non a/c conversion

[89Suburban]

found a non a/c blower housing, heater box, control unit and under dash wiring harness for $50. let you know how it goes. won't start till after next weekend.

**** man, good find. I might look around at pull a part in the fall and see if there is anything I can find like that. I would like to change my controls and heaber box to all non a/c.

I think my problem then would be though , is the fresh air vent/vents. Non a/c trucks, aren't they on both kick panels with the handle you pull to open the doors?

 

[dee123]

passenger side pull vent. not on driver side, i don't think. vent door and trim piece are the same. just need rod and knob to convert to manual. and the circular shield comes off too.

 

[dee123]

as far as a heater core, i need to find out if a/c one is a heavier duty unit. might keep that. heater hose holes might be different through the firewall.

 

[89Suburban]

passenger side pull vent. not on driver side, i don't think. vent door and trim piece are the same. just need rod and knob to convert to manual. and the circular shield comes off too.

Really, the trim piece is the same?

 

[89Suburban]

as far as a heater core, i need to find out if a/c one is a heavier duty unit. might keep that. heater hose holes might be different through the firewall.

This is a great thread for figuring this **** out and documenting it.

 

[dee123]

if you look at LMC, the trim piece looks the same minus the rounded piece. vent flap is same. if i emailed you pics, could you post them?

 

[89Suburban]

if you look at LMC, the trim piece looks the same minus the rounded piece. vent flap is same. if i emailed you pics, could you post them?

Absoloutley.

 

[J Knight]

Really, the trim piece is the same?

These are mine I put in last week. If you notice the right panel has a chrome plug and shaft tunnel for a pull handle, also the door is attatched to the panel itself.

 

[dee123]

ya, only vent on passenger side.

 

[89Suburban]

I am posting these for derek.

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[J Knight]

Damn!!! She is really tearin that truck apart, yall take some lessons from that little one.

 

[dee123]

thanks. the white cab is from calgary. besides needing rockers there is no major rust on it. black truck body was completely rotten. will get more pics through winter as i work on cab and non a/c conversion.

 

[dee123]

that's my daughter. she's 6 and follows me like a lost puppy.

 

[89Suburban]

Good job on the frame, is that that POR15 stuff?

 

[dee123]

tremclad. one heavy coat and one light coat. pretty happy with it. knocked off scaling rust and lightly wire wheeled the frame. i found if the metal is perfectly clean, the paint didn't adhere as well.