Defrost and AC Venting

I really didn't think about the effort that would go into making your own dash. One thing I overlooked was how to get air to the vents both for the A/C and for the defroster. I tried a bunch of parts from the junk yard, but none of them would work without major modification. So, time to make my own.

Basically I used a bunch of scrap exhaust tubing and light weight sheet metal to make all the vents. The next three shots shows the center defrost vent for the dash.

I painted up this piece a nice flat black. I then stuck some rubber seals for windows around the sealing edge and screwed it into the underside of the dash. Here's a couple pictures of the two side defrost vents. You can see the white seals I used. 

The A/C vents were pretty easy to make compared to the defrost vents. The A/C vents didn't have as much of a clearance issues as did the defrost vents. Here's a couple shots of the three A/C vents.

These vents will be installed with a set screw attaching them to the vent opening already in the dash itself. Pretty simple fabrications that should do the trick.