Re: Howard's 47 Custom project

Posted by Larry51 On 2013/8/29 6:24:59

Howard, just a couple of thoughts re your A/C project. You've mentioned that your expectation is not necessarily to 'cool the whole car'. That made me think of my situation recently where a fault in the A/C in my Nissan caused the air outlet to be jammed onto "feet/floor" all the while. So while the entire car was still being cooled to a nice comfortable temperature all I wanted was a bit of cool air directed at my face. Without that cool air in my face the car felt too warm. So I got the aircon vent jigged to give me face but no floor/feet. Now I'm very happy (and feeling cooler).

Moral is: A breeze in your face is worth two on your feet.

Second point: a routing option for ducts / wiring etc through a relatively clear passage (from under the dash to the trunk / back seat) could be via the sills (rockers). I guess you have considered that way but I've mentioned it in case you haven't.

You would have some space to insulate the ducts and the environment is likely to be cooler down there rather than up high where the turret gets quite hot through the sun on it.