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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 08:40 PM
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i installed a oem a/c in my 70. the right side dash brace interfers with the back of the air duct as it makes the 90* turn to connect to the lower dash pad. does anyone have pics of their braces?
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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 09:50 PM
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It's a 71' vert with no A/C. Do you any good?

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Old Jul 8, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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If it's the 20" cross-brace pictured above, it can be removed and perhaps re-installed after the ducting is in place,..or am I oversimplifying the problem?
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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:20 AM
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Duke94,
Any chance you have a picture of the drivers half of the car as well?
Sorry to hijack, but I've been needing dash assembly pic's of a non-A/C car.

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Old Jul 9, 2007 | 07:39 AM
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thanks for the pic, but the heater box is different on the a/c car, and the brace doesn't seem to fit the same. maybe i've got something in the wrong place.
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