RE: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning

["George McKovich" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had my 300C head drilled like the factory setup. before the ship drilled,
they had to slightly mill the raised cast surfaces square, so that the
mounting bracket would mount squarely to the engine. I am quite sure the
holes did not go all the way into the water jacket. They are 3/8 in course
threads. I may have some pictures.. If I do, I will post them on a page and
send a link. I bought my under dash unit (evaporator) on ebay for about
$100, painted it with vinyl spray paint to match the dash color and it keeps
us very cool indeed running on 134 coolant.

 

George

 

 

 

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From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John
Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 07:16 AM
To: Keith Boonstra
Cc: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning

 

  

Ken -

If you come up with one of the aftermarket brackets, they do not require the
head to be drilled & tapped as per the factory brackets. The minor downside
is that there is a mounting plate that bolts to the front of the engine that
is a little ungainly - but contemporary to the car. It shares a few existing
bolts that are already on the engine. If you remind me, I'll try to send you
a picture of it (it's on a shelf in my garage waiting to be put on)

John

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From: Keith Boonstra <kboonstra@zeegroup. <mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com>
com>
To: John <spiers@rocketmail. <mailto:spiers%40rocketmail.com> com>
Cc: Chrysler300@ <mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, October 29, 2009 8:55:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning

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

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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@zeegroup. com 
> <mailto:kboonstra% 40zeegroup. com>>
> To: BARJAM300@aol. com <mailto:BARJAM300% 40aol.com> ; Intl 300 
> <Chrysler300@ yahoogroups. 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
> >
> >
> >
>
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