'84 CUCV 6.2L <- Aftermarket Air Conditioning?

[AudieMurphy]

Well, the guy sent me pix of the CUCV today, and the body is in rougher shape than I had hoped for, so Ill 99% chance pass this one up.

I still gotta cabbage up the scratch, so I can bank up some cash while I shop around for a civilian 6.2! This will likely be the best bet over all.

Thanks for everyones help!
Andrew

 

[Bunker Buster]

Good luck with your search! I picked up most everything for the install today. I got the compressor, lines and brackets. The condenser should be here tomorrow and the under dash unit should be in next week sometime. I'll be doing a little write up with lots of pics.

 

[AudieMurphy]

I'll be doing a little write up with lots of pics.

Cool Beans!

 

[camiswelding]

theres a unit made in the netherlands that runs low draw 12 volt (claims 2 truck batteries can run it all night ) and still start.... do an internet search

I looked at how I could keep my dogs cool with the engine off in the shell in the back of the micky war wagon ( a v3500 crew)

cam

 

[dallassnowman]

I was actually pricing out a converter and a portable a/c . The kind where all u need to do is run the vent hose out, like thru the bottom of the bed. My a/c works now just had it serviced and it still SUCKS. Here in TEXAS it will be 100 today and a reg cab truck might do ok, but they should have done something like rear air for the Blazers too. I think 4 wheel parts sell a kit to add rear air but when I stop or leave idle the a/c looses its cool fast. Good to know I'm not the only one fixin to install a house a/c in a truck!!

 

[diesel4me]

generator?

The truck I saw with a house A/C unit in the rear window has a big 110V inverter the guy bought cheap off an old boat at a marina they were going to junk...he said he used his Honda generator for a few days in the bed of the truck!...he's looking into buying a GM altenator converted to 110V(actually its not hard to convert one,but voltage regulation is difficult to acheive at low cost)...Northern Tool sells a 110V generator you coul mount on the motor like any other generator,but you'd have to have the motor running constantly to use the A/C..or if the A/C unit has an AC/DC motor,you could put 12 batteries in the bed of the truck to get 120V DC!..

I looked at some junked motor homes in years past,and saw one that had a dual voltage A/C unit in it--it had a large transformer/rectifier to reduce the 110v to 12V DC..probably a rare unit though...

 

[nmaggie99]

Check these companies out for after-market systems.... Most fit everything from the heat to the AC components under the dash.... Eliminates a lot of junk under the hood. Don't know if they have an application that will fit but I would call.

Vintage Air - San Antonio

Old Air - Dallas

These guys make systems that sell for around a $1000 or so, can be installed in a couple of days and are proven.... For others I would look in some of mags like Classic Trucks, Street Rodder, etc.......

 

[nmaggie99]

Also..... Remember that if you are trying to convert a non-AC cab to factory AC there might be lots of fabrication work to get it done! The holes on the firewall are different. You can see this when comparing under the hood of the two. I am not sure what holes will work on the 73-91' but hopefully someone has done this before and has pics and diagrams. I speak up because I know a guy that tried to do this on a 70' K-10. Thought that it was a direct bolt on swap but it is not. He gave up and will go with a aftermarket kit this fall. Good Luck!