> My non-GL is a metal dash and bumpers rubber mat tweed upholstery L
> model as well. I changed the non-opening wings for opening ones early
> on (wife demanded it, due to non-working AC). It's not difficult, but
> it's a bit of an ordeal. You have to take the roll-up window glass to
> have enough room to wrangle the wing upright into place. Once you
> figure out how it goes, it gets easier--- Budget 2 or 3 hours for the
> first one, and 45 minutes for the second.

I did this on a Bay. It wasn't fun. The hardest part was removing &
reinstalling the chrome trim... in fact I never did bother with the
passenger (left) door.

The problem with these vans is their 1960s ventilation... no dash vents.

My 84 Caravelle GL is an upmarket bus but has a bare dash too, and no
aircon (you'd think an Australian-market van would have it as
standard, but noooooooooooooo). I'm looking at fitting a heater from a
Japanese car, in fact I have a complete climate-control system from a
FWD  87 Corolla Cielo liftback I wrecked. I'd see what the van's
underdash guts are like... if there's room, holes could be cut to
install dash vents... in fact with the unpadded dash anything is
possible, including welding-in pods to mount vents from a donor car.

--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van nut
Temporarily in Calgary, AB, Canada
<goose1047@gmail.com>

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