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Offline p7387

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floor vents (addition of)
« on: September 13, 2011, 02:43:49 am »
i took a donor interior from another truck which had no ac but did have floor vents. my current 87 2wd has no floor vents. after examining around the inner fender area i was questioning where the air inlet would be. are there any different pieces or modifications that i will need to make for the retrofit?

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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2011, 02:52:46 am »
i know in my 79 it has ac and i have found leaves on the passengers side vent also the blower is right there so i assume the vent is vented from the cowl and all the trucks have it
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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2011, 10:59:02 am »
the set up seems ambiguous. inside the cab the vents (the doors that you pull open or closed with the lever) are not on my 87. but if i do install the vents from the donor truck i still can' t figure out where the air ducts that supply the air are. like irish said are these included on all trucks?

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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2011, 11:57:11 am »
On my non a/c cab there is a 1" opening at the bottom of the firewall piece where it is attached to the A pillar. You can't see it with the fender on the truck.
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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2011, 11:49:10 pm »
yes-
i wonder if that particular opening is there on all cabs regardless of the interior having vents?

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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2011, 08:19:58 pm »
That lower hole is the drain for the cowl. All outside air is supplied through the cowl no matter if AC or not.
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Re: floor vents (addition of)
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2011, 06:22:05 am »
That makes sense Blazin. I looked at it never thought of the top...haha
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