Factory aircon out of a HZ 6 Cylinder onto a HZ V8 ??

[Vombil]

hey Evie dont want to rain you out even more but after pulling a/c out of a HZ 202 wagon i would NEVER bother trying to fit one up. for me, ill be winding the windows down. works a treat - climate control (window 1/3, 2/3 or all the way down), wont run out of gas (ive got big guns - ppfft) and wont drain power or use more fuel.

your van is looking super sweet. cant wait to see it finished!

[jennie285]

evie, our a/c came from a 202 and we got v8 brackets and engine mount i'm sure everything else fitted straight in. We didn't mess around with the old pump we purchased a brand new one the same as the original delco pump and i had everything tested before we put it in, If you get it from a statesman i think your internal switch will be incorrect for your sandman dash, so stick with the 202 unit and soures the v8 a/c and altenator brackets.

I beleive it is worth fitting in the long run you will be disappointed if you don't install the ac

Cheers Rodney

PS it is a good idea if you can removed the a/c and vents etc. so you know how to put them back in behind the dash, wise words of wisdom from Greg (Ozbox) at Classic Ozwreck...

[HZ EVIE]

hey Evie dont want to rain you out even more but after pulling a/c out of a HZ 202 wagon i would NEVER bother trying to fit one up. for me, ill be winding the windows down. works a treat - climate control (window 1/3, 2/3 or all the way down), wont run out of gas (ive got big guns - ppfft) and wont drain power or use more fuel.

your van is looking super sweet. cant wait to see it finished!

Thanks Vombil, I can't wait either!!!!!
I was using the window graduation method of climate control and luckily the sun roof assists air circulation, but I must admit after driving in 30-40oC temps, it just wasn't quite efficient enough. :knockout: Besides hubby won't get into the car until it's airconditioned (Don't know if that's such a bad thing??? - did I say that out loud????:nevreness


Thanks for all the help everyone. Looks like I missed out on the 6cyl. 202. So I guess my airconditioning transplant is now on hold till another appropriate car comes up. I'll keep an eye out and who know what might come up (affording it is another thing!!??).
So I'll pick everyones brains whenever the next one arrives
Thanks again,
Evie

[thatotherguy]

another way to do it is buy a vintage air unit they fit under the dash where the old heater bit is out of sight and just keep the old heater cover under the bonnet so it still looks factory and then its all new . they have outlets so you just use ducting and run it up to your factory vents i am doing one in my HQ coupe so i will put up some photos when i can .as for cost the unit is about $800 and a brand new compressor is about $500 and there are other bits you will need but you should get away with it for under $2000 i know it sounds a lot but it will be all brand new and you wont have that big ugly factory unit under the bonnet . i know VK V8 commodores had their air cond compressor on the right side but not sure it will fit a HZ i bought a bracket off a HJ(not factory) and it has the compressor under the alternator and looks neat hope this helps