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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Heater Box
    « on: August 15, 2009 - 04:38:55 PM »
    Has anybody done a restoration thread on a heater box for a 70 Challenger?

    Whats the availability of parts ? Gaskets etc.
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    Offline Bullitt-

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #1 on: August 15, 2009 - 04:42:57 PM »
    Seen plenty of posts & pics.....Tore mine down & "restored" but there was not much wrong with it, pretty straight forward.....You may want to buy one of those seal kits but I made my own.
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    Offline 72rtchallenger

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #2 on: August 15, 2009 - 04:52:21 PM »
    Quote from: Bullitt- on August 15, 2009 - 04:42:57 PM
    Seen plenty of posts & pics.....Tore mine down & "restored" but there was not much wrong with it, pretty straight forward.....You may want to buy one of those seal kits but I made my own.

     :iagree:

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    Offline NoMope Greg

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #3 on: August 15, 2009 - 06:51:52 PM »
    I did mine - it's super easy.
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    Offline AZDAN

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #4 on: August 15, 2009 - 06:53:26 PM »
     I did mine and found leaves and other junk in it. If you have it out or can get it off the car easy at this time I would do it.
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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #5 on: August 15, 2009 - 07:35:03 PM »
    Who all sells the kits and which ones are the best?
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    Offline cj

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #6 on: August 15, 2009 - 08:17:57 PM »
    I think Detroit Muscle Technologies makes heater box restoration kits.  Haven't tried them.  Check out their website.
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    Offline RUSTY Cuda

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #7 on: August 15, 2009 - 08:27:38 PM »
    Yes! detroit has em, used their kit & worked well, now they give you the fresh air gaskets with it I think! Rich
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    Offline 71Plym

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009 - 10:06:22 AM »
    RestoRick also distributes the heater box kits.
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    Offline miketyler

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009 - 11:21:40 AM »
    There is a guy on eBay that was selling the foam kits for them. Also there was a link to one of the restoration places that showed them going thru an AC box. Interesting that they bead blast the outer casings, then clear coated it. 
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    Offline kmyles

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #10 on: August 19, 2009 - 01:18:16 PM »
    I used the kit from DTM and it worked great! I also did my box, it wasn't too bad, I even had to do some fiberglassing to make mine usable!
    « Last Edit: August 19, 2009 - 06:19:23 PM by kmyles »
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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #11 on: August 19, 2009 - 05:41:11 PM »
    Quote from: kmyles on August 19, 2009 - 01:18:16 PM
    I used the kit from DTM and it worked great! I also did my bix, it wasn't too bad, I even had to do some fiberglassing to make mine usable!

    Ok I'll be the guy that says it. Whats a bix?
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    Offline Topcat

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #12 on: August 19, 2009 - 05:53:56 PM »
    If your scratches aren't too bad you can spray a coat of clear coat over the front cover and it tends to tone them back to the color when it wasn't scratched before.

    How long the clear lasts and if it yellows, I don't know. But it does work. Try a semi gloss aerosol clearcoat so it's not too shiney. Fishn4Cuda turned me onto this trick.
    Mine came out great. 
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    Offline kmyles

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #13 on: August 19, 2009 - 06:20:55 PM »
    Real funny there big guy!
    The o is awfully close to the i on this blackberry!!!!!
    « Last Edit: August 20, 2009 - 11:38:51 AM by kmyles »
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    Offline Tropicalcats

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    Re: Heater Box
    « Reply #14 on: August 19, 2009 - 06:28:41 PM »
    Quote from: kmyles on August 19, 2009 - 06:20:55 PM
    Real funny there big guy!
    The o is awfully close the i on this blackberry!!!!!

     I just thought it was some part I was not familar with.  :roflsmiley:
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