Re: [Chevelle-list] A/C

[Clint Hooper]

A close friend of mine has an Old Air system in his 55 Chevy and it gets so damned cold,you could probably hang beef in there. The blower is rated at 900cfm and the fan will practically blow your hat off. He had a VA system in his 35 Chevy streetrod and it left something to be desired. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner 1969 El Camino ProTourer 2001 H-D FLHR custom bagger http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint/clint_hooper.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: KW I really don't know yet, I need to find an exterior AC box so I can see what really needs to be done. Although the Vintage air unit I had was not on a Chevelle it left all kinds of room on the firewall, everything was moved to the interior, but it is REALLY inadequate - won't cool OR heat and lets hope you never need to defog the windshield. I plan on running a small block so space really isn't a concern, and there is no way this car will ever be a concours restoration so I am not concerned with changing the firewall to suit the installation. I think that recreating the ductwork will be the biggest challenge. Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Mascheck To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] A/C Keith,     How major is swapping the firewall. My Chevelle still has all the remnants of it’s original AC. The box does take up room in the engine dept, and prevented me from using some Tig welded tall Aluminum Hub Caps. The brake booster got me on the other side. I have a bored 454.   Again, how hard is the install, and do you gain much room?      Dan   From: KW [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:18 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] A/C   That's what I thought... With my past experience with the Vintage Air setup, it might be worth it to swap firewalls.(cheaper too) Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chevelle-list@chevelles.net Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] A/C   In a message dated 2/24/2005 2:18:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a difference between the firewall on a '68 with AC and one without? I am planning on putting AC in my '68 Malibu and I want to use factory AC. I bought the interior AC box from (what I was told) a '69 Chevelle and it has the pipes for the heater core on the fender side(?) of the box. The pipes are on the side toward the middle of the car on my '68 without AC.     I know there are easier ways to put AC in a car, I have tried Vintage Air and found it to be completely worthless so I think this time I will try the factory stuff. Thanks, Keith Yes there is.  They take 2 completly different heater box set ups.  You would have to cut out the firewall of an AC car and replace the non AC firewall or use a unit from Vintage Air.   Tom