Aftermarket A/c
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Aftermarket A/c
I have a 79 crew cab that I am in need of a/c for. This is my issue. Hot Rod Air seems to have the best system out there, blows the most air and the biggest condensor. Arizona mobile air has a fairly good system as well. Just doest blow as much air and the condensor is smaller. Being my truck is a crew cab I need as much air as possible. The hot rod air is going to run me about 1800 bucks to be installed, the other system is going to run about 1200 installed. Has anyone used either one of these systems? Any help or opions is greatly appreciated.
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JC
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I went thru that selection process a few years ago for my '74 hi-boy. I finally settled on the Arizona Air system because it seemed to be the only one (at the time at least) that allowed for bringing fresh air into the cab via the heater blower. The others simply recirculate the cabin air, and I figured that would get pretty stuffy depending on how often your buddies shower, and I like to pressurize the cab when I'm on dusty roads. Just something to look at.
The Arizona Air system seems to have plenty of cooling capacity for my standard cab at least, I talked them into providing a larger condenser that fit my radiator opening better and that helps on the cooling. It's a bit noisy as the only down-side, as opposed to an integrated OEM system of course, plus it essentially wipes out the glove compartment. The install took a while, and it's a real "stuff" job to get it settled behind the dash. But I think all the components are relatively universal, and seem to be good quality.
Good Luck! Steve
The Arizona Air system seems to have plenty of cooling capacity for my standard cab at least, I talked them into providing a larger condenser that fit my radiator opening better and that helps on the cooling. It's a bit noisy as the only down-side, as opposed to an integrated OEM system of course, plus it essentially wipes out the glove compartment. The install took a while, and it's a real "stuff" job to get it settled behind the dash. But I think all the components are relatively universal, and seem to be good quality.
Good Luck! Steve
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Steve thanks for the help. The price of the AMA system is just hard to beat.
I have seen a regular cab truck with there system and it seems to work pretty good. I just found a complete dash with fac. a/c vents and controls, so I am going to swith that out.
I have seen a regular cab truck with there system and it seems to work pretty good. I just found a complete dash with fac. a/c vents and controls, so I am going to swith that out.
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www.bought4less.com has AC kits
79 truck IN DASH AC is about $950
Underdash is about $700-$750 or so complete
79 truck IN DASH AC is about $950
Underdash is about $700-$750 or so complete
