Family Affair Ek Ute

[Sneezy1211]

Cheers guys , so how do you get cool air ?? The air lever on the dash opens the flap that feeds the heater core so it would be heat all the time ?

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[Harv]

You put a water tap/valve in one of the heater hoses feeding the heater core. Water on = hot air. Water off = warm air because the tap leaks

The tap is often put under the engine bay, but can also live inside the car.

Get fancy with the tap, and you can run it off the dash control slider thing. You need a spare dash control slider thing to gut, then put the second arm on your one.

Some info here:
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Cheers,
Harv

[Brett027]

Electric taps are easy and effective. Got one on my old boy.

[Blacky]

The left side arm is quite different from the right side arm - I have a pattern at work so you can make one out of 1.6mm sheet - if you can use a drill , grinder and file you can make one

[Errol62]

I made left from right and ran a nasco grey head mounted tap pn my 186 head, to poor man heater, via bike cable. Worked well and not hot when tap turned off. Since went 1/2” copper to a ball valve under the dash, in easy reach.


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[FireKraka]

Hey Brett you got a photo or details on the electric tap

[Brett027]

My one is part of my aircon stuff. If you do a search you can find the Vintage Air ones or other makes.the Vintage Air one is the lower photo.

[FireKraka]

Now that's a pretty neat little bit of kit most of the modern ones I've seen run on vacuum.

Thanks for posting Brett

[Sneezy1211]

Well it's been a big job but it's at the blasters....

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[Errol62]

Looks like a very good starting point. Great to see you are getting stuck in. Keep the updates coming.


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[Brett027]

Looks like a good one. Love the home-made transmission hump. Look forward to seeing the journey

[Blacky]

Here’s hoping there are not too many nasty surprises mate

[FireKraka]

Great start point Sneezy, looking forward to seeing this come to life mate.

[Sneezy1211]

I haven't seen it yet but the panel beater has just let us know the the subframe is back from blasting and no good ? Does anybody know of a decent one around the toowoomba area ?

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[Sneezy1211]

Here’s hoping there are not too many nasty surprises mate

Cheers Blacky , panel beater has just let us know after blasting the sub frame is no good ... now to find one locally hopefully

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