falconvan Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I havent tried it yet but I'll have to give it a shot. I needed some kind of heater and the original one took up too much space under the hood. After looking at several different kinds of old heaters on ebay, I decided to go with this from good old JC Whitney. It's 7" square with a heater core and two speed blower and should tuck up under the dash nicely. I'll just have to build a little sheet metal plenum so it can run some air to the defrost duct. Plus it's new and under $140. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) This little heater was on Ebay not long ago... Edited February 23, 2013 by Robert Horne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 That looks pretty cool, too. Did you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 I rebuilt my original heater for my 38 Coupe. I had been looking for another heater for my 37, found one in the rear of a 15 passenger van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Nice; I was going to do the same to the heater from my 48 and use it in the 51 but the core was bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Gotta luv the name of the heater Ha Dees. Gotta be hot!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted February 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 Ha! That's funny; i didnt notice it until you said something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niel Hoback Posted February 22, 2013 Report Share Posted February 22, 2013 The name of the stove in one Disney cartoon is "hottern-ell". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drillmastertommy Posted February 23, 2013 Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Got a Ha-Dees heater in my old Plymouth truck and I can confirm it does getta hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted February 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2013 Cool, glad to see some confirmation that it'll work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted February 24, 2013 Report Share Posted February 24, 2013 Got a Ha-Dees heater in my old Plymouth truck and I can confirm it does getta hot! I've got a '33/'34 vintage HaDees heater in my car and it does work well. Probably work better if I had got the motor rebuilt but the air that comes out is quite warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 you can buy a small heater from jegs, summit or speed way,, i cant remember the name,, but they have a version with 2 round ports for defroster,,i think the brand is mohave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Yeah, I looked at those and they were a bit pricier plus you had to pay extra for the defrost vent adapter. Nice looking unit, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2013 I got my heater in this weekend and it works great. I used the controls from the 49 and a generic OReilys heater valve. I also got the cowl seal on (without it the back of the hood was rattling) and my friend Kyle was kind enough to buff the whole car for me. The old paint came out looking pretty decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 A friend came by today; he was cleaning out his dad's garage after he passed away last year. His dad was a car builder and avid hubcap collector. He gave me a set of these for the car; I think they look pretty spiffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 A friend came by today; he was cleaning out his dad's garage after he passed away last year. His dad was a car builder and avid hubcap collector. He gave me a set of these for the car; I think they look pretty spiffy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 Those were so easy to steal, we would take them off when we parked for the movie, at A & W, etc., and lock them in the trunk. The ones you got were especially popular. Are those the Oldsmobile hubcaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I think they are an aftermarket cap styled after a Dodge Lancer cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemo Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 falconvan; can't get your "thumbnails" to enlarge: your computer or mine ??? would love to get a closer look at those caps !! littlemo.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Not sure, Cass. They enlarge fine on mine. I've also got a similar set of brand new aftermarket three bar spinners Im selling for a friend if you're interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hey Mark, will you give me permission to put those spinners on my truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 Do it; it'll look good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pflaming Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I hadn't thought about using 50's cult hub caps, anyone have a beatup old set, can't get too fancy besides they would cover those bright blue rims. The pic below shows a variation I kindof like. We've highjacked this thread, so this needs to stop. I have closely followed falcon's build, he is doing a fantastic build. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlemo Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yeah, I think it's my computer (or me); the only way I can enlarge is to "right-click" and then click on "open link" !! Works, just takes more time. Thanks Cass.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconvan Posted March 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 I pulled the old tank and got the fuel cell mounted. Looks like it was a good move; I looked in the old tank with a flashlight and it was rusted pretty bad all the way around. Now I just need to run the fuel lines and the vent and we'll be back on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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