AC unit install
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Tuned
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From: Greeneville TN
AC unit install
Today I fabricated the brackets to hold the Vintage Air Gen II Compac AC unit that I will be using in the ‘50. I have a plastic mock up unit to determine position and necessary brackets. I’m fortunate I have a big hole in the dash at the moment so getting it central was pretty straight forward,
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Your pics are a view that very few have seen! Nice to see the fit up of the AC unit. I can't tell from the pics, will the bottom of the unit extend below the position of the original stock dash? Are you saving the stock cowl vent and glove box? Are you going to weld the original dash back in or do you have other plans?
I apologize for all of the questions. I currently have a put together system in Willard, my 49, and have not been happy with the performance. Thanks for starting this thread. I will follow your posts.
I apologize for all of the questions. I currently have a put together system in Willard, my 49, and have not been happy with the performance. Thanks for starting this thread. I will follow your posts.
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Tuned
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Bill, the next job is to build a 3” extension to the bottom of the lower dash to house the AC controls in the center and two switches to the left of the streering wheel. As for the dash, I am going to insert by about 1/2” a carbon fiber dash to house the AC vents at the ends and the dash binacle in the center. Probably going to use this 6 gauge dash -
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Bill, the next job is to build a 3” extension to the bottom of the lower dash to house the AC controls in the center and two switches to the left of the streering wheel. As for the dash, I am going to insert by about 1/2” a carbon fiber dash to house the AC vents at the ends and the dash binacle in the center. Probably going to use this 6 gauge dash -
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I've seen several guys use this controller, placed where the ashtray is. Nothing hanging under the dash that way...
https://www.jegs.com/i/VPA/960/49110...kaAlFaEALw_wcB
https://www.jegs.com/i/VPA/960/49110...kaAlFaEALw_wcB
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I’ll take some photos showing the defrost vents in place so you can see how the hoses will route.
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Some additional photos. From the underside of the cowl panel to the defroster outputs is around 6”. This will allow me room to get the hose to the defrost vent. I also positioned the AC unit at the height i did because the two floor vent outputs would be at the height i needs them to blow directly to the floor without additional hoses.
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John,
Looking at your pictures again I now realize that the horizontal green tape is the bottom of the original dash. Could you take a measurement from the bottom of the Vintage Air mock up case to the bottom of the dash in your truck, the vertical distance?
Looking at your pictures again I now realize that the horizontal green tape is the bottom of the original dash. Could you take a measurement from the bottom of the Vintage Air mock up case to the bottom of the dash in your truck, the vertical distance?
