289 Heater Project

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Hey all,
Recently started a heater project to replicate the Delaney Gallay heater used
in the small block cars. Roger (rsk289) did this and his idea got me interested. (thank you Roger!)
It's not quite as easy as I first thought but with access to an original post-CSX2201 heater and a couple Prefect 100E heaters to cannibalize, we're off to a good start.

The original Cobra heater and a Prefect heater side by side:



The spot welds on two Prefect heaters are drilled out or ground off to remove the doors and hose duct. The side is removed from one heater and spot welded in place of the Prefects hose duct on the other. This makes the case the same side to side.




Side mounting brackets are made and spot welded into place as per the original heater.



This is where we are currently. New panels and doors will be made to complete the side and front vents. All holes on the Prefect case will be filled and ground smooth and finally the whole unit painted. I'll update as it progresses.
If someone wanted to replicate a pre-CSX2201 heater, you'd use the motor from the Prefect unit. A post-CSX2201, as we are making, would use a larger later motor. More on that later as I haven't worked out yet exactly what motor to use. The Cobra specific motor appears to be extremely rare, at least as far as I can tell so far. More to come!
Larry