'62 dual air-conditioner question/THE DIMENSIONS
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'62 dual air-conditioner question/THE DIMENSIONS



 I could be mistaken about the look but I THINK one
can obtain an AC (house AC) grill about 16x5. ..

It would look better than nothing and is cheap.

Kerry

--- ImperialMCMLXII@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Ok,
> 
> I'll try my best. I hope I can translate this into
> english and a crude 
> graphic well enough. If I fail I might have to take
> a picture, get is 
> developed, then scan it.
> 
> I believe that the most important feature to
> interchangeability would be the 
> mounting hole locations. My guess is that the '63 &
> '62 used the same rear 
> air unit and hopefully the same intake & exhaust
> hardware. If the style and 
> material of the intake grille changed between the
> two years, then it's 
> possible that the mounting hole pattern might be
> different as well. 
> Engineering-wise, I would think that they took into
> consideration 
> interchangeability, but who knows for certain.
> 
> Lets find out...
> 
> There are 6 mounting holes in the grille. Oone at
> each corner, and one on 
> each of the "long" sides centered between the
> corners. It looks something 
> like this...
> 
>     O             O             O
> 
> 
> 
>     O             O             O
> 
> 
>  Dimensions between the four corners...
> 
> 
>     O         16 1/8 "        O
> 
>   4 1/2"                     4 1/2"
> 
>     O          16 1/8"        O
> 
> 
> Hope this comes out looking like I typed it...
> 
> Now the distance between the two "center" mounting
> holes isn't 4 1/2" like 
> the four corners, but actually greater at 5" even
> (give or take a few 32nd of 
> an inch)...
> 
> 
>     O              O             O
> 
>   4 1/2"          5"          4 1/2"
> 
>     O              O             O
> 
> 
> If my diagram isn't too fouled up by fixed pitch
> fonts vs. variable, you get 
> the basic idea.
> 
> If the '63 mounting holes are the same or VERY close
> to these for the '62, 
> I'm a ready taker for a '63 grille.
> 
> Imperial Regards to all,
> 
> Jay Mc Kee
> '62 Crown Four-Door Southampton
> http://klia.net/jay/
> 
> 


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