Anyone done Under Dash A/C ?
I just got done setting up my el cheapo under dash AC unit in my 440/6 68 Dart because it gets pretty hot during the summer here. My set up: I got the AC comp bracket from Nostalgic AC Parts - They said it will bolt a Sanden SD508 up to a RB 440 or 426 Hemi. The bracket bolted up perfectly and was a $130 shipped to me. I got the compressor from my buddy that owns a Napa store and he said the SD508 compressor is for a Jeep Wrangler and comes with a dual v belt pulley - $250 (new comp with a lifetime guarantee) Compressor bolted up perfectly and even the pulleys lined up. I had to machine down the idler about 5/8" to make it line up with the inner groove. Under dash evap/fan unit is from Amazon - $140 shipped to me. I see cheaper ones but I thought $140 was cheap enough. Condenser is a universal 16x26 from Amazon w/#6, #8 fittings - $49 shipped to me. Condenser is a universal type so it has a ton of mounting holes on the vertical and horizontal edges and 4 holes on the vertical edge lined up with existing holes on the radiator support. I have it spaced about 1/2" away from the radiator. I bought two hose and fitting kits, drier, binary switch w pig tail from eBay er johnjoysyl - $150 shipped to me. Great guy to deal with and I figured if I screw up on some hoses or fittings, I have extras. My buddy let me borrow his AC hose crimping tool to crimp up the hoses. I charged it up to around #20 and I'm getting about 45 degrees out the vents, cold enough for me. The unit doesn't have a heater function so when you turn it warmer it just cycles the compressor more. On the warm setting it blows about 54-56 degrees. I'm in it about $720 in parts with extra hoses and fittings to easily do another car. Engine temp gets up to about 185-190 in stop and go traffic, seems to me ok but it's not summer here yet. Maybe dual electric fans later. I have a stock 3 row Dart 383 GTS 22"(?) rad with a new clutch fan assy and shroud. I also put a bottle of that Royal Purple ice stuff. When I bought the car it came with two radio panels so I hacked up the uglier one. The car was already heater delete so I cut a hole out where the AC controls came thru and zip tied the whole gauge panel in the dash. Since I in there I installed a Pioneer Digital Bluetooth player. No hacking in the dash required. Picked up my buddies and went to a cruise night last Sat at the mall, now we can't bear the thought of having to roll down the windows for ventilation. Also very little smoke comes into the car when doing burnouts.
I just got done setting up my el cheapo under dash AC unit in my 440/6 68 Dart because it gets pretty hot during the summer here. My set up: I got the AC comp bracket from Nostalgic AC Parts - They said it will bolt a Sanden SD508 up to a RB 440 or 426 Hemi. The bracket bolted up perfectly and was a $130 shipped to me. I got the compressor from my buddy that owns a Napa store and he said the SD508 compressor is for a Jeep Wrangler and comes with a dual v belt pulley - $250 (new comp with a lifetime guarantee) Compressor bolted up perfectly and even the pulleys lined up. I had to machine down the idler about 5/8" to make it line up with the inner groove. Under dash evap/fan unit is from Amazon - $140 shipped to me. I see cheaper ones but I thought $140 was cheap enough. Condenser is a universal 16x26 from Amazon w/#6, #8 fittings - $49 shipped to me. Condenser is a universal type so it has a ton of mounting holes on the vertical and horizontal edges and 4 holes on the vertical edge lined up with existing holes on the radiator support. I have it spaced about 1/2" away from the radiator. I bought two hose and fitting kits, drier, binary switch w pig tail from eBay er johnjoysyl - $150 shipped to me. Great guy to deal with and I figured if I screw up on some hoses or fittings, I have extras. My buddy let me borrow his AC hose crimping tool to crimp up the hoses. I charged it up to around #20 and I'm getting about 45 degrees out the vents, cold enough for me. The unit doesn't have a heater function so when you turn it warmer it just cycles the compressor more. On the warm setting it blows about 54-56 degrees. I'm in it about $720 in parts with extra hoses and fittings to easily do another car. Engine temp gets up to about 185-190 in stop and go traffic, seems to me ok but it's not summer here yet. Maybe dual electric fans later. I have a stock 3 row Dart 383 GTS 22"(?) rad with a new clutch fan assy and shroud. I also put a bottle of that Royal Purple ice stuff. When I bought the car it came with two radio panels so I hacked up the uglier one. The car was already heater delete so I cut a hole out where the AC controls came thru and zip tied the whole gauge panel in the dash. Since I in there I installed a Pioneer Digital Bluetooth player. No hacking in the dash required. Picked up my buddies and went to a cruise night last Sat at the mall, now we can't bear the thought of having to roll down the windows for ventilation. Also very little smoke comes into the car when doing burnouts.
