Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2015 13:15:29 -0700
Reply-To: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From: Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject: Re: Blog post about 85 doka
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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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