A/C for turbos Re: <VV> '65 Monza to Corsa/Turbo

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Stephen,
       Turbo Corvairs never came with factory A/C for a couple of reasons.  
First and most obvious, the stock condensor won't fit in the engine compartment 
either over the engine like EMs and 1965s or right up against the cooling air 
intake like 1966s and later.  You'd have to move the turbo to fit it in.  
Second, the stock cooling system is barely adequate for cooling the engine under 
full boost so heating the cooling air by flowing it first through the 
condensor would only make matters worse.
       Also, to my knowledge, no Corvair A/C condensor ever came from the 
factory installed in the right rear fender.  However, there have been conversions 
where A/C was added to turbo Corvairs by installing the condensor up front in 
the trunk using proper ducting to ensure sufficient air flow INTO and OUTOF 
the condensor and an electric fan to move air through the condensor when the 
car was stopped in traffic.
       There are aftermarket books available showing Corvair A/C 
installations that may show units installed in a turbo model.  Perhaps someone actually 
did put a condensor in the rear fender.
       By the way, I couldn't get to the eBay site you gave to show the car.
       Frank "likes A/C" Burkhard  

In a message dated 7/6/05 1:55:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
contactsmu at sbcglobal.net writes:

> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/ 
> eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=6167&item=4559468932&rd=1
> 
> Does anyone know anything about this car?  Im curious about the A/C and  
> turbo combination.  This looks like a nice conversion.  Thoughts?  It  
> would be used about three to four times a week for short commutes and  
> shows if . . .
> 
> From the seller:
> 
> How does the AC work, has it been converted to 134,  and where, just  
> courious, is the condensor for it????  Thanks, Denny
> Jul-01-05
> 
> A:
> Denny, The factory condensor goes with the car, but it is not  
> installed. The Turbo resides where the factory unit went. When the car  
> was redone into a Corsa Turbo, they just did not put it back in. The  
> hoses were plugged so the system has not been open. There is a certain  
> late model unit that fits in the right rear fender with an electric  
> fan. I just did not get the time to install one. The rest of the system  
> is intact.
> 
> 
> Never heard of this.  Would it be hard to complete?
> 
> Stephen Upham
>