[DeTomaso] A/C Rebuild - Vents

[WLHPANTERA at aol.com]

Try 1970 Lincoln Mark III vents.  I remembered the cross reference  from an 
old article from years ago.
Bill Harris
TPOC
 
 
In a message dated 6/19/2011 6:05:00 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
grayjim at att.net writes:

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-----
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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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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?
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> Will.
>
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