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Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. #149583 11/11/08 10:47 PM 11/11/08 10:47 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 379 Oklahoma City, OK M moposcar OP enthusiast
moposcar OP enthusiast M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 379 Oklahoma City, OK	I was trying to think of a way to put A/C in my 56 w/out having somthing sticking below the dash (with only a couple of vents) like the ones from vintage air, etc, and I came up with an idea. I don't know if it has been done before, but could you mount an heater/A/C box from another car behind the rear seat and bring vents in from that direction? I know you wouldn't want to turn the vents 90 deg, but then would it matter? The suburbans have vents going down the length of the vehicles. You could even have rear defrost!! Has anyone tried this, is it even possible, or is there something I am missing? I know the vans in the old days had the rear A/C and heat units and they just ran more hoses back there. Same with semi trucks.

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: moposcar] #149584 11/11/08 11:40 PM 11/11/08 11:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,625 Freeport IL USA poorboy I Live Here
poorboy I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,625 Freeport IL USA	That was the way Howard Huges did the first auto air conditioner, mounted the unit in the truck, ran hoses forward. Think with the "new" freon, you might loose a little of the cool by the time the air reaches the front. Gene

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: moposcar] #149585 11/12/08 11:01 AM 11/12/08 11:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 228 Kentucky F Flipper1938 enthusiast
Flipper1938 enthusiast F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 228 Kentucky	You should be able to fit one of the street rod units behind your dash. They are nice and compact. Hidden vents aren't gonna be the best thing for comfort.

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: Flipper1938] #149586 11/12/08 11:24 AM 11/12/08 11:24 AM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 857 charlotte,nc pyp1000 super stock
pyp1000 super stock Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 857 charlotte,nc	Many moons ago, we took an underdash unit and mounted it on the floor, under the rear seat of my grandfather's econoline van. We ran some really long hoses under the van and ran a remote fan switch to the dash. Worked great.

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: moposcar] #149587 11/12/08 01:18 PM 11/12/08 01:18 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 169 arizona V VPrace member
VPrace member V Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 169 arizona	Quote: I was trying to think of a way to put A/C in my 56 w/out having somthing sticking below the dash (with only a couple of vents) like the ones from vintage air, etc, and I came up with an idea. I don't know if it has been done before, but could you mount an heater/A/C box from another car behind the rear seat and bring vents in from that direction? I know you wouldn't want to turn the vents 90 deg, but then would it matter? The suburbans have vents going down the length of the vehicles. You could even have rear defrost!! Has anyone tried this, is it even possible, or is there something I am missing? I know the vans in the old days had the rear A/C and heat units and they just ran more hoses back there. Same with semi trucks. doesn't vintage air make a rear mount box?

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: moposcar] #149588 11/14/08 02:42 PM 11/14/08 02:42 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 425 Eastern Ontario shaker340 mopar
shaker340 mopar Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 425 Eastern Ontario	Go to the wreckers and get a rear AC unit out of any Minivan, large SUV or any vehicle that has one. I designed the rear unit for the Ford Freestyle, at the time (2003) it was the smallest rear unit to push 200 cfm. Watch for where the condensate drain is, and how it is oriented as it must point downwards. Some of the newer ones are smaller now. You can run vents anywhere, but will lose cfm for long runs and if any bends in the run. 2008 Challenger SRT8 1940 Chrysler Royal coupe

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: moposcar] #149589 11/14/08 04:08 PM 11/14/08 04:08 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,933 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,933 Rio Linda, CA	Here's a pic of the rear A/C unit in my '57 NY, air enters through a speaker grille on the package tray and the conditioned air enters the car through louvered vents located where the ashtrays used to be in the rear armrests. 4812899-RearAC.jpg (111 downloads)

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: John_Kunkel] #149590 11/14/08 04:36 PM 11/14/08 04:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 425 Eastern Ontario shaker340 mopar
shaker340 mopar Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 425 Eastern Ontario	John, what is that out of? It looks like older style of AC case. But yes, that the idea for sure. 2008 Challenger SRT8 1940 Chrysler Royal coupe

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: shaker340] #149591 11/14/08 07:56 PM 11/14/08 07:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,933 Rio Linda, CA John_Kunkel Too Many Posts
John_Kunkel Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,933 Rio Linda, CA	The unit in my trunk is a Vintage Air Super Cooler, VA makes a unit for trunk mount but the installer opted for the under dash type instead. The INTERNET, the MISinformation superhighway

Re: Alternate way of doing Airconditioning. [Re: John_Kunkel] #149592 11/15/08 12:28 AM 11/15/08 12:28 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 379 Oklahoma City, OK M moposcar OP enthusiast
moposcar OP enthusiast M Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 379 Oklahoma City, OK	This is what I was talking about. I will probably go with Hot rod Air or something, but I am just kicking out ideas right now. I figured someone had done it.

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