Hot Rod Heater? Small and Simple?

That would be an inverter, not converter.

 

Dont use a fan, use a blower type heater.

 

I've got one of those. I mounted a cigarette lighter socket under the dash with a toggle switch to turn it on, and I use it just to defog the windows in the winter. If you wan to use it for heat, better forget it. It wont take the chill off, even on a long trip! At least they're cheap, so my $10 sale price wasn't a big deal.

I've got a couple NOS heater cores sitting in boxes here, and I'm going to mount a pancake fan behind one, and then fab a sheetmetal box to cover and mount it all. Much better and cheaper than a aftermarket hotrod heater.

 

Early honda civics had a small box heater that was all inclosed.

 

Just picked this up on craigslist for $10.00. I have used it before from heavy equipment.

 

I also have one of these in my Aero , they are very compact and weigh only about 5#. Works great although they are 6 volt so you may risk burning up the motor unless you use a dropping resistor. They have 2 air exit ports making them really easy to install.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Henry-J-Hea...Parts_Accessories&hash=item27ce7b0098&vxp=mtr

 

has defrost as well... you will need to find the parts that go up under the dash by the window for defrost, if your car did not have a heater installed originally they will not be there.

 

Guys, call Roland at Rods and Rides in Calhoun Ga. 706-625-4518 (Shop) or call him on his cell at 770-324-4098

He has a really neat self-contained under the dash unit for $170.
It's compact, ( 7.5" x 7.5" x 7" tall) and easy to install in just about anything.

 

I've got the stock HJ heater/defroster but I find it big and clunky.

 

That Summit trans cooler with a fan is similar in concept to the auxilliary under the front seat heater I had on a 48 Chevy. Seem to remember a large round hole in the floor for it to pull air though.

Google is your friend - lots of options:

http://www.amazon.com/R150-Volt-Auxiliary-Heater-Vehicles/dp/B0058KILLC

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Heating-Cooling/Auxiliary-Heater.aspx?t_c=84&t_s=519&t_pt=3419

http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12volvismoun.html

http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/12v24vunenho.html

http://www.chetcomarine.com/auxiliaryheaters.aspx

 

That is the answer to most of my questions.

 

I used the Flexalite 640 Mojave Heater with the 650 Plenum box in
my Henry J Gasser project. Mounted it vertically on the passenger
side, so I could tuck it behind the dashboard. We welded some 3/4"
square tubes to the inside of the firewall and used nutserts to hang
the heater off of, so no fasteners show on the firewall. I may have
to reroute the inlet fittings and add a bleeder to get all the air out,
but I really wanted defrosters even more than heat.

John

 

Im a Big jeeper outside of the Hamb and with any custom or off roadvehicles almost everyone i run into runs these I see alot of hotrods with them too I plan on buying one for mine, hopfully soon its cold out there! there called mojave heaters they are really small and work really well. http://www.jcwhitney.com/mojave-heaters/p2002903.jcwx

 

I am looking at doing one of the 12V heaters (no water lines) in my little 27 Model T coupe. Does anyone have any experience with the heaters that DO NOT run water lines? Are they worth installing? I don't need to be warm, but a defroster would be nice and a little warm air on my feet would be a bonus.

 

here's what I am looking at
http://www.sportsimportsltd.com/usa-made-12-volt-ducted-heater.html

 

Waste of time mate

 

mohr hp Is Right On, Got Mine At A Tractor Supply Co.