[charles jahnke]

my next hill will be deciding to install ac or not what is you thoughts and what fits in this body car 1964 ford fairlane sports couple without building a whole new firewall i see there is vintage air and old air resto mod air ect thanks for any help

 

[Iowan]

I will probably be installing AC in my 64 also at some point.

 

[Action]

The factory never had AC for that vintage.
It would have been dealer installed hang on AC if that was available.

Which is the way I would go anyway. Two holes have to be drilled for lines that lead from the engine compartment.

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The AC unit for a period correct look would be like attached.
This has the evaporator, fan and controls for the system. Requires two lines from the engine compartment to this unit.
This unit bolts to the bottom of the instrument panel.

This specific unit is on Ebay for $550, which seems rather high. But everything is high right now.
In the upper left you can see the cut lines
At least one electrical connector is seen as well.
Blower fan is in the back
Provisions for condensate drain would need to be made too so that would be additional hole(s)

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[charles jahnke]

yea i thought about that earlier but if i get an aftermarket it would have heat and ac in one compact unit and it would all fit under the dash and find some period correct vents to put in dash of sorts

 

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I have not seen an aftermarket AC unit with heat.

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[charles jahnke]

i think vintage air does ill call them in the next few days when i get a moment

 

[pkevins]

They don't appear to specifically list a kit for a '64 Fairlane tho' I suspect they'd be happy to configure a builder kit; does include options for a heater...
Kevin

 

[charles jahnke]

there is none direct fit for 1964 fairlane like said they have builder kit at vintage air they said gen 2 super or the gen 4 one is fully electronic from what i read and the other is a little of conventional and some newer tech need to look at there online catalog to compare accordingly have not decided yet but ill dig a little deeper in

 

[charles jahnke]

also there is there system recycles the in car air no outside air but he said i could put vents in to use them on a cooler day either way gonna have to address the intake holes on both sides of the cowl from inside

 

[charles jahnke]

ordered a gen4 builder kit from vintage air last week 14 weeks out on building them so ill do something else

 

[charles jahnke]

ordered a gen4 builder kit from vintage air last week 14 weeks out on building them so ill do something else

it shipped yesterday gonna have to work that in the schedule

 

[charles jahnke]

been pondering what to do with the fresh air inlets in cowl as this unit only recycles air in cabin i think driverside had a open and close valve but passenger was hooked to the heater box any ideas bouncing around ?? thanks

 

[charles jahnke]

 

[charles jahnke]

started fitting things in

 

[charles jahnke]

 

[charles jahnke]

 

[charles jahnke]

 

[charles jahnke]

have to trim brackets but all is stout not gonna move installed evaporator drain gotta find some ducts for the dash and get shorter turn buckle adjusting rod as this one is to long also had to clock the pump 1/4 turn

 

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How did you fab the drain?

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