vent

[navy68chevy]

has anyone ever made the vent doors in the kick panel if so can i get some help i want to fix mine but need to know were i can get them or how to make them thanks and pictures will help

[FirstOwner69]

LMC has them on page 88 of their catalog About $50 each. Other vendors probably have them also.

http://lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/full.aspx?Page=88

[blongdon]

Here is a pic of the front and back of them. I got this pair off CL for $15. They were rusty but a quick soak in Evapo-Rust took care of them. The seals are the worst part. They seem to dry out and rot over the course of 50 years...go figure! The vents are two pieces of metal riveted together. One side has an air deflector and the other has the anchor point for the open/close lever. You can buy just the seals from a number of places on the web.

These are fairly easy to find for a lot less than $50 ea.(used) so I personally would not recommend messing around making your own. That said it's always fun to give it a go if you have the time!

[navy68chevy]

guys im trying to find the part that the vent goes inside thats part of the inner cowl

[Gromit]

These flaps are pretty easy to refurbish - I like the previous poster's evaporust idea... mine only needed cleaning and a little brillo pad and elbow grease and a shot of paint.

I got an 8-1/2 by 11" sheet of self adhesive 1/16th felt; and a similar sized sheet of self adhesive 1/16th neoprene foam (the peel-off type) and sandwiched them together and pit them between the layers of sheet metal. I only settled for the yellow neoprene because they were all out of the black.

You can get those sheets of felt and foam at Micheal's Art & Craft Supply

Anyway; here is a photo - I drilled out the factory rivets and used screws - but probably pop rivets would have been better - you can snip off the screws close to flush..

This isn't for the factory correct guys but if you just want it to work and stop the deterioration and rust and air and water leaks it works okay; and is reversible if you want to go back to the way it was..plus you save $90 to spend on taking the war department out to dinner!

[trkfrk]

That's a great idea ^^^^