Hi Paul,

Thanks for the response, Maggie Dew emailed me photos of how it is installed
in her '85.

I went right out and cut the opening in the bottom of the seat storage area,
and then pushed the seat into position in the van. I was expecting it to
stop short due to the heater duct, but it went all the way in.

Hmm, seemed to be a long distance between the heater outlet and the front
kick panel. Then I realized that the heater unit is mounted on the next
floor rib forward in the Westy compared to the non-westy models. I didn't
get that right away from the photos.

So yes, it does take up a bit of room.

Thanks,

Dave

On 7/23/06, Paul Guzyk <paullist@guzyk.com> wrote:
>
> >What I need to know is (looking at the same thing in a water-cooled
> >Westfalia) whether the rear heater assembly lives on top of the floor of
> the
> >storage compartment, or is the storage compartment floor cut to allow it
> >slide around the heater?
> >
>
> On a water cooled Westy, the rear heater is mounted the same way as a
> water cooled Vanagon...directly on the metal floor.
>
> The seat base wood is cut around the heater.  The front vent area is also
> cut.
>
> A heater cover box covers everything under the seat, so you have less
> storage room.
>
> Perhaps someone can link photos of the rear seat of a water cooled
> westy with the cover box installed and with it removed.
>