Got my AC in (almost)

[windsor8]

Got the evaporator mounted up. Working on routing the hoses now. The unit is a Vintage Air Gen-II Compac. When I'm done I should have a glove compartment about big enough for a pair of gloves.

[Normspeed]

I'll bet the glovebox will still hold a nice MP3 player. With remote:D

[Kustom52Mopar]

man thats looking really good so far, I wanna see how you mounted the compressor and plumbed the underhood.

[knuckleharley]

Got the evaporator mounted up. Working on routing the hoses now. The unit is a Vintage Air Gen-II Compac. When I'm done I should have a glove compartment about big enough for a pair of gloves.

How does the size of that unit compare to the factory units in 80's Japanese cars? Do you have any idea? I have a couple of those things laying around the yard and would like to use one in my P-15 coupe if I can.

If that doesn't work I will use the factory underdash unit from a 55 DeSoto that I have. All the underhood stuff is coming out of a 72 Chevy parts truck except for a new NAPA drier. I'm tired of throwing 100 dollar bills at this car.

[Plymouthy Adams]

NOt sure of some of the factory J cars fitting..they are usually contoured to the vehicle..I have heard that the Suzuki Samuri is one to retrofit...

[knuckleharley]

NOt sure of some of the factory J cars fitting..they are usually contoured to the vehicle..I have heard that the Suzuki Samuri is one to retrofit...

Thanks,Tim,but I don't have one of those. I do have a Sentra,a Stanza,and a Mitzibushi whatever 4 door out in the yard that have factory air. I'm thinking the Sentra would be a perfect unit for a 1 seat coupe or a pu,but may be too small for a P-15 Club Coupe. Once I get 50 other more important things done I will strip the Stanza and let everybody know how that would work out. The AC units in Japanese cars cool pretty good now.

I also have a Astro Van I will be stripping out to get the AOD,but I'm thinking the ac/heat unit in that one will be too big.

At any rate,once I get around to it,I will start a thread here about it to tell everybody if these mid-sized imports are good sources for ac units.

BTW,I will probably be using one of those old GM Fridigaire units for a compressor. Those things worked about as good as ac compressors get. I have a couple of GM radial units,too. I might use one of them if the old long compressor causes clearance problems. I have a off-brand V-8 in the car.