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Originally Posted by swissarmychainsaw
What are you putting in for a drive train?
I had $1500 in *parts for my AC build. It's not cheap, but its worth it (and I know two things: 1. You live where its hot 2. you have a wife and kids!)
:-)
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Pretty sure I'll be going LS... tried and true platform. Considered Diesel, since this rig is going to be a long hauler/travel trailer towing family mobile as well as an around-towner... but hp/tq per dollar I'm having a hard time justifying diesel...
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Originally Posted by RyanAK
Oh man. Sorry to hear, pal. I just did a compressor and accumulator on my ‘78. Was quoted a similar dollar amount. Decided to wrench on it on my own and have a friend draw the vacuum and charge it. The accumulator is cheap enough. The only ones I could find at the time need a second part to make the bend in the tube to mate up with the a/c lines. Summit has the tube. But I think LMC has stock 1-piece accumulators. Like $30. Literally two fittings and two screws to swap. 30 mins top.
A quick look shows a stock-style condenser for rear air trucks for $100-$250. A bit of a PITA to swap, but not too bad. Depending on your engine swap, both of these things can stay.
Orifice tube and other misc parts, add $50. Then get it drawn down and charged. Done.
My Burb has front air only and I’m surprised how well it does in the 90*+ humid heat here in Pennsylvania. The chainsaw essentially rebuilt and added rear air in his rig. In your situation I’d swap the condenser and accumulator. As said... you have a wife and kids!
(Local billboard here: “Your wife is HOT! Fix your A/C!”)
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Good intel as always Ryan, I appreciate it. And I love the billboard ad
I stumbled upon Chainsaw's AC thread and after reading a few pages of it I felt like Russel Crowe in "A Beautiful Mind". AC stuff is foreign to me... I can't help but be tempted to just take the easier route and go Vintage Air, but like i said, AC is still pretty far down the importance list. Hell I still need mirrors!