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Re: [oletrucks] Air Conditioning for my 57 3100

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Air Conditioning for my 57 3100
From: J Forbes <jforb@mindspring.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:23:22 -0700
> Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:46:00 -0500
> From: "Mike " <mserges@psci.net>
> Subject: [oletrucks] Air Conditioning for my 57 3100
> 
> I'm thinking of putting Air Conditioning in my 57 3100, which is in 
> the final stages of an off frame restore.  I replaced the 235 with a 
> 350/350 combo.  My daughters will be the main drivers of this one, and 
> they would likely prefer to have Air....I'm heading to the local U-
> PULL-IT next week, and wondered if I could find what I need to add 
> air...
> 
> Looking for some advice/suggestions....what would be a good donor 
> vehicle?  What parts could I pull, and what should I just plan on 
> buying new?  What parts do I need???  
> 
> May be biting off more than I should....what do you guys think??

Trying to adapt a factory AC unit to an old truck sounds a 
bit far out on the chewability factor...

but if you can find one of the old under dash add on units 
that were so popular in the 60s, it should work ok.  I have 
one of these in one of my 59s.

-- 
Jim

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