Francis,
Yes, I ran the heater/AC hoses and returns along the bottom of the frame, cut a hole at the bottom of the kick panel and up and over. The hoses followed a natural smooth curve so there is no kinking. The condenser to compressor hoses fit tightly between the opening at the top right radiator core support. There is a 1 inch by 3 inch opening. It is tight but a natural opening and no rubbing. I hung the evaporator by drilling 2 small 1/4" holes at the top of the firewall where the horizontal crease is. I put 2 round top carriage bolts through and painted the tops black so they are almost invisible. I fab'd a lower strap that bolts to the bottom of the dash so it is solid. There are plenty of inserts on the Vintage Air Evaporator to attach brackets for securing the unit. The dryer was placed low and on the inner fender well.
The tricky part was making up a "T" for my manifold heat. You had to make sure that the water pump flow was going in the correct direction. I have a driver's side plug on my water pump so I routed the manifold heat from there and left the return as it was.
I'll be getting some new photos up soon. Good luck with your install. Let me know how you like the Southern Air unit. I almost purchased that model but I really liked the oval streamlined control panel on the Vintage Air System.
RapRap
1940 ChoppedChevyCoupe
Last edited by chopped 40; 05/28/08 09:21 AM.
