<VV> Air conditioning alteration

[Bob Tarpenning]

Bob:

I take the floor of the well section of the trunk out.  The condenser is
mounted at an angle with the top of the condenser at the back near the gas
tank.  The bottom of the condenser is a couple of inches below the opening
where the well floor was.  I close the area around the condenser to the
walls of the trunk so that all the air coming in the bottom (front) of the
opening has to go through the condenser.  The fan is mounted on top of the
condenser to push air through.  I have a small scoop (about 15 inches wide
and 2 inches deep) below the front panel below the bumper to funnel air to
the top of the condenser.  The air exits out back of the condenser through
the hole where the floor was.  I put a new floor in the trunk that covers
the area where well was.  I put that in with screws in case I need to get to
the condenser or fan for maintenance.

Bob T

 

From: BobHelt at aol.com [mailto:BobHelt at aol.com] 
Sent: Friday, October 26, 2012 11:29 PM
To: bobtcars at wildblue.net; 62vair at gmail.com; mramccm at casstel.net;
virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Air conditioning alteration

 

Bob T,

Please give us the details on air flow. Where is your source for air to the
condenser and where is the exit? Assuming a downward flow the exit may be at
the bottom of the trunk but whrert is the inlet into the trunk?

 

Thanks,

Regards,

Bob Helt

 

 

In a message dated 10/26/2012 2:14:21 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
bobtcars at wildblue.net writes:

I think the best bet is to put it in the trunk.  I have done this on early
and late models and they work great.  I have a trunk mount in my '64 coupe,
running a Sanden compressor and a parallel flow condenser and a 15 " fan.
Using R134 and getting about 32 degrees at the vents,  turning 2000 RPM,
sitting in the shop.
Bob T