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    Heaters for Hot Rods

     



    I sometimes ask myself why I have roadster in snow country? Does anyone know anything about, or had any success with the Speedway "Mojave" universal heater?
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    I have a small heater in our 34 roadster,Vintage Air. Hot water type, Works great. Tryed electric type, no good.

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    I have an electric in my Beetle, and it does keep the window clear, but not much else.. My hotrod will have the Vintage air firewall mounted coolant/ hot water type
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    I wouldn't be without a heater in my cars, I like the vintage type, you can pick them up from Ebay for a few dollars, they usually hold water well and only need updating with a 12v fan, cheap computer fans are good also 12v motorcycle fans.

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    if your pretty handy you could probably butcher a late model heater and re-arange the heater core and fan.
    just a thought
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    Most of them are to big i'm afraid, again look at computer water cooling rads, small but very efficient and quiet cheap.



    Quote Originally Posted by spikeo View Post
    if your pretty handy you could probably butcher a late model heater and re-arange the heater core and fan.
    just a thought
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    Those look great. Nice job. I have located a vintage heater which I can repair and clean up, but boy does it seem to take up a lot of room.

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    You could always install these in the seats. Takes up 0 room.


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    Seat warmers is what I am planing on using.
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    for my 351 pinto i made a wooden box with an old heator core and blower but i dont have a pic of it .. worked great ..

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    Steve those are too cool! I mean hot.
    I bet they look fantastic in some of the rides you have built.
    Quote Originally Posted by roadster32 View Post
    I wouldn't be without a heater in my cars, I like the vintage type, you can pick them up from Ebay for a few dollars, they usually hold water well and only need updating with a 12v fan, cheap computer fans are good also 12v motorcycle fans.

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    I have seat heaters as well in my 32 roadster, not taking any chances


    Quote Originally Posted by Steves32 View Post
    You could always install these in the seats. Takes up 0 room.

    Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.

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    Yes Steve they look very cool, the 2nd one is in Sue's RPU




    Quote Originally Posted by stovens View Post
    Steve those are too cool! I mean hot.
    I bet they look fantastic in some of the rides you have built.
    Its aweful lonesome in the saddle since my horse died.

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    neat pick up!
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    Am putting a Mojave heater in my Plymouth wagon. not mounted yet but it will be above the trans tunnel and directing the warm air to both sides of the floor.

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