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Anyone ever MAKE their own heater box?

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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 07:36 AM
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Anyone ever MAKE their own heater box?

I've been searching for a non a/c heater box for some time now and haven't been able to locate one locally and I keep getting outbid on ebay. Has anyone here ever made their own?
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 08:34 AM
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Well, not completely, but I cut out all of the A/C stuff out of mine and then fiberglassed over the open area. Looks and works great.

S.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 09:30 AM
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Got any pics of it showing where you did the cutting?
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 11:08 AM
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My brother made a box so that heat will still work. I posted pics a long time ago on here, do a search for AC delete box or something like that. I still haven't hooked it up yet though.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 02:38 PM
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Originally posted by scauffiel
Well, not completely, but I cut out all of the A/C stuff out of mine and then fiberglassed over the open area. Looks and works great.

S.
Damn, I should have talked to you first. I had a non a/c box from a ford and was going to attempt to merge half of that to the gm a/c box. I've got both boxes hacked into 5 pieces now.
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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 03:37 PM
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I've got one from a friend who wrecked his camaro. He had a guy make it out of sheetmetal for him. I'm going to powdercoat it black to go in my car, but overall it's good. Doesn't weigh much at all.

Most people use the non-ac 1le version or I've heard a S-10 without AC can work too.


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Old Apr 25, 2003 | 04:29 PM
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That doesn't look too difficult to make.. Perhaps you could make some measurements and post them. A lot of people could benefit from making their own.
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