Keith - It may be a good idea to find a car with a complete setup, such as a 57 Imperial. It would beat trying to chase down all the parts necessary for the conversion. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "keboonstra" <kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:34 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air conditioning > OK Folks, our '57 300C has sat in the barn way too much in the summers > just because I'm too spoiled rotten to ride around without A/C anymore in > a car that doesn't have a flip top. And besides that, it needed a few > improvements that are long overdue. > > After owning it now (for the second time) for 26 years, I'm finally taking > care of a lot of the things I should have been doing right along. I'm > putting in seat belts, re-installing correct carbs, finally putting on > that right side mirror, fixing up the armrests, and maybe I'll throw a set > of WW radials on it so it can safely hit the road. > > So now I would also like to install a complete original A/C system, and I > don't know where to start. Who out there might have everything I'm going > to need to accomplish this (both the parts and the knowledge)? I know > this won't be cheap, but in my view it will add that much long term value > to the car. And it will add immensely to our pleasure in heading halfway > across the country for a meet. > > Who's got parts or ideas for a starting point? Your thoughts? > > Many thanks, > Keith Boonstra > Holland, Michigan > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups > Links > > > ------------------------------------ To send a message to this group, send an email to: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chrysler300/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:Chrysler300-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:Chrysler300-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/