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General Category => General Discussion - Intros => Topic started by: Rattiac on January 05, 2019, 09:14:06 PM

Title: Cowl vent mods
Post by: Rattiac on January 05, 2019, 09:14:06 PM

Have any of you modified the cowl vent controls ?
Instead of the lever you pull under the dash, how about a cable the pulls it up ?

Im gonna try to avoid it but may have to go this route.

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: EDNY on January 06, 2019, 07:06:19 AM

I was planning on using an electric door lock popper.

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: sammons on January 06, 2019, 08:38:36 AM

Rattiac It should work. I thought of using a choke cable pull myself but I had no room for more knobs. With all the changes I made to cowl/dash, Vintage Air, etc, I couldn't use the original lever. I used what I had laying around, lots of used power window motors  :D

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: madmike3434 on January 06, 2019, 12:23:36 PM

not sure who made one, but I think maybe ????    CAROLINA CUSTOM made an electric one for cowl vents.

It was like a mini power trunk lid opener or whatever they use for those fold away license plate frames .

mike

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: FATnLOW on January 06, 2019, 04:33:10 PM

Maybe 62131 Will chime in  on this discussion....seems like he used an actuator from one of the after market suppliers.... Watson's I believe...                  https://watsons-streetworks.com/product/power-cowl-vent-kit/                                               

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: ghost28 on January 06, 2019, 04:48:41 PM

I found this on a ebay there should be cheaper ones if you shop around on ebay

Title: Re: Cowl vent mods
Post by: 62131 on January 06, 2019, 05:21:44 PM

Quote from: ghost28 on January 06, 2019, 04:48:41 PM

I found this on a ebay there should be cheaper ones if you shop around on ebay

I copied that design some what, You can purchase a 12vdc gear motor off EBay with a 6rpm out with plenty of torque to open and close  the cowl vent for a lot less than the from Watsons. You will have to fabricate your own bracket and linkage arm and modify the cowl vent arm a little, I had to move mine to the left to clear my A/C unit. I thought I posted a video on here with it in operation.