Heater ducting in engine bay

[Belle427]

I've never actually looked but is the ducting at the back of the engine bay for directing heat to the drivers leg area?
Just wondered had anyone removed theirs and blanked the vents for neatness and extra room more than anything else.

[BIG DUNC]

I don't know about the Chim, but on the Griff it supplies air to the drivers footwell vent.

[Paulprior]

It’s the same on the Chimaera, I have thought about removing mine, I will never use it and the blower doesn’t work, so also interested to hear if anyone else has removed it?

[ianwayne]

I believe this facility was removed on the late 1996 front end facelift. No more cold knees.

May be worth looking at the bulkhead area if possible of anyone with the engine out to see if there were any fundamental changes, or perhaps it was just a removal of the vent and trunking from the existing system.

[Belle427]

Must be for the cool air only then, I do have the fan controls under the dash but have never tried it.

[Tobs]

Got my body off the chassis at the moment, the duct / pipe across the back of the engine bay is the heater output into the driver foot well.

Also be interested what is used on the later cars - has it just been removed, or is there an alternative duct behind the dash?

[Steve_D]

Tobs said:

......... has it just been removed, or is there an alternative duct behind the dash?

Behind dash.

Steve

[Hedgehopper]

The early heater pipe looked like this............

[Belle427]

It is the hot air feed to drivers leg vent, I think I'm going to remove it and blank the holes as it gives better access to fuel pipes etc and I cant say I ever use it.

[Tobs]

Steve_D said:

Tobs said:

......... has it just been removed, or is there an alternative duct behind the dash?

Behind dash.

Steve

Would it be a simple retro fit or has the body bulkhead been redesigned to take the duct behind the dash? Wondering i just to remove the duct to give more room for the brake/clutch/fuel lines when I put the body back on......

[carsy]

Belle427 said:

It is the hot air feed to drivers leg vent, I think I'm going to remove it and blank the holes as it gives better access to fuel pipes etc and I cant say I ever use it.

Got rid of mine. To be fair i aint got a heater at all. Loads of room now tho when access is required.

[Sardonicus]

carsy said:

Belle427 said:

It is the hot air feed to drivers leg vent, I think I'm going to remove it and blank the holes as it gives better access to fuel pipes etc and I cant say I ever use it.

Got rid of mine. To be fair i aint got a heater at all. Loads of room now tho when access is required.

Same here removed mine 3 years ago no regrets and nothing that cant be reversed I just glassed in 2 pieces of thin ally sheet and this is then covered by the foil heat shields

Edited by Sardonicus on Saturday 3rd March 23:45