Retro fitting an AC setup.

I have done quite a bit of research on adding factory AC to my Dart wagon and it’s not as easy as adding the components. They do require the early A cable operated pedal setup found in all V8s AND slants with factory AC. I guess you could adapt the 67-later pedal but that requires modifying the firewall. The factory early A cable setup is a bolt-in. The firewall between non-AC and AC are different - besides all the mounting holes for the underdash units, the heater opening is larger to accommodate the larger blower motor plus the wiring bulkhead opening was changed from horizontal to vertical and moved a bit towards the driver’s side and up a bit due to the underdash components. The early A is space-challenged in the engine compartment. So they used a horizontal drier mounted on top of the passenger inner fender. It seemed One of the hardest parts to find is the heater/AC dash bezel for a 65 Dart.

Out of 324487 slant and V8 65 Darts made in 65, only 21320 came equipped with the factory integrated AC system - about 6% of the total production. I suspect 66’s had a similar production as did the Valiant and Barracuda. They are out there - I have a couple of systems myself. I cut the non-AC firewall out and added the correct AC firewall to eliminate problems bolting everything up. I have swapped my dash from the 65 Dart to a 66 Barracuda with the factory heater/AC bezel I found years ago. If you want more info, drop me a PM.