I?m currently installing a ?Nostalgic Air? system in my 1971 TR6 (it is a
re-pop of the dealer installed kit with modern ?guts?). I live in Las Vegas
and want to get a couple more months of driving in per year.
I looked at the Vintage Air Kit as well but ultimately wanted to keep a stock
appearance.
At the end of the day, all these systems work the same way and are of similar
size.
By the time I?m done (this weekend) I?ll have about 10 hours in it.
You?ll likely have more because you?ll need to fab your own compressor bracket,
attachments and will need to come up with another pulley for the compressor.
Couldn?t be easier.
If you?d like, I can send photos of mine ? at the end of the day, the
application to a TR6 and a big Healey will have more in common than not.
Jonas Payne
PBR Consulting Services, LLC
702.882.6711
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of R. Lindsay
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 11:16 AM
To: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] Air Conditioning Installation - BJ8
Now that I live in Florida, I am considering installing AC in my BJ8. To no
one?s surprise, the heat/humidity is brutal in the summer and makes driving in
traffic almost unbearable! (OK, I?m soft)
I?d like to do it myself and Vintage Air seems to have a nice system that
appears to be fairly easy to install. I know several members have done this
and I?d love to ?talk? with someone who?s been through it before with an Austin
Healey or someone that can refer me to a web site that would help me anticipate
what I?m getting myself into. I?ve a number of questions from simple, ?Should
I pull the engine??, to more difficult, ? Do I need to modify my wiring??, and
every thing in between. The car has been converted to negative ground already
so, I?ve got that behind me.
Thank you for your insights.
Price Lindsay
67 BJ8
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