Picture of heater box/firewall area

[Charles M.]

Trying to get my 65 coupe up to NCRS juding standard (failed for no sealer etc. around replacement heater box/firewall area), can someone post a pic of your heater box area so I can see how neat or not so, it looks around it & firewall area & what type sealer etc. is used.ThanksChalie M

[Page C.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Hi Charles,
There is some information in the similar threads at the bottom of this page

[Patrick T.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Trying to get my 65 coupe up to NCRS judging standard (failed for no sealer etc. around replacement heater box/firewall area), can someone post a pic of your heater box area so I can see how neat or not so, it looks around it & firewall area & what type sealer etc. is used.Thanks Charlie M

Charles, here is my '67 with plenty of sealer, way more than enough. I think the factory called them "leakers". You don't usually see cars with this much sealer. I'd wonder how much of a deduct this one would get? The "after" picture shows a minimal amount of sealer but it still got me a top flight. I used a black colored roofing cement which goes in a tube. Good Luck.

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[Harry S.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Trying to get my 65 coupe up to NCRS juding standard (failed for no sealer etc. around replacement heater box/firewall area), can someone post a pic of your heater box area so I can see how neat or not so, it looks around it & firewall area & what type sealer etc. is used.ThanksChalie M

Charlie, if the heater box did not fail the water test, no sealer was added. There is a foam seal there. You should have lost zero points for no sealer.

[Patrick T.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Charlie, if the heater box did not fail the water test, no sealer was added. There is a foam seal there. You should have lost zero points for no sealer.

Harry, the '67 convertible water leak test at the factory must have been some kind of joke because mine leaks like a sieve when driving in the rain, sealer or no sealer. PT

[Russ S.]

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Harry, the '67 convertible water leak test at the factory must have been some kind of joke because mine leaks like a sieve when driving in the rain, sealer or no sealer. PT

It is forty some years old. The sealer gets brittle and shrinks with heat and age. Not surprising that it leaks now.

[Bill W.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Mine had strip calking stuffed in the space . It was dried out and hard when I removed it

[Bob R.]

Re: Picture of heater box/firewall area

Harry,
I received a small deduct at the regional recently for no sealer on the heater box?