Fresh Air Vents

Cockpit heat, especially in the footbox area, can be a problem due to the close proximity of exhaust headers and engine. Fresh air vents, placed on the side of the transmission tunnel, bring cool air from under the chassis into the cockpit. At speeds above 10 mph or so, ambient air flows freely, unheated by the engine.

   Customization not part of FFR Complete Kit

The photo at right shows an air scoop riveted on the inside of the passenger side transmission tunnel wall (note also the patch plates used to cover the bracket cutout for the OEM Mustang ebrake that is not used in this build). This scoop efficiently collects fresh air and channels it through a circular vent opening.

• Vintage Air louver, 2.75” diameter, 49053-VUQ
• scoop fabricated from template using thin aluminum sheet (available from Home Depot and similar retail outlets)

• cut out aluminum scoops, using template, and bend as shown
• position vent hole on lower front tunnel wall, and drill using 2.5” hole cutter
• mark and drill rivet holes
• trial fit vent to check for clearance
• rivet scoop into position
• remove Vintage Air vent
• powder coat the entire assembly
• for final vent installation, cut plastic inner sleeve down to fit scoop height

Vintage Air vent on driver side transmission tunnel wall; the small cover patch on the right is FFR 12274: ALUMINUM PANEL, TRANSMISSION HARNESS BLOCK-OFF PLATE

Use this template as a guide.

The scoops for the inside tunnel walls can be fabricated from thin aluminum sheet instead of the 6061-T6 aluminum used in all the aluminum panels from FFR. The thicker FFR aluminum is difficult to bend for smaller pieces, and the air scoop does not support any weight. A small 18-inch bending brake facilitates making the folds.

View looking down the transmission tunnel towards the rear showing air scoops on each tunnel inside wall