AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

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AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

Reply #30 – December 13, 2014, 11:28:04 AM

how did you do it?

AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

Reply #31 – December 13, 2014, 08:21:39 PM

I'd guess it was a non ac foxbody

AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

Reply #32 – December 24, 2014, 04:07:05 PM

Hi guys,
I put a new core in my tbird last week. I did the same as jcassity did.

Just some things i noticed:
1) The sheet metal for the firewall is really thin. Like less than .060 in thick. So I wasnt worried about structural integrity after I noticed that.

2) There is A LOT of plastic that needs to be broken/cut/removed from the back side of the HVAC box to get the core out. I spent half an hour just chipping away a little more here, a little more there.

3) I actually got the old core out without pulling the fuel rail off.

4) You can almost get the new core in without moving the fuel rail, but the fuel pressure regulator gets in the way. So i did have to pop that off. PS a claw hammer works really well for prying the rail up

In the end i think this is a much better way than going from the interior. Cuz really once I got the new core in, I knew I was home free :)

AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

Reply #33 – January 05, 2015, 07:57:53 PM

good to hear,, next time im up in Vienna or Tysons corner I may see you running around

AND NOW!!!! It's a 1hour or less heater core

Reply #34 – January 06, 2015, 12:01:37 PM

I just found a donor car to make a access panel cover bigger then the portion of firewall I'll be cutting out. I'll be tackling this project in the near future and take a few photos along the way for reference.