Vintage Air has no interest in producing an a/c system for TR6's. Roger
Bolick worked with them a few years ago and the best they could come up with
was the parts he needed to build his own. Now if it was a pick-up TRuck,
Vintage Air has what you need.
Bob Kramer, Austin TX
Hill Country Triumph Club
TR6's, TR250's, TR3A vintage race
rgk@flash.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Kamholtz <thunderbolt@techheadnet.com>
To: Hutmacher, Greg <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>; 'Triumphs List'
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: TR6 air conditioning
>
>Greg:
>There is a place in San Antoino, Tx. that already makes them. It is called
>Vintage-Air. They are on the web. The compresser is about the size of a TR4
>generator and it takes about 5 HP to run it. complete cost is about $500.
>
>Good luck
>Bob Kamholtz
>ECOD
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hutmacher, Greg <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>
>To: 'Triumphs List' <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 10:23 AM
>Subject: TR6 air conditioning
>
>
>>
>>Here's a chilly conversation for those of you knee deep in winter. I am
>>considering adding A/C to my 76 TR6. Some years back, I had a 73 TR6 with
>>the original dealer installed AC and it never worked well at all. About
>six
>>months ago, I hooked up with a guy in Austin, Texas who is developing an
>>in-dash, after market AC system using the newer, far more compact and
>>efficient compressors available today. These new compressors use very
>>little horsepower compared to the old piston style York and they are much
>>smaller. His plan is to develop and build an in-dash set-up that is
>>invisible to the casual eye. It would replace the existing heater/blower
>>unit, use the existing vents in the dash, and the control switch would fit
>>into the stock switch plinth in place of one of the heater switches using
>an
>>original knob. His setup was estimated to run about $1200 as a kit but was
>>not ready to market yet. Since then, I've gone through the Vintage Air
>>catalog (they sell aftermarket AC systems mostly for street rods and
>>antique) and found everything needed except the custom compressor bracket
>>that would need to be fabricated. The only real problem would be the
>>in-dash installation. That is where the guy I talked to in Austin was
>>having the most difficulties. He also found the need to add another air
>vent
>>in addition to the two existing vents in the dash. I was just curious if
>>anyone on the list has any experience with adding AC to a TR6 or has an
>>"original" system that actually works well in the summer. Thanks, Greg
>>(looking forward to another 110 degree July drive)
>>76 TR6
>>68 MGB/GT
>>
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