Aftermarket Air Conditioning

[ronnyinwaxhaw]

Anybody changed over to aftermarket a/c? I'd like to find a kit that has it's own controls, and get away from all the vacuum hoses.

 

[airboatgreg]

The end would not justify the means and you will not have the performance

 

[GuysMonteSS]

Vintage Air is one source,although you would need to piece together a kit as I dont believe that they have a G Body specific kit.

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I used one of their heat/defrost kits and it was fairly straight forward.
I mounted the controls in the stock location.

Guy

 

[565bbchevy]

I am also working on a Vintage Air set up for my Monte but because of lack of room everywhere I am using a trunk mount kit.
And the controls will be in the center console.

 

[fleming442]

There are a couple members running Vintage Air setups. The vacuum selector isn't the end of the world.

 

[xylorex]

check out this thread: turbobuick vintage air

 

[ronnyinwaxhaw]

Vintage Air is one source,although you would need to piece together a kit as I dont believe that they have a G Body specific kit.

Home - Vintage Air

The Inventors Of Performance Air Conditioning… Vintage Air is owned and operated by experienced street rodders who have been involved in the sport for over thirty years. We offer you […]

www.vintageair.com

I used one of their heat/defrost kits and it was fairly straight forward.
I mounted the controls in the stock location.
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Guy

Thanks! I looked at Restomod Air, another company that came up in my online search. They have a set of controls similar to yours.
I also looked through several threads here and saw guys using later model compressors like I'm going to use. I guess all of the parts are available to restore the vacuum controls. When I get closer to that part of my project, I'll have to decide which way to go.

 

[ronnyinwaxhaw]

check out this thread: turbobuick vintage air

Thanks for that. I read the whole thread. Very interesting. Most of it was from 2013, so I'm sure all of the "bugs" have been worked out by now.

 

[Cajun83HO]

Restomod can have the controls via Bluetooth to an old phone or iPad, and leave your stock controls there for looks.

 

[ronnyinwaxhaw]

Restomod can have the controls via Bluetooth to an old phone or iPad, and leave your stock controls there for looks.

I saw that on their website. I like the compact three dial controls, too. I'm a long way from doing the a/c on my Elco, I'm just trying to get an idea of what I'll encounter when I get there.