main vacuum source for heat/ac

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SO i got my heater core back in along with the new controls and i was thinking about the vacuum lines today.
I dont have any vacuum lines that are going from my engine through my firewall.

SO what is my vacuum source for my ac/heater controls? Where do i need to connect a hose too?

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Should be a place on the intake manifold behind the carb. Threaded into the manifold with a nipple/nipples.
 

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i have all after market. I have a edelbroke 600. i dont know where the vacuum line is. i dont see a vacuum line that is coming through the firewall
 

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These images my help.

Do you have a vacuum chamber? It isn't absolutely necessary but helps smooth out the controls during times of varying engine loads.

For a vacuum supply, I tee into the transmission modulator line in the back of the intake manifold. Be sure and install a check valve where indicated. Also included the tubing schematic for dash side:
 

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