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GREG DAVIDSON
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:31 pm    Post subject: AC delete box Reply with quote

It seems i found one (or 2) at one of the local yards. My question is how much do you have to tear apart to get it out ? Do you need to go all the way through and pull the heater core out ? Any tips will help on the easiest way to snatch it out of there.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

super easy...4 or 5 screws on the engine side and 2 screws (10mm) on the inside...just pull the carpet out of the way. Takes 5-10 minutes without trying to rip it out. The heater core is a separate unit not worth going after unless needed.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take a 10mm socket and pull all the bolts around the upper perimeter and left side (four or so). Get a 10mm wrench and take off the one or two nuts on the right side of the box (might have to back up the stud so it doesn't spin).

Crawl yourself under the dash, pull down the hush panel, and find the two or three 10mm bolts along the bottom of the inner box.

You can also pull the wiring harness, although it's easy to retain the A/C harness and resistor.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 8:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sweet thanks guys ! Me and Corey are heading over tomorrow to pull it out i found another i may pull but its in a brier patch Embarassed. I found a decent donor hard top car that hasn't been stripped yet so my little daytona may be scraping the ground tomorrow Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll dig the other one out i want it for when i get mine.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 10:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Got it, and man that was easy Very Happy , now to just get the ambition to take out all my air conditioning crap and put this one in..
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used a hammer. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That is awesome Jim.
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was hoping Turbo_Jimi would chime in here as he is the expert in A/C delete box removal having scavenged at least 10 from the local wrecking yards and his and my project cars! Cool
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

GREG DAVIDSON wrote:
Got it, and man that was easy Very Happy , now to just get the ambition to take out all my air conditioning crap and put this one in..


Free pro tip: Find some midsize FWD Chebbie at the JY. Pull the squirrel cage off of the heater motor. Should be the style with shorter fins and a large dome in the middle. Put that cage on your old A/C motor. Put the A/C resistor in the A/C delete box. Use your existing wiring harness.

Now you have a heavy duty 4-speed fan, not the crappy little one that comes in the delete box.

BTW, James kids you not; a hammer is by far the best solution to that three-piece fiberglass monstrosity. Just remember to get the blower motor and all wiring out of the way first. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

why on earth would you rip out ac stuff. it is so nice to be able to cruise in comfort Smile

besides, the ladies like it when you don't show up to your dates all sweaty Wink

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
besides, the ladies like it when you show up to your dates without a roof


^ Fixed it for ya. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 9:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
why on earth would you rip out ac stuff. it is so nice to be able to cruise in comfort Smile

besides, the ladies like it when you don't show up to your dates all sweaty Wink

~JAKE


I'm going to swap AC back into mine...

Although I'm thinking about a tiny vintage air unit.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I personally have never liked air conditioning. I've only owned one car where it fully worked, and even then I never used it. I'd rather show up on dates with the T-Tops off, hmm better not date during the rainy season LMAO
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
why on earth would you rip out ac stuff. it is so nice to be able to cruise in comfort Smile


If I hadn't ripped the A/C stuff outta my car, you wouldn't have any A/C stuff in your car! Wink
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

83Z28BlackBetty wrote:
besides, the ladies like it when you don't show up to your dates all sweaty Wink


Pfft....just tell them you're nervous........no wait.....bad idea....uh....Embarassed

Laughing

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 4:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

RSFreak wrote:
I was hoping Turbo_Jimi would chime in here as he is the expert in A/C delete box removal having scavenged at least 10 from the local wrecking yards and his and my project cars! Cool


Confused Confused I thought I was the first to chime in. Confused

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 9:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had an AC delete box for like 6 months that I haven't put in yet...

Good to know that a hammer takes care of the hard part, which is getting the fiberglass box out of the way of the bolts I need to take out. Razz

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