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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    The compressor bracket is stamped steel and was originally used on a mid to late 70's vintage 360 engine that had the old R4 compressor. Came from a Cordoba I think. All of my refrigerant hoses were pre-made with the ends already crimped. Since I used a different compressor bracket which sets...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    This is the hole in the core support I was talking about that I had to re-drill. Actually its about 4 inches or so. Still have to paint my ash tray but here is what the dash looks like. Yeah someone had already hacked my dash so I tried to clean it up when installing a better radio with the two...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Thought I would finish off this thread and my installation. After getting all the adjustments right I reinstalled the dash control and underdash box. Everything worked correctly. Oh, as suggested by someone I cut the back off the original plastic glove box, shortened the depth, then glued the...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Ok got everything out and on the test bench. Flipped the fan switch around and now the switch lever fan speed matches the display. Next adjusted the small triangle plate they give you to get the control lever matched up, at least as much as it can, with the air diverter doors. On the slide...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Well crap wouldn't you know, had a 50/50 shot and missed.. Put the power to the unit and with the fan on high the switch lever is next to OFF on the plastic control unit. I'll have to take it back out and flip the switch around and remount it. Also the air diverters in the unit based on the...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    While I was resting my back, I stuck their new glove box in to size it up, yup pretty bad. I like your idea, the original box only needs to be shortened in depth by an inch or two. My original glove box is all plastic, probably replaced years ago aftermarket. I'll try your solution, cut the back...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Yeah I do have new aftermarket defrost vents. I had an old vent and verified what you said, the adapters from the CAA kit were not the problem.
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Hey Mike, yup I spoke with you earlier about your installation, gave me the incentive to give it a go.
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Now I am hooking up all the interior wires and installing the vent hoses. Dang it gets kind of crowded up under the dash. Ran into a problem with the defrost vents. The adapters they give you in the kit to attach the air hoses to the vents are to small in diameter, they wont fit the vents. I...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Well now on to mounting the box. The green car in the pic is a 72 Plymouth Duster non AC car, the red car is my 74 Dart Sport non AC car. The motor mounting holes are a different but the motors are the same size and the firewall hole is the same diameter. The CAA box comes with a bracket mounted...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    I inserted the switch as far as it would go then drilled two holes in the plastic assy to secure it. I also had to shave a little off the plastic assy where the plug connects to the switch just so I wouldn't have to bend the switch connections. Worked out pretty well. I also used the original...
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    Classic Auto Air Installation 74 Dart Sport

    Well I finally ordered the CAA kit which fits up to 72 and started the installation in my 74 heat only car. Thought I would post here what I have done in case someone else wants to do it. They start by having you install the fan switch. On my plastic dash control assembly I mounted the new...
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    74 Dart Sport Heat / AC Dilemma

    Not sure i want to go that route yet, got to visit a guy just down the road from me parting out a bunch of 73 up Darts and Dusters just to see if one of them might be an AC car. In the mean time I have to finish up working on a friends original 20K mile 72 Duster /6. Man this thing is a time...
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    74 Dart Sport Heat / AC Dilemma

    Thanks Mike, yeah they still haven't changed their web site. when I was talking to the CAA guy he kept getting side tracked complaining that owners were modifying their designs to make them fit 73 up non AC cars. They probably don't want to fool with the 73 up because the control assy is plastic...
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