Vintage Air or what? Anyone have a truck with factory heat only?

[75chevybakers]

I was wondering if anyone had put a/c in a heat only cab? I bought all the parts from a buddy and came to find out the firewall is way different... . Anyway, I sold all the stuff and am now considering Vintage air. Wondering if anyone has tried this in these trucks or what other solutions are there? Thanks again guys!

[Got Smoke?]

Subscribed, been wondering this myself as my 79 is heat only and I would like to install a/c when I restore it.

[Captkaos]

The only differences in the firewall is where the holes are. You could have templated his, welded yours up and transfered the template and then put the factory stuff back on it.

I know of a couple people with Vintage systems though.  The like it. There is an article in one of the magazines that did a how to on it.

[75chevybakers]

I would feel better with the vintage air anyway, then all the components are new, no worries... Any pics would be great.

[Gregzz4]

Why spend the money on vintage air? That system is Huge money
Get a heater/ac box and vents/ducting from the boneyard..... buy the condenser, evap, receiver/dryer, lines and compressor from a parts store....install it all, get an ac dash pad and whatever is missing, like an orifice tube/filter and so on and have a shop retrofit it for 134A.

I looked into it last month and it would cost me less than $500 for all new parts mentioned, including a re-man Comp. So just buy the boneyard Comp with the whole system and use it as a core.

[Skunksmash]

Yeah I agree with the post above mine. However, I would do one thing different. Get a system off a much newer model truck. They are much more efficient than the ones that came one these old trucks, and that will save you lots of money at the gas pump. In the long run. It's what I'm planning on doing, when my stock AC system finally decides to bite the dust.

[fitz]

If you can find a working AC system off of 1 of our trucks it is possible to remove it from 1 truck and install in into another truck as a complete unit without unbolting the lines or evacuating the freon from the system. It may require an extra set of hands but it can be done.

[hhott71]

I do not agree that you can get a reman comp, an evaporator, accumulator, condenser, orifice tube new at a parts store for $500 pus by the lines, the evaporator housing, the factory fresh air and recirculation doors, the heater and HVAC housing, duct work, dashpad vents, Trim bezel with vents, control head with cables, vacuum ball and lines for LESS than buying a NEW system from an aftermarket AC Kit dealer like (removed) I know they offer AC kits for the Military Blazer and many more models.

[VileZambonie]

I do not agree that you can get a reman comp, an evaporator, accumulator, condenser, orifice tube new at a parts store for $500 pus by the lines, the evaporator housing, the factory fresh air and recirculation doors, the heater and HVAC housing, duct work, dashpad vents, Trim bezel with vents, control head with cables, vacuum ball and lines for LESS than buying a NEW system from an aftermarket AC Kit dealer like *********** I know they offer AC kits for the Military Blazer and many more models.

So your first post here is to disagree with a post that is 3 years old and promote someones product?

[mrnapolean1]

My 87 Chevy R10 is factory heat only.
I would like to put an AC system in it.