AC coil/ enclosure removeal

[joaquin suave]

Howdy Joaquin Suave here! I am a TOTAL Nubbi the '67-'72 Chevy trucks, So please bare with me.

I bought a 1972 C20 custom deluxe 4x4 and in the process of making it into a flatbed work truck. The previous owner gutted the AC pump & plumbing. I plan to make storage lockers for recovery gear and tools in the engine bay over the inner fenders and would like to remove the AC "heat exchanger" coil and the plastic enclosure that encases it to "buy" more space...

Is there a "manifold" that is used on non-AC trucks that I can easily swap... to buy myself some more space???

Thanks in advance!

[rsavage]

Exhaust and intake manifolds are the same on AC and Non AC trucks. The heater/evaporator box is larger on the AC trucks than the heater box in a non ac truck. However, the firewall cut outs are different. A vintage air type system just has a couple of hoses going through the firewall which removes the whole fiberglass box.