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I'm putting my truck back together, and we're ready for the interior. My heater was duct taped, and barely installed (this is a picture from the internet of my exact heater, as well as the name given on eBay (because I wasn't sure exactly what it was called)). I'm converting from 6v to 12v, and was hoping that someone would be kind enough to send me a picture of their Arvin heater on the firewall side, and in the cab... Either/or would be fine. I just need something to go by for mounting it. TIA!
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That is a strange position for the heater hoses. I am used to the heater lines entering the engine bay. I hope someone can clear up the mounting for you.

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I have this model Arvin in my 41. I’m out of town in TN for a show. When I get back I’ll take pictures.


1941 Chevrolet AL 3/4 Ton previous Portsmouth Ohio Fire Dept
1959 Chevrolet 3100
1966 Chevrolet C10 "Sunoco Truck"
1986 Chevrolet C20 Crew Cab 454 lowered 6"
1991 Chevrolet R1500 Suburban LS 6.0/4l80e swap lowered on Qa1 coilers
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Thank you so much, Fannin!


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Here’s one image I found from the inside.
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1941 Chevrolet AL 3/4 Ton previous Portsmouth Ohio Fire Dept
1959 Chevrolet 3100
1966 Chevrolet C10 "Sunoco Truck"
1986 Chevrolet C20 Crew Cab 454 lowered 6"
1991 Chevrolet R1500 Suburban LS 6.0/4l80e swap lowered on Qa1 coilers
1994 Chevrolet c1500 lowered 2/4 on 17x11 Billets
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 full custom on air bags.
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And an under hood.
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1941 Chevrolet AL 3/4 Ton previous Portsmouth Ohio Fire Dept
1959 Chevrolet 3100
1966 Chevrolet C10 "Sunoco Truck"
1986 Chevrolet C20 Crew Cab 454 lowered 6"
1991 Chevrolet R1500 Suburban LS 6.0/4l80e swap lowered on Qa1 coilers
1994 Chevrolet c1500 lowered 2/4 on 17x11 Billets
2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 full custom on air bags.
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Ya, Bruno's going to need to have "L" fittings soldered to that heater core.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
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Actually, I just noticed the threads. You can probably cobble together some threaded brass/bronze elbow fittings to go through the firewall. Don't use rubber hoses until you get under the hood.


1950 Chevrolet 3100 (Ol' Roy)
1939 Packard Standard Eight Coupe (The Phantom) | 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville (The Bismarck) | 1956 Cadillac Sixty Special Fleetwood (The Godfather) | 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado (The Purple Knif) | 1966 Ford Mustang (Little Red) | 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 coupe | 1979 Ford F-100 | 1976 Ford F-150 (Big Red) | 1995 Ford F-150 (Newt)
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Thank you, Otto!


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46 Chevy truck. Send me a private message. I have an Arvin heater mounted in my 1950 3100.
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My ‘37 has a different model of Arvin heater, but just for the information, Grainger carries a 12v motor that had the same specs, Mounting bolt spacing, shaft size and length etc. My 6v motor was a goner so this worked great.


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Thank you so much, 37 GC! We're just now getting around to this project. LoL


1946 Chevy
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