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EvilBeard posted:I went out and wired my dad's new Vintage Air up, because in his increasing age, he's getting a little foggy on reading schematics and such. Got the Fan and Trinary switch wired up, just have to finish mounting the circuit breaker and hiding the wiring under the dash. Just glad another item is off the checklist. How do you like the Vintage Air? I'm going to need to choose something to put in Dad's '55. Looks like they've got two full kits for the '55 - center vent only, or a 4-vent. Their site is a bit lacking in installed photos, unfortunately. edit: ugh, page snipe. Added quote for context.
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May 16, 2024 21:31
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Installed a relay for the windshield washer pump, instead of having all the power go via the actual switch in the lever. Livened up the pump, but the right nozzle I bought seems to be.. poo poo. Typical modern part quality...
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May 17, 2024 08:01
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Darchangel posted:How do you like the Vintage Air? I'm going to need to choose something to put in Dad's '55. It's fairly nice. Dad's 56 we went for the 4 vent. It's nice, it slides right in, and you hook up battery, ground, a trinary switch, +12V ignition, and the fan. It's really not that bad. They provide a harness that has the relay for the compressor clutch and all the wires needed. It's really pretty easy to install.
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May 17, 2024 13:14
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I had a look at the VintageAir site yesterday thanks to the discussion and they've got a kit for Novas that I'll probably end up grabbing at some point. My only concern is that for non-factory-AC cars like mine, the vents are in their own plenum that gets attached under the dash and that's gonna interfere with the console I built. Is your dad's kit the same way? I'm curious if that plenum is plastic or metal.
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May 17, 2024 14:06
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I had a look at the VintageAir site yesterday thanks to the discussion and they've got a kit for Novas that I'll probably end up grabbing at some point. My only concern is that for non-factory-AC cars like mine, the vents are in their own plenum that gets attached under the dash and that's gonna interfere with the console I built. On the 4 vent kits, there's no center plenum, you have a plenum on the end of the evaporator unit under the dash. So you just mount the 4 vents under the dash where you'd like, and then run the hoses to the unit. 
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May 17, 2024 14:36
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Ahh. The Nova kit has this big mamma jamma:  And the left vents under the ash tray are gonna cause me problems. If that center piece is plastic, my plan is to chop a big hunk out of the middle and shorten it. Edit: Just spent the last hour researching this stuff. Can't decide if this project will be before or after new gauges. 
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May 17, 2024 14:53
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I added an extra washer pump in series with the original one (near the headlight)  Much more powerful now, and I got the right hand nozzle working, turns out it was adjustable, the two nozzles are balls and you can use a needle to rotate them about. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZM4wD1FjOo
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May 18, 2024 13:12
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Oh yeah, love adjusting my balls with a needle.
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