Here are some pics of the heater I installed in my car it is a 12v neg ground, mounted to a bulkhead plate I built, it uses a 3 speed fan, has a servo controlled 4 port water control valve all of this is inside the car behind the heater. This sets the heater 1.5" below the fuel tank and 3" in from the face of the tank there is adequate foot room under the heater, however I did put in two of the 2" offset seat legs in on the passenger side for additional room and allowed me to put a center console cup holder with the built in boot for my mitchell od. I posted the bulhead plate i made for this heater in another thread because of all the pics.
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Nice job Chief3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Went for a test run yesterday it works good I like that 4 port valve when you shut the heater control it will bypass the coolant, but then you know that. Had to do a little reconfiguration on that valve to get it between the firewall plate and the backside of the heater and get the electrical plug positioned so it was in the clear. I just mounted all of my controls to the heater cabinet, best easiest way to mount them. Leg room is ok but i will still put the 2" setback legs in anyway can't hurt,on my side I would need herman munster shoes to get the clutch in.Comment
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Chief are you ready to start production of these complete units soon ? Quality workmanship and thanks for all the documentation.Model A's and of course the famous AA'sComment
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paat doing these are kind of like a building a trailer, so no I can definitely line you up on sources and how to do it, I will not say it is complicated it is not, I did mine this way in order to be able put this car back 100% original. I will give you the sources if you wish pm me and we can talk about this the pictures do not do a good job of showing how to go about this.
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Nice job Chief...Put the 6" inch seat adjusters in
Did the heat toast you out?3~ Tudor's & 1~ Coupe
Henry Ford said,
"It's all nuts and bolts"
"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible."
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Yes but most make their own because they are pricey. Snyders sells them
I bought them for both my cars, and they look better than any of the homie ones i have seen made
They also tilt the front of the seat up or down as well as going forward or back
The tilt adds to the leg room -
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I only put the solid offset legs in on the passenger side and there is more than enough room, well it works really nice 3-4 miles down the road I changed the fan from high to low since it was 40 degrees i eventually reduce the water control valve as well so it works pretty well. Might have to consider those adjusters you are talking about would make getting in and out a little easier.
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How many of you guys have one and how did you set yours up i am curious, pics would be nice I will be working on mine this weekend, I found a water control valve that is electric as I thought this would make a very clean set up. I am trying to avoid putting holes in the firewall as much as possible. My present fuel line is in the way but I can turn the valve and make a new fuel line that will follow...10-20-2017, 08:45 AM -
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How many of you guys have one and how did you set yours up i am curious, pics would be nice I will be working on mine this weekend, I found a water control valve that is electric as I thought this would make a very clean set up. I am trying to avoid putting holes in the firewall...10-20-2017, 08:45 AM -
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This is the bulkhead plate I made for the heater install I did, it is 3/16ths aluminum I mounted the heater to it because i did not want to poke holes in the firewall and this way I could use the existing holes there to mount this unit, following are some pics I took of the process, I was not able to use the sediment bowl for various reasons threads being just one of the issues.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Does anyone know what this Arvin heater fits and what it might be worth ?You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I’m working on this 31 cp and it has a pretty nice heater set up. Someone installed this by defacing the firewall a bit with holes for the hoses and mountings. This same set up can be installed cleaner by cutting holes in the toe board for the hoses and mounted differently. It contains a small heater core with an internal fan controlled by a variable reostat switch. There are 3 adjustable flaps...You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Last November we were out cruising the back roads and after two hours she said she was getting cold and my hands were starting to feel the chill anyone ever install a hot water heater in their car? There is lots of time before snow season I could be running my car but the years of working outside have caught up to my hands and feet.02-06-2021, 09:03 AM -
Here's a picture of the water outlet made by Hadees.
Below the heater fitting is a flat circle, which can be drilled and tapped for a temperature gauge.
I've never seen an outlet like this before.
I wonder if this was part of a kit that included the heater and return pipe?
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My wife and I moved into a 20 year old house last spring. It has 2 car attached garage. The garage is well insulated. I keep my Model A and my mower in the garage. I would like to heat it when tinkering with my car. I am looking at a ventless gas heater. The info says it is safe for a garage if installed at least 24" of the floor. There is already a water heater installed in...12-06-2020, 08:51 PM -
My car came with an autolite heater and the manifold not sure if the manifold is good, is there a piece of flex pipe that goes between the heater and the door on the firewall.
Also I see a heater is also made for the stock manifold as well, mounting looks a little cheezy to me like it might be a real good vibrating noise maker,
Any small compact water heaters that would work...10-03-2017, 09:18 AM
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