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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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I figured I would ask this in this forum because many of you are not running AC. I want to delete the heater box but still want to keep my heat. Is it as simple as cutting the box flush with the firewall, then adding a block off plate with the holes cut out for the heater hoses and vaccum line? Or am I missing something?
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:19 PM
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Basicly search in the drag tech setcion there are a couple write ups on it. You will need to trim a little inside the bux inorder for the heat to still work
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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Thats all i did, The box doesnt have the heater core in it just a/c stuff... Its kinda a pain in the *** i used a dremal the dust from it gets everywhere haha. But ya your on the right track.

My facebook has some pics of me cutting it out on it if you want to look at them (Jason Maroslut Miller).
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 06:22 PM
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Ok thanks a lot for the help!
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 06:27 AM
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I just did mine. Used a drimmel as well, fiberglass dust everywhere lol. Cut it flush, notch it since you are now having to redirect the airflow. I cut up a old "no trespassing" sign for the tin as its what I laying around and pop riveted in place. There's a place on ebay that sells the panels cheap. You just gotta cut a hole in it for ur heater core lines.
Here's a pic.
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