1972 GTS Defroster Vents w/AC (Wanted)

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   Hi Friends!
Any secret sources for defroster vents (plenum?) for a 1972 Gran Torino Sport with Air Conditioning?    You all know the deal.  Just the part that sits in the sun for 24 hours a day (oh, wait . . . ) get's toasted and disintegrates. 

There's no separate vent, right?   It's just the whole plenum assembly?   

Thanks for your support~!
Pete

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PEET Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 12-October-2018 Location: Hayward, CA Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote PEET Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: 1972 GTS Defroster Vents w/AC (Wanted) Posted: 20-February-2025 at 5:38AM
	Hi Friends! Any secret sources for defroster vents (plenum?) for a 1972 Gran Torino Sport with Air Conditioning? You all know the deal. Just the part that sits in the sun for 24 hours a day (oh, wait . . . ) get's toasted and disintegrates. There's no separate vent, right? It's just the whole plenum assembly? Thanks for your support~! Pete

Eliteman76 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 20-March-2006 Location: Nebraska, USA Status: Offline Points: 5450	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eliteman76 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 25-February-2025 at 4:32PM
	Evening Pete- The upper defroster ductwork depends on the AC vs non-AC. I'm fuzzy on heat-only cars, but it is a single piece that sits on top of the main box section. Now, for AC cars, there are left (Driver) and right (Passenger) side ducts. I had some issues when I was searching the manuals. Hope this helps. On these, pretty much any of the 72-76 Torino, Montego, Ranchero, Elite & Mercury Cougar 74-76 will work. 77-79 Mercury Cougar, Ford Thunderbird, Ford LTD 2, and Ranchero I believe changed the HVAC system, but I can't confirm 100%. Decided to look at my '77 service manual set and the heat only upper defrost looks different. On the AC dash, looks like they made the 77-79 AC cars also have a 1 piece upper design. Sometimes you can use 77-79 dash /electrical but not in this case.
	Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed Restomod Pondering: #99Problems

PEET Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 12-October-2018 Location: Hayward, CA Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote PEET Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-February-2025 at 2:59AM
	Andrew, this is amazing! Can't thank you enough! A full investigation with pictures!! Wow! Much appreciated!

Eliteman76 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 20-March-2006 Location: Nebraska, USA Status: Offline Points: 5450	Post Options Post Reply Quote Eliteman76 Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: 06-March-2025 at 6:48PM
	Pete- I picked up a parts group recently and found in the mix, EDIT - looks like Driver's side defroster ductwork for an AC car. it's a '73 part number, D3, but should work. Let me know if interested. $25 plus the shipping.
	Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed Restomod Pondering: #99Problems

PEET Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 12-October-2018 Location: Hayward, CA Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote PEET Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-March-2025 at 7:49AM
	Will buy. PM Sent . . . Thank you, Eliteman76!