Vintage air install questions/help - 70' Chevelle

[Nick.V70]

I am in the middle of a V/A install and have a couple questions to see if anyone has come across the same and what you decided to do.

70' Chevelle that is a Malibu that I am installing a SS dash and VA#671400-VUZ Gen IV








1. I am using for the time being to close the fire wall a BMR plate and after installing the plate I found that the V/A mounting bracket will be over lapping it. Not a bad issue but I was wounding what are most using if you are not smoothing/welding the fire wall hole closed? Also if you are smoothing it off are you guys just welding mounting studs to hang the V/A so the engine bay side of the fire wall stays nice a smooth?






2. So I found that one of the center dash vents off the V/A unit elbows directly into the center dash mount. I could cap it off and "T" the center 2 vents into just the one outlet that points to the drivers side. Or I could cut the dash mount and re-angle it to work? Anyone seen this before?




3. I know it is called SURE FIT, not DIRECT FIT......So I am guessing the best thing is to bend the mount to natch the car and just run self tappers to hold it?



4. On the OE pull vent it looks to me that this is not going to be used after this unit is installed? So no more air blowing down low or am I missing something here and something will hook up to maintain this later on the install? I read over it and looked and it doesn't look like they are used again.







Couple more over all pics on the install. So far not a bad install once the dash is out of the way. I have the new dash I am using mocked up to check the fit before I start mounting to make sure. Going to start back on it really early tomorrow to beat the heat out here, going to be 95 or hotter.
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