Mk1 A/C vs. non-A/C heater boxes

[soltwede@privateI.com (Night Shadow)]

No, fans are different.  This is what you will need from the NON ac car:
Box, controls with cables and the vent hoses, including the one for
defrost that is riveted to the inside of the dash.  Then you get to make a
plate for both the A/C fresh air thing (passenger side rain tray) to cover
that...and to top it all off, the non-A/C box is a smaller square than the
hole in your rain tray...get to make a plate for that too....fans may be
the same, but not worth digging out the A/C one..it is mounted down inside
the box...where as the non-A/C one is up high, sticks into the rain tray a
bit.

Been there, done that, wouldn't go through the hassle again. heater cores
are the same as far as I remember.

Eric

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Neal Tovsen wrote:

> Anybody know how different the heater box (the housing around the heater
> core) is for A/C vs. non-A/C Mk1's? Is the heater core different? Is the
> blower fan different? How about the air flapper thingies?
> 
> My car (I'm pretty sure) had A/C, but I need to replace the box that was
> hacked-up from a half-assed roll cage installation. I'm not planning on
> running A/C. Can I just get a non-A/C box and use my heater core and
> fan? No?
> 
> Neal
> 
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