how much trouble is an A/C conversion?

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Originally Posted by chevytruckclassics

i have a 67 chevy thats soon to be 4x4 and i was just wondering how much trouble it is to put A/C in it since it only has heat.

Originally Posted by steelhorse

Depends upon your skill level and weather or not you by a kit.I would buy a vintage air or similar complete kit.I will probably take you a good day or so.

I converted my non-AC cab to a AC cab and used all factory or factory-like parts. I guess if I had more money than time I'd buy a "kit" like vintage air or similar but since I'm destined to be a working man until my own funeral I converted to a factory style set-up.

Based on what your used parts cost, you can do a factory system for $300-$500. All those aftermarket kits are north of $1000. I read one post on here where a guy laid out something like $1200 and still needed to go buy other stuff.

I don't mean to knock the aftermarket kits but just make sure you price out everything you need before you go one way or the other.

I did a post a while back with a pretty complete parts list to go with a stock system. Check it out at:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=478564