converting to a/c
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converting to a/c
i have 79 custom without a/c and i am thinking of converting it to a/c, i have found several donor trucks that i can get everything i need. but howmuch ductwork and such behind the dash do i need to get, any help is appreciated, thanx
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See if you can find an underdash AC there alot easier to install but maybe a little harder to find some of the ford dealers would put them in when a customer ordered AC they sit under the dash and have there own fan and coil its like 3 wire 2 hoses a couple of brackets and your done I think they came in 70-77ish fords. You might find them in 60-69 mercades to
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I used two donor trucks to get my parts I got the dash,wiring,and everything. the whole unit comes apart fairly easy and in just a few big pieces. just label all your wires and vacuum lines. the hardest part for me was cutting that big whole in the firewall.but that will go okay if you make you a template from the donor truck. I am no mechanic and i did it okay. It was just very time consuming.
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Originally Posted by toddn78
I used two donor trucks to get my parts I got the dash,wiring,and everything. the whole unit comes apart fairly easy and in just a few big pieces. just label all your wires and vacuum lines. the hardest part for me was cutting that big whole in the firewall.but that will go okay if you make you a template from the donor truck. I am no mechanic and i did it okay. It was just very time consuming.
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I just cut my fire wall with a air cuttung tool. Of course i had my fender, inner fender and my dash off out of the way and you will have to do that too. Once you get all that stuff out of the way it is not hard to cut the whole.
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Originally Posted by toddn78
I just cut my fire wall with a air cuttung tool. Of course i had my fender, inner fender and my dash off out of the way and you will have to do that too. Once you get all that stuff out of the way it is not hard to cut the whole.