Thread: Cheep heat for the model A

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My only defroster plan is to fold out the windshield a tad . I think it would be a bit of a challenge to add defroster tubes behind a model a dash, but I'm sure there's a way if it really proved to be needed.

lotsa

I wasn't going to put a heater in my 29 roadster, but I drove it to the shop today, ( 26 degrees ) and I think I'll take a page from your book and do the same. Even with the top it was cold!!! I'll have to put my heater under the dash somewhere but I'll figure it out. I didn't think I would drive it when it got cold but with the sun out it's a nice day for Wisconsin and I thought what the hell. Even a little heat would be nice. A good project for when the snow flies. Between that and a hood I'll keep busy over the winter. Nice job on yours, the box looks great.

Oldschool66

I installed a small universal heater from Vintage Air but I have not tried it yet. I did not like the complicated vacuum-activated water valve and have installed a manual valve in the water hose in front of the firewall. Your fabricated unit looks GREAT! Nice Work! The Vintage Air unit mounts to any flat surface with two bolts and I hung it on the inside of the firewall. Your under-seat position probably avoids the problem of routing hoses through the firewall and can be under the floor. As of now the space under my seat is wasted but I have been thinking of some sort of wooden drawers with space for maps and small tools under there. In my case I mounted the outlet where my wife's feet would/will be, a real consideration, although she wants air conditioning which I refuse to do considering the many leaks around the windshield and wind wings!

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder