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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 | Hi,
Thought someone else may want to know that I just put a heater in my 51. Pretty straight forward.
Used a Toyota 4runner rear heater unit.
Had to carefully bend the heatercore ends straight (come bent and was hitting where I have the battery box).
Cut a couple holes in the firewall where the O.E. heater hoses come thru the firewall(can see the oval spot to drill from inside the cab) and mounted the heater sideways. Just barely clears the glovebox box.
It's only 2-speed (had to buy a switch -30a - and fuse holder -25a). Dosen't crank out tons-o-heat being a smaller heater but suuurrre is an improvement over none at all. Has heater control valve already mounted to heater enclosure and can easily be controled by cable (also had to buy).
Plan to find a way to mount defrost hose - maybe heat riser hose from auto parts store.
Less than 50.00 and I now have a wife that dosen't 'shiver' at the idea of taking the truck out in colder weather.
it ain't YOURS 'till it ain't stock!
1951 chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 70 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 70 | Got some pics? What year 4-Runner? | | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 | Sorry won't have ALL the answers as I found somebody selling the unit off Craigslist. He had planned on putting it into his project that got sold. I went and looked at it and decided for what he wanted, I could MAKE it work. Turns out it fell into place pretty well.
So, no idea what year it's from.
I'm planning on pulling the tarps of of the truck this weekend for some other work and will take some pics then. All I'll need to do then is to figure out how to post pics.
I'll get back with ya'll next week.
Krash
it ain't YOURS 'till it ain't stock!
1951 chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 89 | Have a few pics on home computer now if anyone can explain how to get them up.
Just finished the heater control cable yesterday and all that's left is getting some defrost duct parts and plum that into one side of the heater box.
it ain't YOURS 'till it ain't stock!
1951 chevy 3100
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Krash - you have multiple options when it come to posting photos online... there a lots of free websites that will host your photos, all you need do is sign up. https://picasaweb.google.com - my personal choice - http://www.flickr.com/ After you create an account you follow the directions on the website to start uploading photos. After that you can share the URL with people here to direct them to your photos. For example, https://picasaweb.google.com/wmhatfield/MyUnnamedToyProject#Copied and pasted from my web browser. Good luck. | | |
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