[Please reply direct to Larry -- TJH]
Larry Wright <Larry.Wright(at)mail.wdn.com> writes on the Tigers list:
> I almost cut the car today. I had been counting on upgrading the MK1
> to the later under-dash vent assemblies, using parts from my old SV
> Alpine. I found only one of the plastic vent boxes,however,and it is
> in pretty bad shape. I do not even know which side it is for! In
> addition, to install one, it looks like one must cut the panel below
> the cowl vents, which is OK, then _bend_ the metal to create a flange
> to rivet to (under the dash? Ouch!), which I do not care for. I think
> the best answer is to fabricate a flange rivetable to the plastic
> box, which in turn would be held to the car with through bolts; a
> much more sanitary installation. I am now interested in a set of
> rebuildable boxes from a defunct T or A (perhaps someone who's on the
> Alpine list could cross-post this request for me?).
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