What have you done to your square lately??

[WFarm]

I have my whole setup setting in the barn if for some reason you need parts. I went Vintage Air for my redo. I know you are long way from California but if something isn't doing it's thing take a picture of what you need and I'll send it.

Thanks for the offer. Hopefully I’ll be good to go once the AC delete cover and new core get here.

 

[WFarm]

My AC delete cover came in today. Should look nice once installed but I’ll get the heater box mounted first as it has three studs that the cover slides over.

For those of you who have done this, I have a couple of questions:

1) Are the little dimples for where to drill for the mounting holes accurate? How did you determine where to drill?

2) For mounting the fan, did you use the original screws and thread them into the fiberglass or use bolts and nuts to mount the fan before installing the cover?

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[bucket]

My AC delete cover came in today. Should look nice once installed but I’ll get the heater box mounted first as it has three studs that the cover slides over.

For those of you who have done this, I have a couple of questions:

1) Are the little dimples for where to drill for the mounting holes accurate? How did you determine where to drill?

2) For mounting the fan, did you use the original screws and thread them into the fiberglass or use bolts and nuts to mount the fan before installing the cover?

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I definitely wouldn't want to use nuts and bolts to retain the blower motor. As long as the mounting flange is of similar thickness as the original blower box, I'd use the original screws.

If you wanted to get fancy, you could use riv-nuts with backer washers (for more support) and mount the blower with stainless or black oxide machine screws.

 

[Rustisbest]

The dimples were perfect on mine. After I got all the holes drilled for everything I slapped on a thick coat of brush on Rustoleum on the inside

I drilled small holes and used self tapping screws for the fan. If its gonna be ran offroad some where you get some vibration, I would probably either use some U clips and a thin peice of foam around the mounting flange to seal it all up OR epoxy some short bolts to the backside of the mounting holes to act as studs for the fan. You dont want to have to take the whole box off if your fan happens to go out. Probably plenty of other ways to do it though.

 

[WFarm]

I definitely wouldn't want to use nuts and bolts to retain the blower motor. As long as the mounting flange is of similar thickness as the original blower box, I'd use the original screws.

If you wanted to get fancy, you could use riv-nuts with backer washers (for more support) and mount the blower with stainless or black oxide machine screws.

I’ll check the thickness tonight. I like the idea of Riv-nuts but don’t have that stuff. We would occasionally use them in my past life and they worked fine.

I tend to over build things, the result of decades in the nuclear power world. My dad ( Navy Nuc, then commercial power Nuc) told me once “Do you know the definition of an elephant? An elephant is nothing more than a mouse designed by a nuclear engineer”

 

[WFarm]

The dimples were perfect on mine. After I got all the holes drilled for everything I slapped on a thick coat of brush on Rustoleum on the inside

I drilled small holes and used self tapping screws for the fan. If its gonna be ran offroad some where you get some vibration, I would probably either use some U clips and a thin peice of foam around the mounting flange to seal it all up OR epoxy some short bolts to the backside of the mounting holes to act as studs for the fan. You dont want to have to take the whole box off if your fan happens to go out. Probably plenty of other ways to do it though.

Excellent! Thanks Matt @Rustisbest .

 

[Ontheboulder]

So I finally got the mirrors mounted! Now to wire up the mirror heat and put things back together!

 

[bucket]

So I finally got the mirrors mounted! Now to wire up the mirror heat and put things back together!

Too late now, but it would have been slick to run the cable through the top of the stainless cover, then though a hidden hole in the mirror base.

 

[Ricko1966]

I’ll check the thickness tonight. I like the idea of Riv-nuts but don’t have that stuff. We would occasionally use them in my past life and they worked fine.

I tend to over build things, the result of decades in the nuclear power world. My dad ( Navy Nuc, then commercial power Nuc) told me once “Do you know the definition of an elephant? An elephant is nothing more than a mouse designed by a nuclear engineer”

You don't need special tools for just a few rivnuts a bolt,a washer,and 2 nuts

 

[Ontheboulder]

Too late now, but it would have been slick to run the cable through the top of the stainless cover, then though a hidden hole in the mirror base.

Thought about that but was worried about where the wire would come out inside with all the window stuff right there, got the hardest part of the wiring done-- getting the wire inside the cab thru the rubber boot on the door!! time for my best first beer of the day!!

 

[Ontheboulder]

Thought about that but was worried about where the wire would come out inside with all the window stuff right there, got the hardest part of the wiring done-- getting the wire inside the cab thru the rubber boot on the door!! time for my best first beer of the day!!

On top of that it would have been a royal PITA to fish the mirror wire thru there with the bracket bolted up solid

 

[WFarm]

Installed the new heater core in the heater box and oiled all the linkages. Then used the box to verify bolt hole alignments and test fitted it on the bench. As @Rustisbest said, the little “drill here” dimples were perfectly located.

Drilled out the rest of the holes in the cover and mounted the resistor. Tomorrow everything should go back together.

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[Chevrolado]

Installed the new heater core in the heater box and oiled all the linkages. Then used the box to verify bolt hole alignments and test fitted it on the bench. As @Rustisbest said, the little “drill here” dimples were perfectly located.

Drilled out the rest of the holes in the cover and mounted the resistor. Tomorrow everything should go back together.

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Love when parts actually fit right. Good to see!




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In "what have you done to your square" news for mine... Got the bed bolted down, tailgate on, and rear bumper reinstalled.

 

[Burkee1483]

Tore down the dash.
Started throwing fancy shiny parts at it

 

[PrairieDrifter]

Installed the new heater core in the heater box and oiled all the linkages. Then used the box to verify bolt hole alignments and test fitted it on the bench. As @Rustisbest said, the little “drill here” dimples were perfectly located.

Drilled out the rest of the holes in the cover and mounted the resistor. Tomorrow everything should go back together.

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Get some u or j clips for the blower motor. At least for the ground screw. Mine did loosen up after some mileage.

I'd be hesitant using a rivnut in the application, if there's even enough meat to be able to use them.