59 Samba Member
Joined: December 28, 2014 Posts: 788 Location: dallas, tx
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:14 am Post subject: Re: Heater Box Shells? |
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The shells? Not that I'm aware of.
Jump on the classifieds and try to find a used heater box... that's what I needed to do. The outer shell was pretty wasted. _________________ '74 Zambezi green Ghia vert, autostick, 101k
'87 Jeep Wrangler, 4.2, 330k |
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carguytroy Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2018 Posts: 294 Location: Utah
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:09 am Post subject: Re: Heater Box Shells? |
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That’s the only bad spot. Just went out and checked them over. The other one is in great shape. I have a TIG and a Mig, but thinking maybe just JB Weld and move on. Anyone have any experience with JB Weld? I’ve personally never used used but I know people use it for all sorts of things. |
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Braukuche Samba Member
Joined: September 03, 2004 Posts: 10965
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Heater Box Shells? |
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carguytroy wrote: |
That’s the only bad spot. Just went out and checked them over. The other one is in great shape. I have a TIG and a Mig, but thinking maybe just JB Weld and move on. Anyone have any experience with JB Weld? I’ve personally never used used but I know people use it for all sorts of things. |
If you clean up the area well it works great. I’ve used it to patch pin holes in gas tanks over the years. _________________ Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now
1973 Ghia convertible |
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24670 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: Heater Box Shells? |
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That is a natural wear spot due to the inner pipe casting rubbing up against that area. Especially if the area of sheet metal around the forward hole that the front end of the exhaust pipe is worn open.
Repair and use a high zinc content primer AKA cold galvanizing primer. _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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