Dash heat... A Different Approach

[JTW]

thank you, text me 3852041680

Sending nudes now!!

 

[Ragen]

Hello everyone. I, like many of you with a windshield/roof/rear panel setup, have been struggling with dash heat through the shifter slots and seat heat. I've seen several innovative solutions on this forum to solve these issues that are very effective, and I'd like to offer my solutions. For the seat heat I ran a continous sheet of automotive double sided foil heat shield from the front of the seat frame to the top of the frame for the seat back with the only openings being tiny slits for the seat belts and locating pegs/hooks for the seat bottom. Works wonders! Great! Problem solved. Then I was going to mod my dash using one of several ideas I saw on this site and then I had an idea... The crux of the problem is caused by a low pressure condition created in the cab at speed causing radiator heat to be, not blown in, but sucked in through the shifter slots and steering column. So I figured... All I gotta do is overcome the pressure of the radiator- heated air and get some ambient temperature air coming through those slots. So I came up with this...

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Any way I can have you send me a template of your hood vent ?
Thank you,

 

[0860silverado]

Any way I can have you send me a template of your hood vent ?
Thank you,

Yes sir! I'm just getting back from a long trip so I've been away from this site for a few days. I'll get some made up and I'll contact you. Glad you like it. It really works wonderfully.

 

[0860silverado]

I have free templates available for mesh grille inserts for hoods if anyone wants one. Just "start a conversation" with me so JTW doesn't send you nudes of himself. Gotcha!!

 

[bobbyhill]

Bad A$$ look for Sure!!

 

[Ragen]

I have free templates available for mesh grille inserts for hoods if anyone wants one. Just "start a conversation" with me so JTW doesn't send you nudes of himself. Gotcha!!

Thank you for the template, I will be sending you out a little something in the next week or so, enjoy and thank you for being so willing to help me out.

 

[fireman377]

please send more photos [email protected] thanks steve