Bow Tie AC Vent Mod. Mod
 

So I had this boxy Bow Tie vent mod sitting on my shelf waiting patiently for me to install it. I was not too happy with the quality as the plastic was very thin and frankly like made in China before the Capitalization of their economy. I mean it was very poorly molded and vents were not straight. Good thing, it was cheap. The worse part, I had to drill another hole thru the penlum, WTF???:confused:

Then I had too much time on my hands waiting for my parts to come in for my project and found this:

https://www.mtgiparts.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=415&product_id=1201

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Sold here in the States, the company is a Ford and GM warehouse for OEM parts. Only $10.50, Darn reasonable I thought, No? :eek: S&H was more :-(

Any who, I went to home depot to get some PVC pipes/fittings, total 3 pieces to build up the outlet to receive the vent, I still had to shave down the ID of the 1"coupler, no biggy. BTW the vent face screws off for dusting if needed, I did not know this when I bought, bonus :-)

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So around $30, I got an updated look but subtle, good quality make and feel, USA! ( probably made in China, but it is very good build quality, solid, lol )

Now for the on car Pics:'
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Straight Back, see the PVC glue :D, yes it is permanent. I was going to just use some light silicon, but I ran out. :-P
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Closed, btw, it does push more air thru the center vents
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Aimed towards the driver side, it is infinite-directional.

Tested with AC on, Wow, I can now direct the full blast of cooled ( when it works, lol, it does ) air anywhere I want, :D

I highly recommend it but you will fail concours :( but you will stay cooler.

J

Oh yeah, wifey likes it :eek:

She asked what took me so long :-(

Very nice!

I found that when I added the vent kit from Griffiths the cooling effect from the AC was increased by x 1000.

What's A/C?

A/c
 

Jim,

Well done, again, as usual.........

Best,

Gerry

Nice move Brother Jim!

Nice, thanks.

:cool:

:eek: :eek: :eek:

:D


All joking aside, nice, creative job there, bro!


It's something which is far superior to a ragtop!

Whiskey river take my mind.

LOL

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Niiice!

There's the old joke where a lifeguard risks his life to rescue some snotty kid. He braves the undertow and drags him back to shore and to the ungrateful arms of his mother. "He had a hat" declares the Momz....(shut up Sid).....:rolleyes:

Oh great, drove us to dinner and I used the AC, now "baby, too cold" LOL.

So I directed it just to me, wow, I got cooler quick :eek:

Great idea! This mod probably could be adapted to the early dealer mounted systems as well.

Thanks for sharing

I think so, though I really did not want to drill an extra hole, I may pull the trigger and widen the current hole ( the rubber grommet is about the same diameter as the mod ID so no metal cutting of the fire wall needed ) and stick in a wider PVC. I was told on many occasions that our system bottle necks at the penlum and a wider hole will allow better flow especially out this port area.

Well, will try it this way for now, since I am a lazy fart. It is amazing how air directed to the lower region really helps you cool down :D Like the Toyota crotch vents. LOL.

Oh great...! Another thing for me to do...:eek: ;)
But heck, it is all about improving cooling people in the car, right? :D

Nevermind, it looks like Chevy thought of it first :D

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True that my Brother!

BTW, we need to redo your clutch cable install. kinda skipped a step. :eek: check my thread Trade Secrets :D

Come on down at your earliest convenience, you are always welcome at our casa (and garage :D)