Somebody tell me how stupid this idea is

[gjk5]

I have 2 72 K5's, the yellow one runs pretty good and is OK looking, the other one is probably just parts. I just sold my daily driver and have been driving it for about a month and it's been over 100 and brutal.

My questions are:

How hard would it be to pull the functioning AC system out of the green one and put it in the other?

Do I have to pull the whole dash too, or are the vents seperate?

And I guess most importantly; will it even cool with a soft top?



Thanks in advance for any advice guys.

 

[Burt4x4]

Duno if it would cool with a soft top but I would bet you would beable to feel the cool air once you get moving.

Next ~ CST rigs have the vents and they are intagrated into the dash. When I bought my K5 back n 93 it had an aftermarket vent assy. mounted under the dash. It was mostly on the pass side but it did come over to the drivers a bit too. This was some kind of AC vent assy. with controls. At that time the AC was not working as the underdash vent assy. was the only part left. I had no AC stuff on the engine or the heater box???

All in all seams like it would be a pain to convert a non AC first gen to AC.
I say just bring a cooler with bottled water and turn up the music and pretend you are on a tropical island

 

[gjk5]

For the trail or going camping that sounds great. Going to the office in starched slacks and dress shirt with an already damp ass is getting old though.


Guess I better get off my (damp) ass and go replace the car I sold with something more DD friendly.


No tunes for now either, the stereo fell out of the dash last wheeling trip and won't work any more.

 

[Burt4x4]

hahaha ya sounds like you need a DD with air & tunes with thoes pretty cloths you have to wear

 

[steve_kibbe]

just buy some dry ice and strap it near the vent window

 

[Greg72]

Check out a VintageAir setup while you're doing your research....


It will probably cool a lot better than a tired old 30-year old system and it can probably be hidden away better too.....

Not cheap either way, but cool. (huh, cool)

 

[gjk5]

just buy some dry ice and strap it near the vent window

The way things have been here (107 yesterday) I might have to strap it to my t'ain't instead, holy crotch soup Batman!

 

[gjk5]

Check out a VintageAir setup while you're doing your research....


It will probably cool a lot better than a tired old 30-year old system and it can probably be hidden away better too.....

Not cheap either way, but cool. (huh, cool)

Called A-1 in Colorado Springs, $1,100 for the kit

Dry ice is sounding better and better.