Greg:
There is a place in San Antoino, Tx. that already makes them. It is called
Vintage-Air. They are on the web. The compresser is about the size of a TR4
generator and it takes about 5 HP to run it. complete cost is about $500.
Good luck
Bob Kamholtz
ECOD
-----Original Message-----
From: Hutmacher, Greg <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
To: 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: TR6 air conditioning
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>Here's a chilly conversation for those of you knee deep in winter. I am
>considering adding A/C to my 76 TR6. Some years back, I had a 73 TR6 with
>the original dealer installed AC and it never worked well at all. About
six
>months ago, I hooked up with a guy in Austin, Texas who is developing an
>in-dash, after market AC system using the newer, far more compact and
>efficient compressors available today. These new compressors use very
>little horsepower compared to the old piston style York and they are much
>smaller. His plan is to develop and build an in-dash set-up that is
>invisible to the casual eye. It would replace the existing heater/blower
>unit, use the existing vents in the dash, and the control switch would fit
>into the stock switch plinth in place of one of the heater switches using
an
>original knob. His setup was estimated to run about $1200 as a kit but was
>not ready to market yet. Since then, I've gone through the Vintage Air
>catalog (they sell aftermarket AC systems mostly for street rods and
>antique) and found everything needed except the custom compressor bracket
>that would need to be fabricated. The only real problem would be the
>in-dash installation. That is where the guy I talked to in Austin was
>having the most difficulties. He also found the need to add another air
vent
>in addition to the two existing vents in the dash. I was just curious if
>anyone on the list has any experience with adding AC to a TR6 or has an
>"original" system that actually works well in the summer. Thanks, Greg
>(looking forward to another 110 degree July drive)
>76 TR6
>68 MGB/GT
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