Does anybody know?

[thebankerstoy]

Does anybody know if there are any aftermarket vendors reproducing the 1966 B-Body defroster nozzles? (see picture below) Drivers side part # is 2607399 and the passenger side is #2607398.  Originals are very hard to find in either nos or excellent used condition, because they are usually broken and or repaired where they mount to the underside of the dashboard, so I was just wondering if anybody is making new ones? It's too bad that the factory didn't make them out of aluminum instead of the crappy 60's plastic that they used back then. 

Richard

[IL.DART340- 4SP]

  I need two for my 66 they are both broke. No one has them I have been looking for years. This information was in the Wanted forum under topic (OEM parts source- A most read for everyone) I wonder if that guy Jim (MVRCorp) meet the other day from that dodge dealership could find any?  Since you have the part #s he might be able to help.

[NYrr496]

Could you use shop vac parts?

[440WIP]

Hello Rich - these guys maybe able to help you out, of course they're in Canada
514-887-6805, info@moparheaterbox.com. They advertise on eBay under moparheaterboxresto. They actually seem pretty nice.
A current # to look at is 120247939921. Good luck.
Daryl

[IL.DART340- 4SP]

Yeah I was just looking at one of there restored heater boxes tonight before I saw this reply. They look like they do good work. They have a warehouse in the US to receive and ship from. This could be a good source for members good prices from what I have seen at the Mopar Nationals vendors and what they charge for the same service.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HEATER-BOX-MOPAR-RESTORED-DUSTER-DART-DEMON-67-72-NEW_W0QQitemZ120247939921QQihZ002QQcategoryZ33548QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[thebankerstoy]

Thanks guys, I will have to check them out. After 19 years that I've owned my Coronet, I have only found ONE nos passenger side nozzle (#2607398) and one repaired drivers side nozzle (#2607399) plus a couple of broken ones, so if I could find one nos drivers side nozzle, I'd be all set.  You folks who own 66 Charger's, Belvedere's and other 66 B-Body cars will need these same nozzles and I think that they are the same ones that are used on 67 B-Body cars also.

I wonder if they could be made out of aluminum and if so, I wonder how much it would cost to have them made? They are a little different from the driver's side to the passenger side in order to make them fit in tight spots underneath the instrument panel shell, so they would have to be made very close to the original factory plastic parts to make sure that they would fit and work properly. 

Richard

[thebankerstoy]

By the way, the parts in my top picture posted below, are the parts that aftermarket companies THINK we need to replace the defroster nozzles on our 66 Coronet's, Charger's and similar cars.  I'd sure like to see someone make them work on my car.  The second picture shows what most of the correct original plastic nozzles look like after 42 years of life stuffed under the dash, broken and parts missing like this one with the whole right corner gone where it mounts to the dash. 

Richard

[jet-taz]

too bad it didn't know you were looking for one, just sold a unit motor/hose and vent for 40 at the stafford swap meet

[thebankerstoy]

too bad it didn't know you were looking for one, just sold a unit motor/hose and vent for 40 at the stafford swap meet

Dang James, if I didn't have bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all. 

As mentioned above, there are lots of 66-67 B-Body owners who need these two parts, so I can only hope that someone in the aftermarket reproduction trade will step up to the plate and start making them out of either a MUCH better modern plastic, or maybe aluminum so that once they are installed, they would be good to go from that point on without having them being destroyed by the heat that they see while in use and where they are located in the dash.

Richard

[66sat440]

i couldn't find a set for my 66 so i started in on making molds to do them in fiberglass,i'll keep you posted if they work out.

[thebankerstoy]

i couldn't find a set for my 66 so i started in on making molds to do them in fiberglass,i'll keep you posted if they work out.

66sat440,

PLEASE put me FIRST on the list after you get some made! I'm getting ready to start a complete interior restoration on my 66 Coronet 500, so I would like to have them YESTERDAY!  Seriously though, how long are we talking about before you know if you can reproduce them and how much would you need for a set of them? As you know, the driver's side and the passenger's side parts are different, so will you be making both sides? I REALLY think that you could sell a BUNCH of these defroster nozzles, because NOBODY makes them now and the original nos supply has long since dried up many years ago.  There are LOTS of folks out there looking for these, as they fight over broken and beat up ones whenever they show up on ebay. 

Thanks again and please feel free to e-mail me anytime at thebankerstoy@cox.net as soon as you know if they are going to work out.

Richard

[IL.DART340- 4SP]

Count me in.

[MVRCorp]

I need two for my 66 they are both broke. No one has them I have been looking for years. This information was in the Wanted forum under topic (OEM parts source- A most read for everyone) I wonder if that guy Jim (MVRCorp) meet the other day from that dodge dealership could find any?  Since you have the part #s he might be able to help.

If you have the P/N just call any dealer. They can tell you if there in the system.

[66sat440]

i'll try to get working on both of them in the next week or two,i'm in the middle of an ugly kitchen reno right now with an antsy customer so i'm really tied up with that right now.not really sure what a set would be worth right now,it really depends on how my molds work out since i've got to make up 8 hard molds of them all together 2 for each piece and 2 pieces per vent. would be easier if i could just do one rubber mold like i did for my cluster. if everything works out richard gets the first set. added a few pics of my cluster as well to give you all an idea of what i have done with casting plastic

[thebankerstoy]

66sat440,

All I can say is,  and I'll be waiting!!! 

Richard

[thebankerstoy]

As I was sitting here thinking about how weak the mounting area's are on the original plastic factory nozells are, I was wondering if you are planning on beefing up this area on your fiberglass parts to avoid this problem? Maybe a thin aluminum plate added into this area? 

Richard

[66sat440]

i was thinking of making them twice the thickness as the origional and adding a gusset at both ends. i found the one i started on and poured the second part of the mold yesterday afternoon. i'll know how it worked out when i seperate them tonite.  ron

[thebankerstoy]

Sounds great Ron. I have a spare dash shell that I will be using when I do the restoration on my Coronet. That way, I can leave all of the original parts from my car in place inside of the original dash, so that way I can see how all of the internal dash parts fit in place while I'm building the new dash assembly. It will also be MUCH easier to work on the dashboard assembly OUTSIDE of the car instead of fighting with everything while the dash is still in the car. This will also allow me to see how your new defroster nozzles fit into their tight positions in the dash. I will take pictures for you also in case you decide to sell these badly needed parts on ebay or other places.

I know that you're VERY busy right now, so I appreciate your help VERY much! Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you out ok?

Richard

[66sat440]

finally got some time to work on the vents again. did some rough castings of the drivers side so i could increase the thickness and add the gussets on the ends. just finished putting some spot putty on the gussets so i can sand them tomorrow. with a bit of luck i'll be able to make the rubber molds this weekend and try casting the finished drivers side vent. i've got a spare dash for my satellite so i can give them a test fit here before sending them out. thanks for all the offers richard, they would certainly help if i do start selling these. since i don't have anything set up for selling them and you were the first person to make me aware that they could be in demand i'm going to send you the first set i cast for free.  i'm going to use  your coronet as a test mule to see how they fit and hold up. i'll keep you posted on the progress.   ron

[thebankerstoy]

Hi Ron,



Be assured that I will do EVERYTHING I can possibly do to help you out on this project!!!! It will be VERY easy for me to show off your awesome new parts, as I will be building my new dashboard assembly OUTSIDE of the car, so providing you digital pictures of my car's dashboard and interior at various stages of being restored will be no problem. I am very sure that if you do decide to offer these parts to our members here on B.B.D., as well as members on other B-Body related Mopar web sites and maybe even on ebay and other selling sites, you will be suprised at the responce you will get on these VERY hard to find parts. 

By the way Ron, these defroster nozzles are VERY similar in the 1966 C-Body cars such as Fury's, Polara's and some Chrysler models also. The C-Body part numbers are #2607232 for the passenger side nozzle and #2607233 for the drivers side. The reason I know this, is because I bought a set of these on ebay thinking they were the same as the ones on my Coronet, but I found out after I purchased a factory 1966 Parts Book, that  the C-Body cars use slighly bigger duct work tubes than are used on the 66 B-Body cars. The reason that I bring this up, is that I would be very happy to give you my C-Body parts that you could then use to make molds to make those parts also if your interested ok? I will have to double check to see if I still have both sides, but I'm sure that I have at least one side.

Richard

[thebankerstoy]

Hi again Ron,

Well, after double checking my parts bins, I found out that I only have the one drivers side C-Body defroster nozzle, part #2607233. As you can hopefully see in the three pictures that I have posted below, the C-Body nozzle is on the left side of all three pictures and it looks VERY similar to the B-Body nozzle from my Coronet that's shown on the right side of all three pictures. The two main differences between the two, is the angle that the duct tubing attaches to the nozzle and the size of the duct tubing, which as I mentioned, is larger on the C-Body cars.

Richard

[thebankerstoy]

By the way Ron, did you mean to say that your pictures posted above were of the passenger side nozzle your working on? The drivers side nozzle looks like the one in my pictures posted above.   

Richard

[66sat440]

hi there,sorry about that richard...the pics i posted are the passenger side! gotta vent the shop better and get those resin fumes out!!!LOL  i actually have a set from a c-body here somewhere,made the same mistake and grabbed a set last year from a wrecking yard thinking they would work, thanks for the offer though. glad you like what you see so far.if i get the mold done for the pass side do you want me to send one to you or would you rather wait till i have both of them done?  let me know.  have a good one   ron

[thebankerstoy]

hi Ron,

yep, those resin fumes will get ya every time my friend!!!     I would love to see both nozzles so that I can install them and then send you some photos so you can see how they fit. The interior restoration on my Cooronet will take awhile, as I will also be restoring all of the factory installed power window system parts, along with all of the door, weatherstripping and window glass related parts, so while I would really like to start on the dashboard assembly first, I TOTALLY understand how busy you are and I will gladly wait until you have the time to finish these parts!  I REALLY appreciate all of your help on this Ron, so I will work on other things until your awesome defroster nozzles arrive. 

PLEASE keep in touch via e-mail and let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do to help you out ok?    !!!!

Richard
thebankerstoy@cox.net

[thebankerstoy]

Hi Ron, (66sat440)

I was just wondering if you have had any time to work on the fiberglass 66-67 B-Body defroster vent nozzles? 

Richard

[66sat440]

hi richard, i've been picking away at them in the evenings so its been slow going. didn't like the way the re-inforcement ears were working out so i tried something different that i think will work a lot better...metal lumber strapping with washers welded to them for the attachment points. got the drivers side done as well so i'm at the point that i just have to sand them smooth and pour the rubber molds to be able to start making them.i would really like to get the molds done this week so i can try casting a set this weekend. sorry for the wait.  ron

[thebankerstoy]

Hi Ron,

You ARE "Da Man"!!!    I can't wait to see how they turn out and trust me my friend, you will make a BUNCH of 66-67 B-Body owners REALLY happy if you decide to sell them on B.B.D. or on ebay!!