[DeTomaso] A/C Rebuild - Vents

[Jim Gray]

The vents are non-existent from the vendors unless they are from a parts
car.  I did buy one on e-bay some time back not realizing that I not only
needed the vent but also the housing for the vent!  My bad.

Jim Gray 

-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of John Taphorn
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 1:30 PM
To: Will Kooiman; detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] A/C Rebuild - Vents

Will

I think it was Bill Stroope who added the additional vent.  Ford didn't 
continue the practice - perhaps, they didn't recognize a benefit.  Ford was 
making many changes to enhance the system's functionality.  Giving them the 
benefit of the doubt, had a third vent been the answer, it would have been 
easier than the other mods which Ford made to the Pantera.

If you check your Service Bulletin, you will see that Ford added a fresh air

intake in the passenger side grill infront of the Windshield adjacent to the

wiper mechanism on the later cars.  Koji Kobuto added NACA ducts on the top 
of each front fender behind the wheel on his award winning car to bring air 
into the cabin.  So, it has been done before and documented.  I'd call 
Wilkinson for the vents should you desire a third.

JT
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Kooiman" <wkooiman at earthlink.net>
To: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2011 12:28 PM
Subject: [DeTomaso] A/C Rebuild - Vents


> What is the current thought about the A/C assembly regarding the vents.
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> My car has 2 vents on the dash, plus the defroster vents.  Didn't 
> Bondurant
> modify the dash to have a 3rd vent?  I've seen the later dash that has a
> piece added to the dash that directs the air downward.  I think that's one
> of the L mods.
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> Does it make sense to add a third vent?  Or do I just have vent envy?  If
> the 3rd vent helps, were do I find them?  The vendors?  Which one?
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> What about adding a fresh air system to the cowl area?  Necessary?  Has
> anyone done this?  I only ask because it seems like nearly every car has
> one, but the Pantera doesn't - at least mine doesn't.
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> I don't want to do the Hall mod that puts the vent in the end of the door.
> I just want a climate control system that works reasonably well.
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> Will.
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