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Red Beard
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 Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2013 3:02 pm Post subject: Ideas wanted: what to do w front vents after removing AC? |
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Took the rear AC and the overhead ducts out of my 1990 tintop this weekend in the service of turning the rear housing into storage and providing a little more headroom in the 'living area.'
Now trying to figure out what to do with the front vents. Ideas? Anyone have pics of modifications of this part?
Maybe make some kind of storage shelf out of it?
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karrol.pl
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You can convert to the ledge to the CB and Car Audio
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bluebus86
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| put the vents back in and have "hidden" storage behind them. make the vents stay put with Velcro for easy access. |
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| put the vents back in and have "hidden" storage behind them. make the vents stay put with Velcro for easy access. |
Now we all know where you stash your weed.
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bluebus86
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| Glenn wrote: |
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| put the vents back in and have "hidden" storage behind them. make the vents stay put with Velcro for easy access. |
Now we all know where you stash your weed. |
I was thinking gold bullion, cash, and jewelry. |
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Zeitgeist 13
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Gauges fit up there
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| Some neat ideas, I also removed my old not functioning overhead AC. What I was planning, was to try to find some sort of hi output fans that I could put in there to get a bit of extra moving air when it's hot outside. |
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Zeitgeist 13
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I really hate to see people remove the AC from these vans, 'cause it really is a sweet feature when it's running correctly. I'm coming up on a full decade with my van, and I've never opened up the system; just topped up every couple years. I would prefer to have an in-dash arrangement, but having that cold air blowing on the back of your neck is nice.
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Red Beard
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| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| I really hate to see people remove the AC from these vans, 'cause it really is a sweet feature when it's running correctly. I'm coming up on a full decade with my van, and I've never opened up the system; just topped up every couple years. I would prefer to have an in-dash arrangement, but having that cold air blowing on the back of your neck is nice. |
I hear ya but living in the PNW we never use AC and its a huge waste of space. |
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photogdave
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| Red Beard wrote: |
| Zeitgeist 13 wrote: |
| I really hate to see people remove the AC from these vans, 'cause it really is a sweet feature when it's running correctly. I'm coming up on a full decade with my van, and I've never opened up the system; just topped up every couple years. I would prefer to have an in-dash arrangement, but having that cold air blowing on the back of your neck is nice. |
I hear ya but living in the PNW we never use AC and its a huge waste of space. |
I'm further north than you and I use mine every summer. It's so nice to roll up the windows and keep out the fumes and stink of the city. Not to mention those road trips south!
I'm so happy I have AC after so many years without!
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canasync
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I'm further north than you and I use mine every summer. It's so nice to roll up the windows and keep out the fumes and stink of the city. Not to mention those road trips south!
I'm so happy I have AC after so many years without! |
Fumes and stink of the city eh? Don't have that issue up here. 
When are you finally coming for a visit?
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| photogdave wrote: |
I'm further north than you and I use mine every summer. It's so nice to roll up the windows and keep out the fumes and stink of the city. Not to mention those road trips south!
I'm so happy I have AC after so many years without! |
Fumes and stink of the city eh? Don't have that issue up here.
When are you finally coming for a visit? |
When I get my AC working!
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karrol.pl
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Red Beard
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Had to use google translate, but that link says:
You do not have permission to download or view attachments in this forum.
Nie masz zezwolenia na ściąganie lub przeglądanie załączników na tym forum.
But I am super curious to see whatever it is you had in mind!
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zippyslug31
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K, now for the dumb question.... WTF on these front vents!?!?!?!?
I had factory AC and only had rear vents. FWIW, when I turned the AC motor on I would get air flow coming out of the lower vents.
Maybe they didn't put these front vents in westies???
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| zippyslug31 wrote: |
K, now for the dumb question.... WTF on these front vents!?!?!?!?
I had factory AC and only had rear vents. FWIW, when I turned the AC motor on I would get air flow coming out of the lower vents.
Maybe they didn't put these front vents in westies??? |
No front vent in westys. Same rear fan assembly but a different housing (no cabinets) and a tunnel goes up to the front on tin tops. The tunnel would have to go right through the bunk area on a Westy.
You could pop it out and go to the non-AC visors:
My '85s are like this and it makes the cabin/windshield feel much bigger from the driver's seat than my '89 with ac.
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Red Beard
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You could pop it out and go to the non-AC visors:
My '85s are like this and it makes the cabin/windshield feel much bigger from the driver's seat than my '89 with ac. |
I like the idea, maybe I'll do that. I am such a storage space fiend though!
It does seem like a good place to put some guages, perhaps right where the drivers side vents are now. |
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geo_tonz
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| It does seem like a good place to put some guages, perhaps right where the drivers side vents are now. |
You could take it out and put a cluster housing in above the rear view mirror...then you don't have a big empty box eating up your personal space...
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My tunnel had to go with addition of a CHC top and I was glad to have that front piece gone. I considered turning it into storage shelves for sunglasses, wallet, etc. but I preferred more open space.
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karrol.pl
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Also I use the translator. I will try again to paste the picture. 
This is a copy of the original panel, made of laminate |
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