heater core removal

[romeo]

So removed my heater core from the car and now I've got a this ugly hole in my firewall. Just wanted to know if anybody else has removed it and if so what did they use to cover it, is there a blanking grommet that fits or anything.
cheers

 

[evo-gsr]

What size are the holes? I may have something we can use here.

 

[romeo]

45mmx60mm but ill double check tomorrow when theres more light

 

[evo-gsr]

Square holes?

 

[romeo]

oval ill send you a photo tomorrow if you want

 

[4piknup]

Tack a metal plate over it and sikaflex the inside. Or just cut a bit of sheet and sikaflex it in place.

 

[evo-gsr]

No worries Rocco.

 

[ENGINR]

Clarke Rubber sell a variety of grommets and plugs, or you could go full race car spec and use a couple of pieces of aluminium tape on either side of the hole. This is how i've covered alot of redundant holes in my car. You can even paint the tape to match the body colour.

 

[EVO-00X]

Why remove it? Is it a racecar? roadcar? They can be good to dispel extra heat out of the water to help cool the water down.

 

[khubner1]

I think hes talking about the evay core of rhe ac

 

[evo-gsr]

I think hes talking about the evay core of rhe ac

English??

 

[khubner1]

My bad rushed work post

I think hes talking about the evaporator core for the ac system

 

[romeo]

the bloke shaped off the heater hose so it needed to be replaced and not really bothered putting another one on to much effort, plus makes it easier for me to feed wiring harness through

 

[evo-gsr]

Top mechanic he is proving to be :blink: :blink: :lol:

 

[romeo]

i forgot to mention radiator is cracked so needs replaced intercooler is also cracked and will need replacing lol

 

[evo-gsr]

Jesus christ! The car has been ruined.....Just WOW!

 

[romeo]

yea its a shame how it's been treated, but ill restore her back to her former glory and then some!!!

 

[nzhitman]

Mitsi make a grommet to suit, have seen it spoken about in the past (and for only a few dollars), sorry cant help with the part number but a bit of googling should net a result?

 

[EVO-00X]

I fooked off the plastic heater core elbows that always break for some custom made stainless steel ones. See: http://www.4gtuner.com/topic/10127-evo00x-evolved-awd-coupe/?p=241803
Gotta keep that heater core functional. If you cant buy something, make it!

 

[romeo]

looks like im going to have to weld some sheet metal there cant find anything. I've Google searched so many things but couldn't find anything on grommets from mitsi unfortunately