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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Electrical => Topic started by: bigal04 on March 31, 2014, 07:21:36 pm

Title: Air conditioning
Post by: bigal04 on March 31, 2014, 07:21:36 pm

Hope I'm in the right place but I was wondering what you non factory ac guys were doing for air conditioning. Do you get parts off an a/c truck or buy aftermarket. Ohh by the way I have a 1980 c10 with inline six and three on the tree

Title: Re: Air conditioning
Post by: bake74 on March 31, 2014, 08:58:34 pm

     You can source all the parts for a OEM air conditioning system, but I believe in the long run it would cost more (unless you get a donor truck and take everything off that and put on yours).
     Other wise you can get aftermarket one like vintage air (http://www.vintageair.com/SelectingSystemForYourVehicle.asp) which sells the gen IV for out trucks.
     I personally sourced a whole truck for $400.00, I know I will have to go through the whole thing, but at the time vintage air did not have ones for our trucks (they are new).

Title: Re: Air conditioning
Post by: bigal04 on March 31, 2014, 10:10:44 pm

Thanks for the reply. I'm in Alabama and that heat will be here soon

Title: Re: Air conditioning
Post by: Captkaos on April 03, 2014, 09:46:07 pm

I am in Alabama also.  to put the AC on a non AC truck you will need to modify your firewall so if you get it out of a donor, either cut the donors firewall or make a template of it.  Nothing behind the dash is the same.
This post has what you are wanting to do:
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=21690.msg179454#msg179454