how to Connect Clamshell heater ?
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The heater lines do indeed go straight out the back of the heaters. The lines would go through the firewall of course and to their connection points in the engine bay. For the air vents. Your plenum on the back should have two ports, one facing up and one facing to the side, so you could direct the heat to the defrost ports at the windshield.
There is no way to turn off the defrost, once the heater is on, the dual fans send hot air forward out the front and the back of the heater.
There is no way to turn off the defrost, once the heater is on, the dual fans send hot air forward out the front and the back of the heater.
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can you Send me a picture of your 65 firewall setup ? thank youThe heater lines do indeed go straight out the back of the heaters. The lines would go through the firewall of course and to their connection points in the engine bay. For the air vents. Your plenum on the back should have two ports, one facing up and one facing to the side, so you could direct the heat to the defrost ports at the windshield.
There is no way to turn off the defrost, once the heater is on, the dual fans send hot air forward out the front and the back of the heater.
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there is no defrost function on a 64 windshield
That is interesting. Some where I have the information when Toyota added defrost duct to the windshield. It was a couple years before the complete factory installed heater started during 1964. The Nippon Denso heater are rare in the US. Toyota made a deal for a US manufacturer for a kit to install a heater. 65 models had factory heater as an option. 66 on later a heater was installed on all US imported Land Cruisers.
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for information my 64 come from USA, was imported by a boat shipping company in sweden, it has the corrugated hartop with the top vent and this clamshell heater denso
My 64 building didn’t come with a factory heater. Someone added a aftermarket one later. I tore that out and I still need to install my clamshell. I need to make a bracket and probably drill two holes. The brackets that have come with the clamshell heaters I have brought in have all been super simple metal plates with two mounting points. I want to design one with 3-4 mounting points.
My 40 also didn’t come with the defrost vents but had the holes for mounting them on the frame, so I found a pair and added them. If you don’t need defrost and your heater has the rear plenum and dual fans, I would take that rear fan blade off the shaft so you don’t have it needlessly working against the fan pushing air out towards the cabin.
This wild! I love the fresh air intake from the kick-vent! That is a first for me. So cool.
Thats really cool! Similar to this one.
Looks like there’s a little door on the front that directly let’s in vent air when not running the heater.
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Love it...could be interesting to have more informations on thoses heaters..i was reading on cruiser cult web page about ,they are denso under bosch licence...but there is bot a lot of documentation
We have a few more brochures at the bottom of this page. 1960s - https://www.cruisercult.com/1960s
I haven't seen anything in a catalog with that add-on yet. But maybe one will pop up!
Most cruiser photos I have seen just have the clamshell. No fresh air intake... which is a pretty pimpin add-on!
There was an early FJ45LV in the 45 section with a heater setup to bring in outside air. The air does. Air does not come in thru the kick out vent but a hole cut in front of the kick out vent. The grill in the picture goes on the outside. Reason for outside air connected to the heater is to bring in outside air with less humidity. Closed up vehicles with fog up with people breathing inside. Cold windows air on the inside with hit the dew point and moisture condenses. Canada models has relief vents in the back in the later 40 series. Only market I seen with them on the 40 series. From the 60 series on Land Cruisers had relief vent in the back.
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i sent mail with pictures to your websiteWe have a few more brochures at the bottom of this page. 1960s - https://www.cruisercult.com/1960s
I haven't seen anything in a catalog with that add-on yet. But maybe one will pop up!
maybe you can do something of this information
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mine is clearly this model ,
16500-027-1
unfortunatly , my plate gone because of painter job company who didn't care (even if i said him to remove or hide the plate)
i will make a new one
16500-027-1
unfortunatly , my plate gone because of painter job company who didn't care (even if i said him to remove or hide the plate)
i will make a new one
Awesome! I'll update the heater blog post to include some of the photos you sent.i sent mail with pictures to your website
maybe you can do something of this information
