UK, at least, cars with the fresh-air vents in the dash ('face'-level) still
have the 'foot'-level fresh air flap. Otherwise as Dave Hill said except
that maybe I am just lucky with mine but neither of my cars suffer from
leaking or rattling face-level vents. Or maybe I just can't hear them above
everything else ...
Today's Trivia question: How many positions does the 'foot'-level fresh-air
flap have?
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: early B's and air vents in the dash?
> I'm sure you realize that the fresh air vent in a '66 is the large flap
> behind the radio speaker console at the center bottom of the
> behind-the-dash area. So... how would you go about routing air from that
> opening to the radio opening? The only thing I could think of would be to
> cut a hole in the door for a flexible duct or a pair of ducts running up
> behind the console to your new air vent (assuming it fits -- I don't know
> that it does).
>
> I am a little dubious about this endeavour, in that possibly Abingdon
> knew what it was doing when it routed fresh air into the footwell (which
> can get quite hot) rather than into your face (which gets plenty, thank
> you).
>
> But then, I don't know where the later cars get their fresh air. Maybe
> (for once) Abingdon had a better idea on the second go-round.
>
> Pearson, Tim had this to say:
>
> >Before I start, I'm talking UK/Europe/Aus spec here....
> >
> >B's up to 71 had the radio panel in the middle of the dash. On 72-76
cars,
> >this had migrated down to the centre console, and the rectangular hole in
> >the dash conatined air vents. Now, my 66 has the decorative panel over
the
> >hole in the dash, cause I don't use a radio. But I would like some air
> >vents......
> >
> >So....
> >
> >1/ Is the radio hole (pre 71) and the vent hole (post 71) the same size?
> >2/ Would a pair of vents from a post 71 car just clip into the radio hole
of
> >a pre 71?
> >3/ If so, where do the flexible tubes lead to ? (the parts catalogue
shows
> >the vents and the flexi tubes, but not where they come from)
> >4/ Anyone done this?
> >5/ Any other caveats anyone can think of?
> >
> >cheers....
> >
> >Tim
> >
> >66B YGHN3-3238
> >
> >
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
>
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