68 Mustang Heater Control Bezel with Switch and Knobs - Available Again!

1968 Mustang Heater Control Bezel with Switch and Knobs
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The 1968 Mustang Heater Control Bezel with switch and knobs is available again after being out of stock for over a year. This part features beautiful chrome with the correctly detailed camera case finish. It is for cars equipped without air conditioning.

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65-66 Mustang Heater Delete

1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete
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All 1965 and 1966 Mustangs came standard with the heater and defroster assembly.  So, did you have to get your Mustang with one?  Well, you could opt out and get the heater delete "option".  When you deleted the heater, you received a credit for not getting this piece of "standard equipment."

I've found that having the "heater delete" is quite rare and was usually reserved for Mustangs ordered in Hawaii, south Florida or another very warm climate.  Of course, when it was deleted so was the defroster, so some folks may have regretted the decision!  Mustangs specifically ordered to be converted to race cars sometimes had the heater deleted for weight savings.

I've always been a bit fascinated by the heater delete, so I dug my original pieces out of storage and shot these pictures to share.

The top picture shows the complete kit.  I also think that the heater delete Mustangs may have received "covers" for the holes for defroster ducts located beside the dash speaker hole.  I believe these covers were originally made out of the same material as the cardboard glove box.  They are not pictured above.

The kit consisted of the following:

• Caps for the water pump and intake elbow where the heater hoses would have been connected.
• Plastic dash plate to cover the hole in the dash where the heater chrome bezel and controls would have been located.
• Plastic plugs for the heater hose holes in the firewall.
• Metal stamped block off plate for the hole in the firewall where the heater motor would be located.
• The RH (passenger side) fresh air duct and door assembly.
• J-Bolts for attachment of above.

Also the "knock out" areas in the firewall insulation mat where the heater box assembly and heater hoses would have been located remained in place.

1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  This is the plastic plate that fits on the dash.
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The above image shows both the front and rear view of the plastic block off plate for the dash on a 65-66 heater delete equipped Mustang.

The images below show different views of the RH (passenger side) fresh air duct assembly.

1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  RH (passenger side) fresh air duct.
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1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  RH (passenger side) fresh air duct.
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1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  RH (passenger side) fresh air duct.
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1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  Heater motor block off plate as seen from the engine compartment.
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The above image show the view from the firewall side of the stamped steel heater motor block off plate attached to the firewall from the under dash area.  The below image just shows the other side of the plate.  This was attached to the firewall with four small hex sheet metal screws as pictured in the very top image.

1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Delete.  Heater motor block off plate as seen from under the dash.
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Just the Details...Rebuilding a 65-66 Mustang Heater Box

Here is the finished Mustang heater box.  See below for more information.
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The work continues on the restoration of 6S033, our Carryover '66 GT350 Shelby.  Today, we will look at the super nice restoration of the heater box.  This work was performed by Jeremy at Maple Hill Restoration.  We want to also thank Jeremy for the great pictures.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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The original heater box had the date stamp of Y5FC.  We are not sure about the "Y", but the "5" indicates 1965, the "F" is June, and the "C" may be the third week.  This is right in line with the production date for this particular Mustang.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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Most of these fiberglass heater boxes are broken at the indentations for the clips that hold the two halves together.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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These areas were carefully filed in preparation for repair.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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Small pieces of fiberglass cloth were laid in these previously broken and chipped areas.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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After the fiberglass cured, Jeremy filed the area back to it's original shape to hold the clip.  The area was finally touched up with paint for an exact match to the original gray color.  Even upon close inspection, the repair is undetectable.  Check out the rest of the pictures below for the complete process of the restoration from painting the doors, to reassembly, and to finally restamping the date code.

65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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65-66 Mustang Heater Box Restoration.
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New Part! 65-66 Mustang Speaker and Defroster Vent Grill Cover

1965 and 1966 Mustang Speaker and Defroster Duct Vent Grill Cover.
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We now have the dash speaker and defroster vent grill cover that fits in the center on the dash pad on 1965 and 1966 Mustangs.

This is a stamped metal part made just like the original.  It comes in black but, of course, can be painted any interior color.

Our part number is IN-80821.

New Part! 65-66 Mustang Heat Dash Control Plate Retainers

1965 and 1966 Mustang Heater Dash Control Plate Retainers
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They are small parts, but when you are putting something together on your Mustang, they become a lot bigger!  We now have the small retainers that fit on the backside of the dash and hold the chrome 65-66 Mustang heat dash plate onto the metal part of the dash.

These retainers fit over the studs on the back of the plate and then the nuts are installed.  Our part number is IN-5601.  These retainers are formed just like the originals and are also zinc plated like the originals.

Below we have also posted a picture of the dash plate itself.

1965-1966 Heater Dash Chrome Control Plate
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NEW!! Mustang Heater Blower Motor

64 1/2 -65 Mustang Heater Blower Motor.  2 Speed / 3 Wire design that was used before 4/1/65.
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We now have  super nice, new versions of the Mustang heater blower motors.  Unlike previous offerings, these feature the correct "closed case" design and look just like the originals.  The tooling is all new providing not only the correct look, but higher efficiency, limited three year warranty, and the correct color wiring with proper plugs.

They are available in the early version that was used on Mustangs before 4/1/65 production and the later version after 4/1/65 that was used on the rest of the 65-68 Mustangs from 4/1/65.

The early version is the 2 speed motor with the correct orange and red wires along with the black ground wire.  This one is part number IN-8093 - click on the link to order!

The later version is the 3 speed motor with the correct brown and yellow wires for the 65-68 Mustangs.  This one is part number IN-8094 - click on the link to order!

64 1/2 -65 Mustang Heater Blower Motor.  2 Speed / 3 Wire design that was used before 4/1/65.
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65 - 68 Mustang Heater Blower Motor.  3 Speed / 2 Wire design that was used after 4/1/65.
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65 - 68 Mustang Heater Blower Motor.  3 Speed / 2 Wire design that was used after 4/1/65.
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Mustang Heater Plenum

65-68 Mustang Heater Plenum
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With the nasty weather here at Virginia Classic Mustang, I thought it would be a good time to talk about Heater Plenums.

Just about every 65-68 Mustang needs a new Heater Plenum.  The original plenums were constructed of a pressed board material that just cannot hold up over a long period of time.  Original heater plenums are usually torn and warped from water/antifreeze damage.  This Plenum directs the air flow to either the defroster hose to the windshield or to the floor.

65-68 Mustang Heater Plenum
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The Mustang Heater Plenums that we handle are molded from ABS plastic.  They come in a dark gray color to replicate the color of the original cardboard plenum.  They feature the correct bracket, grommets for the flapper door rod, and a metal flapper door with pads.  They are a tremendous improvement over the original cardboard Heater Plenum.  The price is also incredibly reasonable.  Order our part number IN-546.

While you are replacing the heater plenum, it is always a good idea to replace the Heater Foam inside the larger heater box that houses the Heater Core.

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65-68 Mustang Heater Plenum
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65-68 Mustang Heater Plenum
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Mustang Heater Core Foam Rubber End Caps

Mustang Heater Core Foam Rubber End Caps shown installed on Heater Core.
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We now have Foam Rubber End Caps for two of the Mustang Heater Cores.  These caps fit on the ends of the cores making a nice tight seal in the heater box along with preventing unwanted vibration.

Mustang Heater Core Foam Rubber End Caps for 65-68 Mustang Heater Core.  This particular set fits all 65-66 Mustangs and 67-68 Mustangs without air conditioning.
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Part number IN-5491 is available for the 65-68 Heater Cores (all 65-66 models and 67-68 no air models.)  IN-5511 is used on the 67-73 Heater Cores used on Mustang with factory integral air conditioning.

Please note that the IN-5491 65-68 Caps fit only the original style copper/brass heater core like our IN-8304.  They will not fit the IN-9022 new aluminum heater core.

Mustang Heater Core Foam Rubber End Caps for 67-73 Mustang Heater Core.  This particular set fits 67-73 Mustangs with factory air conditioning.
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Mustang Heater Core Foam Rubber End Caps shown installed on Heater Core.
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NEW! Mustang Heater Blower Resistors

IN-5621 65-67 Mustang Heater Blower Motor Resistor.  Fits all 65-66 Mustangs and 1967 Mustangs with factory air conditioning.  www.VirginiaClassicMustang.com

The Heater Blower Resistor located on the heater core box on a Classic Mustang is a part that commonly needs replacement.  We have sold quite a few of the Heater Resistors that fits all 65-66 Mustang and 67 Mustang equipped with air conditioning.  We get calls everyday about the other models, and we now have them in stock.

1967 and 1968 Mustang Heater Blower Motor Resistor with factory equipped air conditioning.  www.VirginiaClassicMustang.com

Our new part number IN-5621 Heater Resistor fits 1967 and 1968 Mustangs equipped with factory air conditioning.

1969 and 1970 Mustang Heater Blower Resistor with factory equipped air conditioning.   www.VirginiaClassicMustang.com

Our new part number IN-563 Heater Resistor fits 1969 and 1970 Mustangs equipped with factory air conditioning.

69-70 Mustang Heater Hose Firewall Grommets - Set of 2

Here is another one of those cool detail items that probably every single 1969 and 1970 Mustang needs.  These are the 1969 and 1970 Mustang rubber heater hose grommets that fit at the firewall. These grommets were originally installed on Mustangs in the firewall holes to seal against the heater hoses. They also protect the hoses from damage or cutting from the metal.


These grommets are made exactly like the originals using the original Ford Blue Prints.

Sold as set of 2 for one car.  Our Part Number is IN-5531 - Click here to order.

Heater Cores for your Classic Mustang!

We now have two versions of Heater Cores for the popular application in the 65-66 Mustangs (Air and no Air Conditioning) and the 67-68 Mustangs without factory Air Conditioning.

One version is a new aluminum Heater Core that has been redesigned in order to be an exact replacement and proper fit for the 65-68 Mustangs as listed above.  These Mustang Heater Cores are very nice and are manufactured by Scott Drake Mustang Parts.  This aluminum version is our part number IN-9022.

We also still have the original copper/brass design Heater Core.  This version is our part number IN-8304.