Swap A/C car to non-A/C, what all is involved?

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Offline thedodgeboys

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Re: Swap A/C car to non-A/C, what all is involved?
« Reply #15 on: April 22, 2008 - 06:29:21 PM »
Carlwalski
Do you really need a heater in a hemi car?  :burnout:

Will you drive it in the cold?

I would just ditch it save the time and cash. weld up all the holes... Just a thought. :2cents:
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Re: Swap A/C car to non-A/C, what all is involved?
« Reply #16 on: April 22, 2008 - 06:46:56 PM »
Don't under-estimate the heat you get from headers either.   :grinno:

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Re: Swap A/C car to non-A/C, what all is involved?
« Reply #17 on: April 22, 2008 - 10:34:32 PM »
Carlwalski
Do you really need a heater in a hemi car?  :burnout:

Will you drive it in the cold?

I would just ditch it save the time and cash. weld up all the holes... Just a thought. :2cents:

Yup, we need it, it might even be law. Last thing I want is to be driving down state highway 1, it rains and my windows start fogging up lol. I could careless about heat, I drive with my windows down all the time and am accustom to cold, surfing and all. But, having the defroster is a must. It's minimal weight unit anyhow vs the A/C anchor lol. Money although is an issue won't ever stop me from getting the best even if I have to go without food. Time is neither a worry, you can't rush restorations. Thanks all the same for the idea, I welcome input like this.


Mike - Yup, I'll be running heat mat down around both front seats from the firewall in front of each seat to the front of the back seat rail. This won't effect engine noise (as I want to hear this engine) but will keep us from cooking.



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Re: Swap A/C car to non-A/C, what all is involved?
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2008 - 11:13:30 PM »
Hers a pic showing the hole differences on the firewall.
« Last Edit: April 24, 2008 - 11:19:36 PM by Topcat »
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