Any tried A/C Setup from 1980's M_Bodies?

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archlab

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I've always thought that M-Bodies had a lot of Swap potential for
1960-70's A-Bodies. I have pulled brake, rears, suspension, electrical, fuel, engine, manifolds, etc,etc off of an '85 5th Avenue & put them on a couple of '67-68 B/Cudae.

One thing I'd like to try (since I have it) is to pull the a/C system from the 5th Ave & install into my '67 B/Cuda.

Barring interior vents(& maybe controls), this looks pretty straightforward. Has anyone tried this successfully?
 
Yes I have pull the complete a/c out and put in my 66 dart just use my mopar under dash unit and charge it some r12 I had
 
If you go with this swap, please post some pics along the way. I have an '88 Gran Fury that I could get a system from...
Thanks,
C
 
The only swap I've done was with the compressor. I put a Nippondenso compressor off of a Nissan in place of the heavy non-efficient stock one. The swap you are talking about doing will be very interesting to see done.
 
archlab said:
I've always thought that M-Bodies had a lot of Swap potential for
1960-70's A-Bodies. I have pulled brake, rears, suspension, electrical, fuel, engine, manifolds, etc,etc off of an '85 5th Avenue & put them on a couple of '67-68 B/Cudae.

One thing I'd like to try (since I have it) is to pull the a/C system from the 5th Ave & install into my '67 B/Cuda.

Barring interior vents(& maybe controls), this looks pretty straightforward. Has anyone tried this successfully?
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Well... were you able to make this swap? I'm curious since I'd like to do the same thing on my Dart. I'm mainly interested in how the M-Body heater/AC box fits under the dash and if there's interference with the wipers, if the fresh air intake lines up, etc. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
 
Hi Again,
I haven't gotten anywhere on this task. However, that Georgia Summer's approaching fast...
 
I don't think the M body air box will work, it is configured differently.
 
I really haven'te done any mockups, but from what I remember, I think you're right abt the fit. However, the A-Body box might work fine, but just need to check it. I've been realy more focused on the under-hood items, which should work out.

I also like the comment about using a NipponDenso compressor.
 
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