

| Subject: | Re: Blog post about 85 doka |
| From: | Alistair Bell |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:15:29 -0700 |
You know, that seems to make sense, but it hasn't worked for me on the boxes I've opened. Maybe the FIMC ( Felder Industries Magic Chisel) that Jim uses is the tool I need to buy. Really, honestly, the plastic welds on the tabs I've attacked have been first class. Alistair > On Mar 26, 2015, at 1:00 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Not that Felder Industries see itself in the business of telling Bell > Enterprises what time it is, but if you go after that heater box with a > chisel and pop it open you will save all the little tabs instead of > grinding them off (rolls eyes) so they can be drilled through and the > heater box can be fastened up with small zip ties. > > Respectfully, > > Jim > > On Thu, Mar 26, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Chris Szpejankowski < > szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote: > >> If you tell me that you can elegantly cram two computer fans inside, I >> will trust your judgement :-). Think foot well intake, rear exhaust. >> >> Wysłane z iPhone'a >> >> Dnia 26 mar 2015 o godz. 15:32 Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> napisał(a): >> >>> I have one in the shop. Want me to take pics with ruler beside? >>> >>> Ab >>> >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 12:23 PM, szpejankowski@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> My idea is to use it as an air circulator. Rear AC works well, but I >> get a pool of warm air in the foot compartments. I would install fans >> inside this duct to move that air into the very cold rear compartment. I >> have never seen one of these ducts in person so it's tough to say whether >> it's feasible. >>>> >>>> I have a rear facing fan by the shift lever now that kind of does this >> now. >>>> >>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a >>>> >>>> Dnia 26 mar 2015 o godz. 14:53 Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> >> napisał(a): >>>> >>>>> Looks the same as the tunnel I had in my 82 westy diesel. Screws down >> to the floor and fits up under a slightly different heater cover. >>>>> >>>>> I suppose it could be adapted, but to be honest I don't think it works >> very well. In the doka it probably does supply enough warm air for the rear >> passengers, but in my westy it really didn't do much. >>>>> >>>>> Installing a rear heater beats the duct hands down. >>>>> >>>>> Alistair >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 26, 2015, at 11:45 AM, szpejankowski@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Is it possible to adapt that center heater floor tunnel to a later >> model Vanagon? >>>>>> >>>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a >>>>>> >>>>>> Dnia 25 mar 2015 o godz. 18:14 Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> >> napisał(a): >>>>>> >>>>>>> Posted some bumpf about my neighbour's 85 doka. It's worth looking >> at just to see the nice colour choice he made with his repaint. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/03/25/vanagon-85-doka/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Alistair >>
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