Any Recent IV Vintage Air Installs?

[NC_John]

Has anybody recently installed the Vintage Air Gen IV? Any tips or tricks learned along the way? I did a forum search but didn't see anything newer than 2012 and surely there have been changes/updates to the kit.

I'm starting my install on my 70 non-air cab (at least the cab side- the engine is out and the front clip is off). It's a real mess of parts in the kit for sure.

[aboesec10]

i did mine about a year ago.

[aboesec10]

its pretty straight forward, but if you've got questions, fire away

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by aboesec10

its pretty straight forward, but if you've got questions, fire away

We're the instructions correct or did you find anything along the way that you would do different were you to do it again?

[dfwright]

In to watch this. I'm getting ready to order the same kit myself, as I also have a non-ac cab. I'll be using the existing heater controls.

[NC_John]

I'm sitting in the house right now trying to get the courage to cut holes in my dash....

[ranger danger]

I got lucky, there's a factory authorized installer in the town I live in so I had him put mine in my 69' Suburban. I'm up for most things but that one was more than I wanted to do. I had a gen IV installed in the front and a mini slimline in the rear.

[71CHEVYSHORTBED402]

Originally Posted by NC_John

I'm sitting in the house right now trying to get the courage to cut holes in my dash....

Now that's funny but I get it.

[72Cheyenne454]

That's hilarious!!!

I've been there before...

Originally Posted by NC_John

I'm sitting in the house right now trying to get the courage to cut holes in my dash....

[Kennuck]

Installed mine about a year ago. Instructions were very good and I had no problems with the install.

[NC_John]

I usually don't drink before lunch but the stress of cutting the dash required it today. It would have been easier mentally if a previous owner had already cut it up for a stereo or something. Came out good. Hopefully it'll be less stressful from here. I posted pics on my build thread.

[Batgirl]

How did the cutting go???

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by Batgirl

How did the cutting go???

Round ones were easy. Center vent was a pain. Pictures on my build thread (link below).

[Andy4639]

I bought the Classic air group AC heater unit, not the vintage air and it was easy enough to install. I did the whole install by my self in the 56 Chevy. I like the Classic over the vintage because the cab unit fit like a glove. No prying on the dash to install it like the V/A unit. Trucks may be different but Classic air is in both of mine the 71 C 10 and 56 Bel Air.

[54Caddy]

Doing same in a truck for a customer rite now. Install on this one is different than most because it has a LWP and I wanted compressor on passenger side still. Along with aluminum radiator and electric fans and the list goes on. I have round holes cut, I didn't like the location template put them in so I moved closer to edge of dash and a little down so it wouldn't be close to curve on dash for cluster. In doing this I had to trim bracket for dash as well as replace one dash bolt with a button head style. Sorry picture gets flipped when I upload from phone.

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

Doing same in a truck for a customer rite now. Install on this one is different than most because it has a LWP and I wanted compressor on passenger side still. Along with aluminum radiator and electric fans and the list goes on. I have round holes cut, I didn't like the location template put them in so I moved closer to edge of dash and a little down so it wouldn't be close to curve on dash for cluster. In doing this I had to trim bracket for dash as well as replace one dash bolt with a button head style. Sorry picture gets flipped when I upload from phone.

When I was lining up my templates I was careful to make sure they would be flat as possible and did adjust a bit (though there is a ton of interpretation on where the templates should be placed). The left side fit easily but I clipped more dash support stuff on the passenger side and had to do some extra filing to fit it properly.

[Andy4639]

They are basically the same unit's just sold by different company's. Good luck on the install. Try to help but oh well.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by NC_John

I usually don't drink before lunch but the stress of cutting the dash required it today. It would have been easier mentally if a previous owner had already cut it up for a stereo or something. Came out good. Hopefully it'll be less stressful from here. I posted pics on my build thread.

Liquid courage?

[ranger danger]

Originally Posted by NC_John

This is a thread specifically about the installation of gen IV vintage air. We're all glad you like your Classic air but how does this help?

Seems a little unnecessary.

[54Caddy]

Now for the center vent I'll cut that today. Thinking easiest way will be with an air body saw. Have to get it centered and level, thanks to a previous owner dash is already cut at radio opening.

[ranger danger]

I went a different way with the center vent. I did not want to have one little skinny vent so I went with V/A's add on dual vents. The 2 knobs on the right of the ash tray are the controls for the rear heat/AC.

[Shinysideup]

Originally Posted by Andy4639

I bought the Classic air group AC heater unit, not the vintage air and it was easy enough to install. I did the whole install by my self in the 56 Chevy. I like the Classic over the vintage because the cab unit fit like a glove. No prying on the dash to install it like the V/A unit. Trucks may be different but Classic air is in both of mine the 71 C 10 and 56 Bel Air.

Did you do a writeup on that install? link? thanks.

BTW, I think you helped by adding what you did. Discussions are not JUST for the benefit of the OP, but an open forum for all. I have benefited greatly from reading extensively compared to my rate of posting.

[Andy4639]

Originally Posted by ranger danger

Seems a little unnecessary.

I guess a picture of a beer is more help to the OP. Working on my truck is not the time for drinking in my opinion,but that me.

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

Now for the center vent I'll cut that today. Thinking easiest way will be with an air body saw. Have to get it centered and level, thanks to a previous owner dash is already cut at radio opening.

It was a bugger with a dremel. Difficult to get the needed angle.

[NC_John]

Originally Posted by ranger danger

Seems a little unnecessary.

Perhaps. I deleted it but it seemed to be the same as me going on his 1 ton axle question thread and telling him the moser axle install in my 1/2 ton 12 bolt went great.

I'll let it go now.