Started my first frame off - 72 SWB LS1, 6-spd manual

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by derotoreut

Go through the kick panel so you can show me how you did it. That's where I want to go through when I'm to that point. Good luck with it. Truck is looking awesome.

Thanks Dan.. I am probably going to go through the kick panel. Just not looking forward to pulling the hood, fender, bumper and possibly the front grill. If you end up using the vintage air system there is a good size hole that needs to be put into your core support for the lines from the condenser. Something to think about before you assemble your front end. I will post pics when I get to that point.

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice! I like the kick panel idea too but I'm not sure how it's done....

Mike, We will learn together lol. I'll post some pics.

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice, now you'll be able to be comfortable and cool inside that truck with those hot vegas temps!

Thanks Keith, were supposed to hit triple digits next week

[Bennett68C10]

Nice, now you'll be able to be comfortable and cool inside that truck with those hot vegas temps!

[trkfrk]

Vintage Air did an awesome job on these lower compressor brackets. I can't believe how much more room I have now.

[gringoloco]

That looks like a great fit. Enough room to run lines?

Edit: is it an Alan Grove bracket supplied by vintage?

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

That looks like a great fit. Enough room to run lines?

Edit: is it an Alan Grove bracket supplied by vintage?

Thanks Chris.. Looks like I should have plenty of room. Not sure what an Alan Grove bracket is? Here is pic of VA part number

[trkfrk]

The lines from my condenser through the core support are way to long since I have no battery and running low mount compressor. Now I need to modify the lines.

[RRR18]

Lookin good.

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by RRR18

Lookin good.

Thanks Ryan!

[trkfrk]

Made a simple bracket for the evaporator to hang from the cowl and I'm going to use the engine oil dipstick bolt In the fire wall to secure the evaporator unit. It's the cleanest way I could come up with without drilling holes into the fire wall.

[trkfrk]

With a lot of research and pictures from this forum I have decided this is going to be the cleanest way to run the A/C & heater hoses through the firewall.

[trkfrk]

No one in town has the bulkhead fitting, so I had to order it from VA. Went ahead and pulled the hood and hood hing in preparation to make the holes needed to mount bulkhead fitting.

[trkfrk]

Bulkhead in

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by trkfrk

Bulkhead in

Very nice work Mark! Super clean setup

[SKT]

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Clean bulkhead design and awesome truck!

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[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by SKT

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Clean bulkhead design and awesome truck!

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Thank You..

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Very clean!

Thanks

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice work Mark! Super clean
setup

Thanks Mike... Installing this VA setup has probably been one of the more challenging things of my build. Hindsight, I should have installed this sooner and before paint. Since I'm not running any of the A/C or heater hoses where they are suppose to go makes it way more challenging. I also had to relocate my ECM, relays and fuses to fit the evaporater.

[gringoloco]

Very clean!

[trkfrk]

I ran my lines along the frame and inner fender well.

[trkfrk]

Ran the hoses above under my fender and above the inner fender well.

[Bennett68C10]

Looking good Mark!

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Looking good Mark!

Thanks Keith. I really enjoyed cruising to the Brothers show a couple of weeks ago with ice cold air. We had a great time and can't wait until next year.

[mcbassin]

Originally Posted by trkfrk

Thanks Keith. I really enjoyed cruising to the Brothers show a couple of weeks ago with ice cold air. We had a great time and can't wait until next year.

Sounds like a blast!
Hey Mark, quick question. Do you have any problem with condensation build up in your cab on these hot summer days? I have an older model vintage air kit and it gets so cold it "sweats" right down at the bottom lower vent where the heat comes out in the winter.
At first I thought maybe my drain was clogged, but it was clean and clear.
It appears to be just condensation. Mostly on these 95-110+ temp days.

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by mcbassin

Sounds like a blast!
Hey Mark, quick question. Do you have any problem with condensation build up in your cab on these hot summer days? I have an older model vintage air kit and it gets so cold it "sweats" right down at the bottom lower vent where the heat comes out in the winter.
At first I thought maybe my drain was clogged, but it was clean and clear.
It appears to be just condensation. Mostly on these 95-110+ temp days.

Mike, the system definitely sweats, especially if the outside humidity is high. Here's a picture of a water bottle I used since I didn't have time to run my drain line through the cab floor. My son/co-pilot had to empty the water bottle every 20 minutes when we were near the beach lol. I haven't had any problems with it coming out of the lower vents.

[GoaterAz]

Great job on the VA Install! The routing looks perfect, so clean.

Did you have any pictures of where the ECM/Fuse/Relays now reside?

[trkfrk]

Originally Posted by GoaterAz

Great job on the VA Install! The routing looks perfect, so clean.

Did you have any pictures of where the ECM/Fuse/Relays now reside?

Thank You! I am really impressed how well the VA system keeps up in the Vegas summer, especially since I haven't and don't want to tint my windows.

Here's a picture of my ECM, fuses, relays and Dakota digital box inside my glove box. It's in there pretty snug but easy to access. One of my better investments was a label maker. Every wire is labeled. This really helped me out when I relocated everything.

[trkfrk]

Here is an engine bay pic with the VA complete.