The Ford Barn

Karl · 08-20-2018, 09:46 PM

Well after obtaining a 1934 exhaust heater and all the fittings and converting it to Right Hand drive application . Today I discovered why they were never offered in RHD . The space between the exhaust manifold and the frame on the left hand side is to small to allow the unit to mount up correctly The unit hits on both the exhaust manifold and frame at the same time . Looking closely at the engine there is appreciably more room between the exhaust manifold and the frame on the right than the left. Never would have picked it ! Drats i guess some bits will be back on Ebay and it will be the Arvin that goes in -Karl

J Franklin · 08-21-2018, 12:35 AM

Maybe you need a hot water heater and pipe it where it fits the best.

Karl · 08-21-2018, 04:21 AM

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Originally Posted by J Franklin

Maybe you need a hot water heater and pipe it where it fits the best.

I have a Arvin I restored and will go with that-The original hot air heater just appealed -I think the quirkeyness of it intrigued me-Karl

JWL · 08-21-2018, 05:48 AM

Simple answer---YES, I believe it. Nothin is EVER easy.

FL&WVMIKE · 08-21-2018, 06:29 AM

There's no such thing as a true bolt-on.

Frank Miller · 08-21-2018, 07:02 AM

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From looking at it, could you fabricate a mirror one to go on the left?

Karl · 08-21-2018, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Frank Miller

From looking at it, could you fabricate a mirror one to go on the left?

Thats what I did but unfortunately there is less room on the left than the right so the only way I could get it to fit was with it hard up against the frame and the exhaust manifold . Any movement of the motor would have made it rub against the frame. I haven't given up yet I might be able to make it work by making the input pipes longer - But for the moment it's on the back burner -Spring almost here for us -Karl

08-20-2018, 09:46 PM	#1
Karl Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Manawatu, New Zealand Posts: 1,416	Would you Believe it ! Well after obtaining a 1934 exhaust heater and all the fittings and converting it to Right Hand drive application . Today I discovered why they were never offered in RHD . The space between the exhaust manifold and the frame on the left hand side is to small to allow the unit to mount up correctly The unit hits on both the exhaust manifold and frame at the same time . Looking closely at the engine there is appreciably more room between the exhaust manifold and the frame on the right than the left. Never would have picked it ! Drats i guess some bits will be back on Ebay and it will be the Arvin that goes in -Karl __________________ Such a fine sight to see-Its a Girl, My Lord, in a Flatbed Ford slowin' down to take a look at me.

08-21-2018, 12:35 AM	#2
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: Would you Believe it ! Maybe you need a hot water heater and pipe it where it fits the best.

08-21-2018, 05:48 AM	#4
JWL Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fitzgerald, Georgia Posts: 2,204	Re: Would you Believe it ! Simple answer---YES, I believe it. Nothin is EVER easy.

08-21-2018, 06:29 AM	#5
FL&WVMIKE Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, Fl & Spencer, W. Va, Posts: 4,442	Re: Would you Believe it ! There's no such thing as a true bolt-on. __________________ Mike Jr. here. I get on here every few months to check messages, and look through his almost 500 saved messages for information on the '29 and '34 I still have. A lot of very nice people on here. He truly enjoyed Ford Barn.

08-21-2018, 07:02 AM	#6
Frank Miller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Auburn, MA Posts: 2,106	Re: Would you Believe it ! Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) From looking at it, could you fabricate a mirror one to go on the left? __________________ “The technique of infamy is to start two lies at once and get people arguing heatedly over which is true.” ~ Ezra Pound