1978 Factory A/C system for sale

[RHT]

For sale is the factory A/C system from my 1978 Corvette.
Price includes the following:
•   Complete heater/AC box – both parts (cabin and engine bay sections)
•   Several pieces of ductwork – see picture.

List of new parts included (valued at over $800):
•   Evaporator core– mounted in heater/AC box.
•   Heater core – mounted in heater/AC box.
•   Larger C4 fan – mounted in heater/AC box
•   Blower motor resistor – mounted in heater/AC box
•   Receiver dryer
•   Heater & AC control assembly
•   Spare control face plate
•   Space control clear lens
•   Hot water shut-off valve
•   Vacuum hose kit (may not be complete as the pack was opened).
Comes with the used condenser core and a box of compressor brackets but again, not sure if all the parts are there.

Price for the lot is $500.
Located in Castle Hill for pick-up only.

Contact me on 0413 129 459
Thanks for looking.

Robert

[metalhead]

Did you fit a different system? I'm wondering whether to refurb or replace the AC in my '79.

[RHT]

Yes, I had  a fitted Vintage Air system fitted.
Works well but does have some downside:
- No fresh air vent
- Lost the glove box space as the duct piping is bulky.
- Fan is inside the cabin and can be noisy at times, particularly when on high.

Robert

[metalhead]

Thanks for the info. Was it a generic kit, or a Corvette specific one? Any pics, interior and/or engine bay? Are you using the original Corvette a/c controls? Sorry to derail your for sale thread...

[RHT]

The kit was a Vintage Air generic Gen II Mini system.
See photos of the unit tucked up in the passengers side (left side as its a right hook car).
Leg room isn't affected as the unit is tucked up high in the foot well.
They used the controls that came with the unit as it wouldn't work with the original system.
Engine bay is cleaner without the evaporator and fan box in there.

Hope that helps.

Robert

[Lefty]

RHT,
I also have a 78 and the AC doesn't work.
I wanted to get it fixed, but like your idea and also have RHD.
Overall what did it cost to fit the unit up?
And did you have a lot of fitting to get it done or was it an easy fit?
Cheers, lefty

[metalhead]

The kit was a Vintage Air generic Gen II Mini system.
See photos of the unit tucked up in the passengers side (left side as its a right hook car).
Leg room isn't affected as the unit is tucked up high in the foot well.
They used the controls that came with the unit as it wouldn't work with the original system.
Engine bay is cleaner without the evaporator and fan box in there.

Hope that helps.

Robert

Thanks Robert, it helps a lot.

Cheers,

Andrew.

[RHT]

Lefty
The cost to install was around 4K. That was a drive in/drive out cost.
I removed all the factory parts and installed a new condenser as the generic kit didn't come with one.
The install looks quite easy now that I've seen one done.
My install wasn't great, had to take it back several times to fix things - which soured the process.
Once they were paid, their didn't want to know about the issues.
It's working okay now but I wish I did the job myself.
I'll be installing a new wire harness down the track and will re-do the AC wiring and tidy up the ductwork at that time.

Robert