Well, someone gave me the compressor and the evaporator unit that goes up
under the dash. I had to do some work on both to get them in reasonable
shape. Then I bought a condenser from J.C. Whitney - awesome 4 row aluminum
condenser that is only 7/8" thick !!! It fit perfectly between the radiator
and the fans on my '77 B. ($65) then I bought a standard drier with sight
glass for about $45 ( I think ) Then I had a couple of A/C lines made up
for me at the local A/C place down here in New Orleans ($40) I had a small
supply of R12 left over from before it was banned. So, it only cost me
about $150 plus some good luck and a little hard work, but it was worth it -
It's ice cold, and the little Sanden compressor really doesn't drag the 4
banger that much. P.S. I fabricated the compressor mounting brackets
myself - easy.
That's it. The real key to the whole installation was the condenser I got
from J.C. whitney --get one now !!!! - the thing fits so perfectly between
the radiator and fans! Now when I drop in the Rover 3500 I dont have to
back it up for A/C (this saves a few hundred bucks and a lot of unnecessary
transmission modifications.
P.S. I could look up the J.C. whitney part # if you want it.
Cheers
-----Original Message-----
From: john peloquin [mailto:peloquin@galaxy.ucr.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 10:47 AM
To: Mike Cousins
Subject: RE: Books
Dear Mike,
How did you get AC in your B for only $150????!!!!
"Never Ascribe to Malice that which can be explained by Ignorance."
John J. Peloquin
Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521
On Thu, 13 Aug 1998, Mike Cousins wrote:
> I also installed an airconditioning system in the B for a total of $150
!!!
>
> If I would have taken Glen Towery's advice I probably would be spending
> thousands of dollars.
> There are, however no shortcuts for some things, though, like the
driveshaft
> and the headers. Just save up your $$$ .
>
> Being an engineer, I just wish I could find more technical drawings with
> exact dimensions, etc....
>
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