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Old 03-02-2009, 01:31 AM
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i might just not have loocked in the right place, but i completely have my a/c removed inside and out and now im looking for a panel to cover the large hole in my firewall. does anyone know of a website where they sell them or of anyone that makes them? any help would be greatly appreciated.
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BMR and I think some of the othre chassis/suspension companies have them. Or you can make one for less than half the price, its fairly easy.
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I just made mine out of menards sheet metal and traced the gasket on it and cut it about a 1/4 inch around it.



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i just put a BMR in mine, very nice piece!!!
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thanks for the help. Does the BMR plate mount on the inside or the outside of the car?
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How did u guys get the evaporator out? I started taking it out and hacking away at the fiberglass housing around it and can't seem to get it free
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Originally Posted by litch2004
thanks for the help. Does the BMR plate mount on the inside or the outside of the car?
Inside the car
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made up a cardboard template and had specialized stainless make one for a great price
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the evap box is bolted in. It has somebolts from the inside and some on the outside. it depends though if you really want to go through all the work and removing the dash to get rid of it all. But i think you can just remove the bolts that are on the outside to get the evap box removed.
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Originally Posted by Black94Z28
I just made mine out of menards sheet metal and traced the gasket on it and cut it about a 1/4 inch around it.
Where did u get the gasket from?
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Originally Posted by shutzero
How did u guys get the evaporator out? I started taking it out and hacking away at the fiberglass housing around it and can't seem to get it free
There are 2 small like 8mm bolts on the back of the evaporator. I had to cut away at mine to acess the back. This might help:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...x-removal.html
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pcmforless has them too.
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I made my own aswell..




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