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Vintage Air a/c unit in HK Monaro
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Gerard Offline
#1 Posted : Saturday, 4 March 2017 9:49:04 PM(UTC)
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I have attached some photos of the Gen 2 Vintage Air system I have put in my car. I also installed a HQ 350 radiator and twin electric fans. Used a spare HT heater box to enter a/c, heater and wiring into the car. The plenum vent is still operable but the glove box is all but used up with pipes, fuses for the a/c and electric fans and associated wiring. Needed to drill six 3 mm holes in various places to complete the installation. The unit works well, still sorting out the vents at the moment. Will end up with one on either side and a slim profile outlet below the centre section of the dash
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#2 Posted : Sunday, 5 March 2017 7:04:25 AM(UTC)
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Very opportune. Been looking at how to do this on my HK GTS. Is this the GenII normal unit or one of the ComPac or Mini units? I was looking at a ComPac or Mini.

I like your compressor mount.

My plan was to fit two flat outlets in the middle above the console. What did you do for controls? I was looking at replacing the heater control with a Vintage Air unit, maybe a machined face panel.

Love the heater box idea. I had looked at removing it altogether and fitting blanking plates off a non-heater car. Vintage air sell heater and gas blocks. Was going to use the top cowl air for the air cleaner intake. Might have to rethink that now!
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#3 Posted : Sunday, 5 March 2017 3:49:59 PM(UTC)
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This unit is the Compac Gen 2 unit. I hired one of the dummy units to check whether/where it would fit and set up the rear mounting bracket from this unit

The compressor bracket is a mix of the original Aeroflow bracket and a few homemade add ons. I had problems tensioning the drive belt as the hose connector on the compressor touched the sub frame rail and also found it hard to align the compressor pulley and the crank pulley. Adding this centre piece as well as adding the bracket to the compressor, to mount the idler pulley seems to have solved both problems so far. The idler is off a Nissan Micra and the pulley wheel a Subaru







I have mounted the controls in the radio opening as it is easy to reach and I don't have a radio and blanks are rare and not cheap. Would have liked to shorten the plastic surround on the control unit so it sat closer to the dash but would then need to cut the metal in the dash for all parts of the control unit to go in there. I left the original controls as is but only the plenum vent works


Have a lot more photos of all parts of this if required
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#4 Posted : Sunday, 5 March 2017 4:36:12 PM(UTC)
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You used the ComPac unit? You have made my mind up to use the Mini unit. It is 1.5" narrow side to side. That should get it across far enough so I can put some vents in the middle.

I was looking at 23016-VUL in the centre between the dash and the console (twin outlet). And something like 49110-SHQ in place of the original heater controls or 491229 in a radio blank.

Ill have a better look at your compressor mount later. I too have an original HQ350 radiator.

Where did you hire the unit from in Australia?
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#5 Posted : Sunday, 5 March 2017 10:29:09 PM(UTC)
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The dummy evaporator was supplied via my auto electrician from Cool Drive, seems that you need to have an account to buy from them.

I have attached a photo of the cover sheet from the V/Air installation instructions. This unit is a very tight fit if you want the plenum vent to still open, probably 1 – 2 mm clearance left between the two.
I will have a look for the middle vent you mentioned. I was thinking of having something made locally and attaching it to one of the unused demister fittings supplied with the kit. The outer vents already fitted are from a Mazda 6? They are probably larger than the V/Air ones but these work well and don’t cause any leg room/access problems. I will get them properly upholstered later.
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#6 Posted : Monday, 6 March 2017 9:24:34 AM(UTC)
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Seen one of these vintage air dummy setups on eBay $115 I think from outlaw speed equipment I think, want to st it up in two different cars so would be worth it for me
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#7 Posted : Monday, 6 March 2017 9:29:40 AM(UTC)
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Just had a look in my watch list and they are now out of stock:( $117 it was
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