i removed a good chunk of the tubing and pump to the left of the thing that is circled. my question is, what is that thing i circled, can it be removed, what is its purpose?

 

and also, can i remove this i have also circled? all the ac hooked up to it, so i assume it is also safe to remove? im trying to make as much room in my engine bay as possible, and my ac doesnt even work so mine as well rip the sucka out. who needs ac when ya got t tops

 

heater control valve in first pic, better leave it in place. yes you can remove everytihng in the second pic that has to do with the ac.

 

whats it look liek with that big box removed? anyone have pics?

 

1st one is the heater control valve.

it makes it so that the hot coolent only goes to the heater core when the heat is on.


the 2nd one is the blower box. since its a AC box, you have AC stuff in there too.

the "correct" way to remove it would be to get a heater only box. do a quick search and you'll find everything you need on that.


if you just remove the AC core thats inside there, you'll have a big rectangle hole that needs to be covered... and you dont gain much space..

another option is to cut that box, and 'glass it to a thinner shape...
i actually did that with the box on my 82 since i couldnt find a AC delete heater only box.

 

so in that second pic, theirs heater equipment inside as well?

maybe i can remove the cover so i can remove the pipes that stick out that used to go to the ac equipment, then put the cover back on for a cleaner look?

sound good to everyone?

and also in the first pic, to the left of the circled object, theirs that plastic square box, i notice theirs a hose that runs to the smog pump, so im assuming i need to keep that as well?

damn smog laws

 

lol


you're doing this but you have to keep smog!? you might as well just put all the AC stuff back on..........




anyhooo

the air comes from thru the firewall at the blower motor, thru that box/duct...
it blows thru the AC, then into the dash... somtimes thru the heater core and somtimes just to the vents...


if you remove the piece inside there, not only will you have alot of wasted space, but you will have that hole im talking about.. you'll need to cover it so engine compartment fumes dont enter the car...

 

you need what is reffered to as a "non a/c" box... it replaces that entire assembly, eliminating the condensor inside. it lays much more flat against teh fire wall, and opens up a lot of space.

Start checkin junk yards!

Steve

 

anyone have pics of what it looks like with ac completly removed?

or cars that never had ac?

and since ive taken out some of the ac stuff, theirs alot more room on that part to reach spark plugs and stuff