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Jacko Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#905191
Hello all the vw folk.

I am restoring an old eureka kit car and theres no heater and a modified exhaust with no heat collectors. Its a 1800 kombi donk

Has anyone out there got some cool ideas on how to get my cabin warm and collect all that engine heat?
ps no baked bean jokes please....
thanks all . brrrrr

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#905192
its doable. to mod the t4 heater system to fit a t1 body. ive done this on my bug. i shortened the boxes to make them fit.
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Jacko Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#905195
Thanks Barls

type 4 heater boxes..mmm I will check em out .

bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#905199
if you got money, score a petrol heater. Expensive though, UK ebay might be the go.
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Jacko Commited Dubber

67 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#905200
yes thanks
I saw these eber....things
very pricey and run on diesel
used in motorhomes...
itll heat the eureka and burn out my creditcard!

vwo60 Veteran Volks Folk

2,036 posts · joined Feb 2007 ·

#905600
You can pick up a factory petrol heater on thesamba, a lot of vw's came with them in Europe and America, cheap to run.

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#905751
There are also the 12v ceramic heaters on ebay,I don't think they will cook you but it should take the chill off.

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#905812
Jacko wrote:Hello all the vw folk.

I am restoring an old eureka kit car and theres no heater and a modified exhaust with no heat collectors. Its a 1800 kombi donk

Has anyone out there got some cool ideas on how to get my cabin warm and collect all that engine heat?
ps no baked bean jokes please....
thanks all . brrrrr
Barls seems to know about it...

but I've always a heater in My Beetle and its used a lot during the winter.. I wouldn't be without one..
I did see some new electric heaters for sale in the UK

but the original type heaters are good, and don't use any extra fuel etc.. free hot air.. lol


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