kramttocs Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 James at Detroit Muscle Technologies has just released a set of seals for the HVAC box on both sides of the firewall. I have a set on the table in front of me and these things are nice! Really great to have someone that is willing to make some of these no longer available pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Excellent! Good news, Scott. $40 for a kit isn't bad at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 Excellent! Good news, Scott. $40 for a kit isn't bad at all. Agreed- the price is extremely reasonable for all that is included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Agreed- the price is extremely reasonable for all that is included. That’s great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 That’s great! Thanks for the link, he also carries the fender well guards I need for my Ranger as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Good find Scott! It's pretty cool that they can zip them out to order with a laser, rather than keeping all those dies, and having to swap them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Good find Scott! It's pretty cool that they can zip them out to order with a laser, rather than keeping all those dies, and having to swap them out. This is an excellent source that deserves to be stickied somewhere. The PO of my truck said the AC did not work and he had it unplugged at the compressor and the belt removed. I have a feeling I will be replacing the lot of it so this will be a purchase I need to make, and until now was sweating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 It's pretty cool that they can zip them out to order with a laser, rather than keeping all those dies, and having to swap them out. I find it a really interesting process also. I would enjoy touring his shop for sure! This is an excellent source that deserves to be stickied somewhere. The PO of my truck said the AC did not work and he had it unplugged at the compressor and the belt removed. I have a feeling I will be replacing the lot of it so this will be a purchase I need to make, and until now was sweating. Agreed. And anything else we come across like this, we ought to run it by James to see if he is interested in making it. These ought to be the most cumbersome of pieces. Long story short - I reached out to James and we looked at a few hvac pieces on ebay but none of them were complete units. Rather than spending a significant amount of money on multiple ebay pieces, I pulled all of the pieces from one of my parts trucks to donate to the cause. The first attempt, after hitting up a Walmart stocker for a large box, ended up being a no go since the shipping cost was outrageous on an oversized box. Next came the sawzall :) Ended up cutting the pieces into much smaller pieces that contained the seals and shipped them. Additionally, I wanted to ensure I didn't use any adhesive that might eat the seals I asked James what he recommended and he said he uses the yellow or black adhesive. I checked out the local auto parts store and they had two black options. The 'Super' option had a solvent warning so I went with the other - 8011 being the part number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny G Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 It's pretty cool that they can zip them out to order with a laser, rather than keeping all those dies, and having to swap them out. I find it a really interesting process also. I would enjoy touring his shop for sure! This is an excellent source that deserves to be stickied somewhere. The PO of my truck said the AC did not work and he had it unplugged at the compressor and the belt removed. I have a feeling I will be replacing the lot of it so this will be a purchase I need to make, and until now was sweating. Agreed. And anything else we come across like this, we ought to run it by James to see if he is interested in making it. These ought to be the most cumbersome of pieces. Long story short - I reached out to James and we looked at a few hvac pieces on ebay but none of them were complete units. Rather than spending a significant amount of money on multiple ebay pieces, I pulled all of the pieces from one of my parts trucks to donate to the cause. The first attempt, after hitting up a Walmart stocker for a large box, ended up being a no go since the shipping cost was outrageous on an oversized box. Next came the sawzall :) Ended up cutting the pieces into much smaller pieces that contained the seals and shipped them. Additionally, I wanted to ensure I didn't use any adhesive that might eat the seals I asked James what he recommended and he said he uses the yellow or black adhesive. I checked out the local auto parts store and they had two black options. The 'Super' option had a solvent warning so I went with the other - 8011 being the part number. there are dash insulators that would proably fall into this catagory, im sure you could find some kind of foam replacement but for example where the piece of trim under your steering column meets the dash there are strips of foam gasket there. Then for the vents I believe there is some as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 there are dash insulators that would proably fall into this catagory, im sure you could find some kind of foam replacement but for example where the piece of trim under your steering column meets the dash there are strips of foam gasket there. Then for the vents I believe there is some as well. Just an update on this topic. I've had some problems communicating with James at Detroit Muscle Technologies. I'd called and left one message, gotten a call back and an assurance that he'd call the next day, an email from him saying he'd check on the availability for me and get back, and then two unanswered emails from me asking where things stand. So this morning I was about to give up and tell y'all that it is a waste of time. But I thought I'd give it one more shot and called. To my amazement James answered. When I told him why I called he said "They'll be in the mail today - at no cost. Please tell everyone that I'm not such a bad guy." Given that, I'm here to say "He's not such a bad guy!" He's apparently REALLY busy and needs a minder, but he isn't a bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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