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coasthwy1

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  1. Bob...thank you for contributing!  I like how you think outside the box.  I am going to try to match up the aftermarket A/C with the original console outlets. Now that I am not robbing the 63 (I am sure the purists will thank me) I need to find an A/C console plate. Someone can name their price...Hint hint. 

  2. So, I started this thread by saying that I was going to take an original, complete, all Studebaker , A/C unit and change cars with it. Now I am wondering IF - Can I retrofit an aftermarket evaporator/blower at a mere fraction of the cost? The aftermarket shown is 15 3/4" W x 13 1/2"  D x 6 5/8 H.  Read again the original size, and you can see that it will fit. It has two two function switches too. I know that I can reverse engineer the box to match up with a factory console panel. And for $80 bucks, it's cheap enough to try.

    NOTE...I have been told by A/C experts that the original factory compressor is NOT conducive to R134. It is not as efficient, and thus not as cold. So, that original part may not be a swap option either. In other words, I am already having to make changes to make it work. 

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  3. Nothing I could find on this forum so, apparently no one else has had the same thought? That tiny rear view mirror on my 64, with its low mounting position, makes it next to worthless.  Yes, I could raise it with some windshield glue. I could replace it with an aftermarket, larger mirror. I could just as easily forget about it, now that I have mentioned it. 
     

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  4. Here's what is known so far..... The console side panel on an AC car is wider and is a separate, removable,  panel.

    With the side panel removed, one can see the mounted evaporator/ blower housing in place.

    There is a circular hole on the evaporator/ blower housing corresponding to the vent/diffuser on the removed side panel.

    In my 63, these side vent/diffusers are black plastic. One each side

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