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04-22-2010, 09:33 AM
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"Hooked on Quack"
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Midlothian,TX
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A/C question
Yet another question in the line of trying to decide if I want to use used parts or spending the extra $$$ for new. Found a donor truck that had factory A/C. All the parts are there from controls to compressor. My truck is not an A/C so I don't have any of the vents and I don't know if those can be pulled.
The plus side is this system is 1/3 of the price a vintage air unit. I know I will need some parts but it seems like a solid system to start with. Anyone made this conversion of a stock A/C system into a non A/C truck? |
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04-22-2010, 10:08 AM
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wanna be 67
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Nor Cal
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Re: A/C question
change out your dash, cut along the dash pad holes, two bolts and replace with a/c dash. Now you have a a/c truck.
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04-22-2010, 12:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Center City, MN, USA
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Re: A/C question
The firewall is different too.
I modded mine. It isn't impossible but you do need to weld in some metal and cut some other away. I purchased an AC dash intending to do like 19stepSide72 said but I eventually just used it for a template to cut holes in my current dash.
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04-22-2010, 05:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: sumner wa.
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Re: A/C question
Swap cabs
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04-22-2010, 06:05 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: California, Maryland
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Re: A/C question
You can get louvers that mount under or through your dash.
see http://www.oldairproducts.com/catalo...0000_120132055
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04-22-2010, 07:20 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Pleak, Texas
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Re: A/C question
You don't HAVE to modify the firewall. I just set the box in place and drilled new holes. A/C and heat work just fine. Old air or Vintage air has the templates to cut new holes that you can print out.
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04-22-2010, 10:11 PM
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"Hooked on Quack"
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Midlothian,TX
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Re: A/C question
awsome thanks!!
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04-23-2010, 12:22 AM
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Old member
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S.
Posts: 19,945
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Re: A/C question
I did it the hard way I guess but the cheapest I guess to. I bought a junk AC truck and swaped it all over to my truck. I cut the holes and mounted everything myself.
 http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?...eid=298462&ck=
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