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Re[2]: Tiger Air Conditioner

To: tigers@autox.team.net, "Randy Zimmermann" <RZIMM@hhh.umn.edu>
Subject: Re[2]: Tiger Air Conditioner
From: LeBrun@hii.hitachi.com
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 96 10:57:54 PST
     Randy;
     
     -Life certainly has its trade-offs. Last "winter" here in CA 
     (the Bay Area) I could hop into the 'ol TIGER and drive it every day,
     except when it rained. This is because I'm too lazy to put up the top.
     
     Temp was from 40 -60 each day. No snow, no slush, no worries about 
     salt damage, sliding into a ditch on ice, etc.
     
     Even when it was 98 at my house last Sat by 10:00 A.M., I still took 
     the beast out for a spin...water temp never went higher than 195.
     
     Besides, my parents moved from Minnesota to escape the winters.
     (But, moved to Phoenix....go figure).
     
     
                                 Phil LeBrun
     


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Subject: Re: Tiger Air Conditioner
Author:  "Randy Zimmermann" <RZIMM@hhh.umn.edu> at ~INTERNET
Date:    6/4/96 8:26 AM


Why consider wasting immeasurable amounts of time and money-- not to 
mention disfiguring the clean engineering of a Tiger-- into 
retrofiting one for air conditioning.  A much simpler solution is 
to move to a State like Minnesota where free air conditioning is 
provided throughout the driving season.  Take today for example:  it's 
June 4, only 55 degrees with a high of about 70 by afternoon.  Haven't 
had an 80 degree day since last August.  Makes my Tiger purrr like a 
happy cat!
     
Randy Zimmermann
Saint Paul, MN
66 Tiger MkIa (B3822002349)
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
> From:           STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com 
> Date sent:      Mon, 3 Jun 96 08:29:06 -0600
> Subject:        Re: Tiger Air Conditioner 
> To:             tigerpb@ids.net
> Copies to:      tigers@autox.team.net
> Send reply to:  STUART_BRENNAN@HP-Andover-om3.om.hp.com
     
>      Hi Paul:
>      
>      Yeah, I remember this one.  It was a really neat installation, and 
>      I've got some pictures somewhere.  The car was light blue and had a 
>      gorgeous custom blue interior.  By 1989 the car had been sold to Tom 
>      Davis of MD, but I've heard nothing of it since.  Tiger Tom put air in 
>      the tow Tiger a few years back also.
>      
>      Stu
> 
> 
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> Subject: Re: Tiger Air Conditioner
> Author:  Non-HP-owner-tigers (owner-tigers@triumph.cs.utah.edu) at 
> HP-ColSprings,mimegw3
> Date:    5/31/96 6:59 PM
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> 
> >Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 18:47:57 -0400 
> >To:Bennett Cullen <p21988@gegpo8.geg.mot.com> 
> >From:tigerpb@ids.net (Paul Burr)
> >Subject:Re: Tiger Air Conditioner 
> >
> >>Hi all,
> >>Has anyone successfully installed an air conditoner in a Tiger? If so, what 
> >>are the details. A trunk mount unit would probably be an easy inconspicuous 
> >>installation to make hot days a little more comfortable without destroying 
> >>the originality of appearance. With the top up it probably wouldn't take a 
> >>very large unit to get the temperature down inside the compartment. Any 
> >>thoughts?
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________________
> >>|  Cullen Bennett  in Tempe, Arizona  (1965  MK I Tiger B9472658)    | 
> >>|  p21988@gegpo8.geg.mot.com       (1967 Alpine SV B395002751)| 
> >>|_______________________________________________________|
> >Cullen: I have some pictures of a beautiful Tiger W/AC from a meet at 
> >tiger tom's, about 10 years ago. I belive Bob Yursatis was the owner. If 
> >memory serves me(!), the car had the oil filter moved under the front 
> >valace, with an oil cooler. He then fabbed some brackets and moved the 
> >alternator over to the left side of the engine.  This allowed the AC 
> >compressor(a very small Sankyo unit) to be mounted on the right side of 
> >the motor with no worries about steering column clearance. He was running 
> >a "modern" radiator. The A/C condensor was mounted in front of this with 
> >an elctric fan. The reciever/dryer was mounted to the right of the 
> >radiator, in the space obove the horn. The really neat part of this was in 
> >the interior. The cooling unit was an under dash unit from a fastback 
> >Alpine! It had Rootes badges on it! Bob Y. said the combo never 
> >overheated, and kept the car really cool inside. You might want to pick up 
> >"Street Rodder" magazine. Companies like Vintage Air and Airtique 
> >specialize in putting A/C into just about anything. 
> >
>      
> 
> 


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