<VV> Advice on Heat/Defrost

[Jack Kean]

even more important in a convertible. I never realized how much I missed 
my heater in my 68 convertible, until I hooked it back up last fall. 
What a blast it makes on chilly morning runs to work and in the evening 
(top DOWN of course). These cars have great heaters, and the addition of 
the HO blower makes it even better.

All this, not to mention the basic safety aspect of being able to keep 
the windshield from fogging up. Unless it's a sure "show piece" sale, 
I'd say hook up the heat.

Regards,
jack kean
Arlington, Texas
68 Convertible (no. I was not riding around in the coldish weather this 
weekend).

As Brian suggested, find and install all of the hard to get at parts 
now. That will include all of the engine pieces too (shrouds, hoses, 
thermostats, ....)

On 1/10/2011 8:22 PM, Bryan Blackwell wrote:
> Having a heater is very handy, just about everywhere in the US there is some part of the year that is "chilly" but not "winter" (opinions of chilly vary, however :-)  Even for a relative showpiece, it is likely to get driven to events or meetings during this time unless it's a true trailer queen.  If it's at all reasonable, I'd at least put back the heater box and the controls/cables since those are tough to put in an assembled car.