while building my custom console i'm trying to figure out what to do with the heater/ac controls.

i do not have a/c any more and i understand that i can't relocate the actual stock gm pannel. what if anything could i do to possibly rid my console of such a large pannel for something i really don't use. i would like control over my vents for what little circulation and heat i use but i would rather have something i use more in that general location.



any ideas or resources for relocating or basically building something that would control the heat/vents and allow me to move it anywhere i want?

 

you could relocate them to the center console? Is there any free space there? Just make switches to turn em on and off and make a dial to adjust how hot or cold it is. Might look pretty sweet too!

nate

 

just trying to figure out how i could do that....? plenty of room to move them, just need to know how to go about it.

 

Aside from the bulky size of the storcker, why can't you move it ?
All you would have to do is extend the vac. lines and get a longer hot/cold cable. Late 80's s-10's have a cable that is around 3' long as compared to the about 18" stock. You could probably make one using a brake cable for a bicycle. It's doesn't take much effort/force to operate the diverter door. Just a random thought....

 

It should be pretty simple. Extending wires for the blower switch and vacuum lines for the vent selector is simple. The hot cold/cable work just like a brake cable, it shouldn't be hard.

 

The stock unit would look horribly out of place on any customized fiberglass dash

I have no idea how to do all the converting so you can use different switches and what not, but something worth looking into.

 

Cant you just switch to heater control panel only.From a non A/C camaro.

 

From what I was told (by IROCZDAVE when I bought my AC delete box from him) that its a major PITA to switch to the non-AC controls in a car that had AC from factory
He did'nt explain what all was involved,he just said it wasnt worth the headaches....Lord know's I have enough of those!
Later Steve