G'Day Guys
Just trying to identify what heater unit was used in my 87 AC Mk IV. It seems to be a Ford based on the plastic plate located on its right side but cannot find anything like it on the net.
Pics attached are from when it underwent a major rebuild and shows the heater unit under the dash. It's a big chunky thing that Ideally I would like to get rid of and replace with something smaller as I'm sure these were not used in any other Cobra builds that I can see.
On that note if I pull it out what replacement heater unit is best for these cars?
Any suggestions welcomed :)
Best Regs from Oz
Wear a warmer coat.....
Quote from: B.P.Bird on March 24, 2025, 13:28:24Wear a warmer coat.....
Haha, I'll take that on board !
Quote from: CobraAddict on March 17, 2025, 07:00:23G'Day Guys
Just trying to identify what heater unit was used in my 87 AC Mk IV. It seems to be a Ford based on the plastic plate located on its right side but cannot find anything like it on the net.
Pics attached are from when it underwent a major rebuild and shows the heater unit under the dash. It's a big chunky thing that Ideally I would like to get rid of and replace with something smaller as I'm sure these were not used in any other Cobra builds that I can see.
On that note if I pull it out what replacement heater unit is best for these cars?
Any suggestions welcomed :)
Best Regs from Oz
What you have is the Granada dual cage blower combined with a Heatee cord we defined on an former thread.
There are different solutions:
Buy a aftermarked kit car unit or build the smaller Lightweight unit by yourself or order it from the original supplier.
I was recently looking at these ( mini folk use them) as a solution to a car I'm working on atm. It is a recirculating heater ( no duct/ trunking from the front) but has demist outlets and directional flaps and is 3.5kw.
It's compact but not original, and would work if your changing the dash layout/ removing the original heater cables
https://www.t7design.co.uk/3-5kw-lightweight-heater-with-side-vents-12v-187-d1e-05a.html
I always thought a heater not needed in Oz but i do recall Geof Dowdle fitting a Clayton to his Bristol 400 so guess it does get cold at night/ early am.
Quote from: Flyinghorse on May 01, 2025, 08:37:41I was recently looking at these ( mini folk use them) as a solution to a car I'm working on atm. It is a recirculating heater ( no duct/ trunking from the front) but has demist outlets and directional flaps and is 3.5kw.
It's compact but not original, and would work if your changing the dash layout/ removing the original heater cables
https://www.t7design.co.uk/3-5kw-lightweight-heater-with-side-vents-12v-187-d1e-05a.html
I always thought a heater not needed in Oz but i do recall Geof Dowdle fitting a Clayton to his Bristol 400 so guess it does get cold at night/ early am.
Thanks for the feedback guys. It most definitely gets cold here in Melbourne in Autumn and winter. Woke up to a lovely sunny 5 Deg C morning today. Our local club has a fun run in June it calls the 'Brass Monkey' run and it has nothing to do with monkeys :)