Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning

[Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So I wonder how much wiggle room we have there - how thick the cast 
bosses are.  Is it like an inch thick or so?

Thanks,
Keith

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BARJAM300@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Keith,
>  
> The depth of full diameter of the drill on a head from an A/C 300C is 
> .685.
>  
> Jim Bartuska
> Niles, Mich
>  
> In a message dated 10/29/2009 8:55:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>
>      
>
>     That sounds pretty neat, John. If I do go with the
>     aftermarket/underdash solution, I would really really want to have a
>     vintage look on the interior evaporator unit, as well as under the
>     hood.
>
>     Another question - can anybody tell me this? If I do put in a factory
>     compressor and I have to drill/tap the head for the bracket, what
>     is the
>     size and depth of those holes and just how thick are the bosses
>     there?
>     I really wouldn't like to create a new coolant drain.
>
>     Thanks,
>     Keith Boonstra
>
>     -
>
>     John wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     > Here's yet another twist on an A/C installation - Classic Auto Air
>     > said they'd rebuild a 50-year-old add-on A/C system for me.
>     >
>     > I have picked up a couple underdash units, and bought a parts
>     car that
>     > had an aftermarket air conditioning bracket and compressor. The
>     > condensor, dryer and hoses I will buy new.
>     >
>     > So I could go with the big old power-sucking beast of a
>     50-yr-old a/c
>     > compressor underhood to keep everything contemporary, or choose to
>     > have a modern, lighter, more efficient Sanden compressor on the
>     same
>     > bracket with an adaptor. I already have the add-on crank pulley
>     from
>     > an early Hemi - which MAY (not 100% certain here) the same one that
>     > was used on aftermarket A/C applications on 413s & 440s. (Please
>     > correct me if I'm wrong on this point!)
>     >
>     > Either way, in the car I'll have a cool old chromey unit with large
>     > round vents under the dash.
>     >
>     > John Spiers
>     > Still 90F in Florida
>     >
>     > ________________________________
>     > From: Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>
>     > <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>>
>     > To: BARJAM300@xxxxxxx <mailto:BARJAM300%40aol.com>
>     <mailto:BARJAM300%40aol.com>; Intl 300
>     > <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>     <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
>     <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>>
>     > Sent: Wed, October 28, 2009 6:07:49 PM
>     > Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning
>     >
>     >
>     > The congregation is polled. What a ton of great info and advice
>     from all
>     > of you. I'm still not fully decided on which way to go, but I
>     won't be
>     > doing it blindly now.
>     >
>     > Jim Bartuska's '59 setup sounds like it may be the smart thing to go
>     > with if I decide to go factory. I realize I'd have to have my
>     > passenger head drilled and tapped. (and maybe I should have my
>     own head
>     > drilled and tapped for even considering this); but if that were the
>     > greatest obstacle, I'm not deterred yet. Even though I don't have an
>     > original A/C car, I went out and checked it for the holes anyway
>     (yes,
>     > both heads). There's a pretty long story between the lines here,
>     but,
>     > in short, I blew up the original engine pretty badly 20 minutes
>     after I
>     > first bought the car in September of 1962. So a junkyard 300
>     engine was
>     > put in to replace that one, and I now hoped that it may have
>     come from
>     > an A/C car - but, alas, it was not to be.
>     >
>     > The aftermarket setup still has a lot of appeal for installation
>     cost
>     > and ease. It just will look like the add-on equipment that it
>     is; and
>     > I love to lift the hood and be able to say "Yep, this is a
>     factory-built
>     > hot rod and this is how it actually came out of the showroom".
>     >
>     > I'm still thinking ------------ --------- --
>     >
>     > Thanks again to all,
>     > Keith Boonstra
>     >
>     > -
>     >
>     > BARJAM300@aol. com wrote:
>     > > Keith,
>     > > Based on Burt's email maybe I can help you out. I have most of
>     a '59
>     > > New Yorker A/C system I took out of a parts car in 1971. If
>     you are
>     > > interested, I'll check out what I have upstairs in the barn.
>     > >
>     > > Jim Bartuska
>     > >
>     > > In a message dated 10/27/2009 1:38:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>     > > kboonstra@zeegroup. com writes:
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     > > OK Folks, our '57 300C has sat in the barn way too much in the
>     > > summers just because I'm too spoiled rotten to ride around without
>     > > A/C anymore in a car that doesn't have a flip top. And besides
>     > > that, it needed a few improvements that are long overdue.
>     > >
>     > > After owning it now (for the second time) for 26 years, I'm
>     > > finally taking care of a lot of the things I should have been
>     > > doing right along. I'm putting in seat belts, re-installing
>     > > correct carbs, finally putting on that right side mirror, fixing
>     > > up the armrests, and maybe I'll throw a set of WW radials on it so
>     > > it can safely hit the road.
>     > >
>     > > So now I would also like to install a complete original A/C
>     > > system, and I don't know where to start. Who out there might have
>     > > everything I'm going to need to accomplish this (both the parts
>     > > and the knowledge)? I know this won't be cheap, but in my view it
>     > > will add that much long term value to the car. And it will add
>     > > immensely to our pleasure in heading halfway across the country
>     > > for a meet.
>     > >
>     > > Who's got parts or ideas for a starting point? Your thoughts?
>     > >
>     > > Many thanks,
>     > > Keith Boonstra
>     > > Holland, Michigan
>     > >
>     > >
>     > >
>     >
>     > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>     >
>     >
>
>     
>


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