Hot Rods 39 Ford cowl mechanism

Need more space under the dash. The 39 Ford cowl lever and mechanism use up a lot of space. Does anyone have any suggestions on modifying for a tighter smaller fit? Is there an after market kit? Thanks

 

......They make electric ones. It's kind of a street rod thing.

 

When I installed a heat & air unit in my 1940 Ford sedan I unscrewed the handle and made a piece of piece of 3/4" angle iron and bolted it to the face of the mechanism, I was able to move the handle closer to the steering column approximately 8". HRP

 

Thank you for that. My 39 Ford looks the part so I'll probably fab something... don't know what yet. cheers

 

Thanks, I'll do something similar, My AC is my cowl vent (and living in the far north). cheers

 

Thank you for your suggestions. I cut the cowl vent handle and bent / welded a very old box end wrench to fit under a radio I'm installing.