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Old 06-18-2015, 01:23 PM   #21
Longhornss
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Re: Smooth Firewall With Vintage Air

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Originally Posted by Doug's68SS View Post
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Just getting started on mine, i have my Vintage Air but i have not tried to install it yet. i was thinking on welding my mounting hardware to the inside of the dash abd just use nuts to hold it in place.
Well that is an option you should not have a problem with using a nut on the lower firewall mount but looking at the instructions and my previous experience with other VA units that top mount is going to be a bear to get at. it will be a trick to get your hand up and over to tighten it that is why they have a weld nut on the mounting plate.

I am thinking once I get the VA plates here I will weld a stud to the inside lower mounting location. At the top I will bead roll a shallow stepped channel ..... like the one someone might make in a lap welded 1/4 repair. I will weld that to the upper location co that I can slip the unit up under the strip and just mount the bottom with a nut. the rest of the unit will be mounted to the cowl with the front evaporator mounting plate.
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