What works best and installs good. Best bang for the buck. Just need the inside stuff really. I'll build the rest from parts at work. Thanks
Ac I dunno ; The only thing I know for sure is : use the BIGGEST condensor you can find and make sure it has at least a 1/2" space away from the radiator for improved air flow . The bigger the condensor , the easier the rest of the AC system works and the cooler you'll be inside the cab . We used to use the Cadillac limousine condensors , they're HUGE .
I have installed 3 old air hidden systems from Jim Carter. They work pretty well and go in very esily. They hide behind the speaker grille, so you don't have the big plenum hanging under the dash.
Well I put speakers in the speaker hole so that's probably out. I planned on using a condenser out of a late model Dodge. Thaey have there own fan built to the unit. Not as big, but they are thicker than most. Kinda like 1 core to 4 core radiator. That's the plan anyhow. Right now I'm trying to get a better defroster. Doesn't blow hard enough. I'm going to put some computer fans inside the hose ends and push some more air.
Improved Defrosting I just remembered : old VW's have a kit you can buy , it's a tube with a heater fan motor in it to increase the air flow and heat it at the same time ~ oughta be just the ticket for your defrosting needs . Kymco and others sell these nifty little fan thingies . I'm in Sunny So. Cal. so I just freeze my buns off when it's cold here .
Ouch ! ?! $150.00 ?! that's insane . Keep looking . Back in the early 1960's when I were a cold farm boy , we'd buy cheap War Surplus Chromalox heaters and put them inside the defroster ducts.... Only works on 12 volt systems though .
They were actually wire wound resistors for droppiong current but they got *so* hot,they turned out to be pretty good heaters when placed in moving air ducts... I bet they used them on the aircraft in the 1940's , they all had HUGE generators that we also bought to make cheap welders out of.
