Vintage air ac kit
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Vintage air ac kit
All, okay so im throwing around the idea of making a DIY ac kit to remove the donkey air box set up and bring it all inside the cab. It would include all the pieces necessary to install a vintage air behind the dash. It would have all the function of the stock unit but eliminate the outside obstruction. It will utilize the stock pump and condenser and come with everything needed to retrofit. The only item that will be needed is the vacuum and charge. which I can do mobile or can be done at any auto repair shop. im not sure what the kit will cost but im rough estimating 2k. What are GFB members thought on this? would anyone be interested in putting a deposit down to get a few made? Let me know, be honest. BTW for me to do a kit like this full install at my shop is about 4k, parts and labor. Thanks guyssssssss!!!!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Would be awesome. What would need to be sacrificed under/inside the dash to make it fit? Factory controls?
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Will,
From what I've seen the heater core would be replaced with the all in one Vintage Air unit.
Chris
From what I've seen the heater core would be replaced with the all in one Vintage Air unit.
Chris
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Nothing really, the vintage air is much more compact. The factory controls would not be utilized but they would be replaced by VA controls that look very similar. It would be very clean. Just think, you could stock width 37s, you can run 40s on 4.5 over, no clearance issues!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Nothing really, the vintage air is much more compact. The factory controls would not be utilized but they would be replaced by VA controls that look very similar. It would be very clean. Just think, you could stock width 37s, you can run 40s on 4.5 over, no clearance issues!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
To me this is what’s important:
1. Not an issue with a typical prerunner full cage.
2. It needs to have power. This kit needs to be able to cool a truck in July in Phoenix at 110*
3. Heater has to work like or better than stock.
4. Defroster ducts must work like a stocker. If they could be updated to use electrical servos that would be great to rid the cables.
5. Stock registers need to be able to be used.
Ditching the huge box would be killer just to give more room for suspension parts. I’ve aften wondered why the wrangler climate controls arent used more frequently.
1. Not an issue with a typical prerunner full cage.
2. It needs to have power. This kit needs to be able to cool a truck in July in Phoenix at 110*
3. Heater has to work like or better than stock.
4. Defroster ducts must work like a stocker. If they could be updated to use electrical servos that would be great to rid the cables.
5. Stock registers need to be able to be used.
Ditching the huge box would be killer just to give more room for suspension parts. I’ve aften wondered why the wrangler climate controls arent used more frequently.
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
So touching base on all of those items, this kit will satisfy all of them. Im going to order the parts for the first kit and get some pics up. Its gonna take me a little bit but will need to be done by new years. Im building the first kit on my bronco
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
interested! this sounds bad ass especially for the money.
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Vintage air ac kit
We just talked about this when you were fixing my super duty hahha. I'm in!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Sorry ive been lagging guys, my goal is to have this completed by the weekend!! big things coming soon
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
I have a vintage air kit in my Bronco. I just got the Bronco a few days ago so I can’t speak to how good it is yet. I will post a better photo of the controls later today.
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Trade in your potato for a camera while you're at it
Jk!
Jk!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Haha, that is fair. Here is a better photo.
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Those controls don't look out of place at all. If the aluminum were painted black, you might not even notice at first. Awesome!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Count me in
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Robert- yes, the battle im fighting is the factory vent adaptation to the 2-1/2 ducting, should have a complete kit very soon!!!!!
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Re: Vintage air ac kit
Maybe you could find someone to 3d print adapters?Whiterhino1 wrote:Robert- yes, the battle im fighting is the factory vent adaptation to the 2-1/2 ducting, should have a complete kit very soon!!!!!
Sho nuff,
SteveG
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