Seems to me the biggest problem with a/c in a Roadster is room, the cooling
system and power sapping of the compressor.
I doubt the cooling system is big enough to support a/c so you'd have to
come up with a way to improve that first.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronnie Day" <ronday@attbi.com>
To: "Roadster List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:51 PM
Subject: Re: A/C in Roadsters
> >> Greetings,
> >> I was wondering if anyone has A/C installed in their car....or knows of
> >> someone who does
>
> >Mark Dent:
>
> > I have seen the A/C setup from a Geo Metro swapped into a Fiat. Should
> > work for a Datsun, the biggest problem is no vents in the dash, the one
in
> > the Fiat just dumped into the floor about where the heater box is. Not
> > fancy, but functional. When I complete the KA24 swap I plan on keeping
the
> > A/C functional.
>
> You might check with Vintage Air, in San Antonio (I think). They do all
> sorts of custom systems for resto work and street rods. I may talk to them
> about building a custom system for the street 510, even though I have the
> under dash component that was in the car when I bought it. It actually
> worked, but you sure could tell when that York compressor kicked on. The
> trick these days seems to be to use the small rotary compressors that have
> far less parasitic drag and are much more efficient.
>
> FWIW,
> Ron
>
> Ronnie Day
> ronday@attbi.com
> Dallas/Ft. Worth
> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
>
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