Re: [Chrysler300] Update to 1957 Air conditioning

[barjam300@xxxxxxx]

Keith and All,
 
After rechecking the hole depth, I found the hole in this head was all the  
way into the water jacket. It looks like the casting thickness in this area 
is  .875 so I would not drill deeper than .500 full diameter to prevent 
breaking  thru the casting.
 
Jim Bartuska
Niles, Mich.
 
 
In a message dated 10/29/2009 9:32:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
barjam300@xxxxxxx writes:

 
 
 
Keith,

The depth of full diameter of the drill on a head from an A/C  300C is .685.

Jim Bartuska
Niles, Mich


In a message dated  10/29/2009 8:55:35 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
_kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx)   writes:

That sounds pretty neat, John. If I do go with the  
aftermarket/aftermarket/<WBR>underdash solution, I would  really really wa
vintage look on the interior evaporator unit, as well as  under the hood.

Another question - can anybody tell me this? If I do  put in a factory 
compressor and I have to drill/tap the head for the  bracket, what is the 
size and depth of those holes and just how thick are  the bosses there? 
I really wouldn't like to create a new coolant  drain.

Thanks,
Keith Boonstra

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John wrote:
>  
>
> Here's yet another twist on an A/C installation - Classic  Auto Air 
> said they'd rebuild a 50-year-old add-on A/C system for  me.
>
> I have picked up a couple underdash units, and bought a  parts car that 
> had an aftermarket air conditioning bracket and  compressor. The 
> condensor, dryer and hoses I will buy  new.
>
> So I could go with the big old power-sucking beast of a  50-yr-old a/c 
> compressor underhood to keep everything contemporary,  or choose to 
> have a modern, lighter, more efficient Sanden compressor  on the same 
> bracket with an adaptor. I already have the add-on crank  pulley from 
> an early Hemi - which MAY (not 100% certain here) the  same one that 
> was used on aftermarket A/C applications on 413s &  440s. (Please 
> correct me if I'm wrong on this point!)
>
>  Either way, in the car I'll have a cool old chromey unit with large 
>  round vents under the dash.
>
> John Spiers
> Still 90F in  Florida
>
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> Sent:  Wed, October 28, 2009 6:07:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] 1957 Air  conditioning
>
> 
> The congregation is polled. What a ton  of great info and advice from all
> of you. I'm still not fully decided  on which way to go, but I won't be
> doing it blindly  now.
>
> Jim Bartuska's '59 setup sounds like it may be the smart  thing to go
> with if I decide to go factory. I realize I'd have to have  my
> passenger head drilled and tapped. (and maybe I should have my own  head
> drilled and tapped for even considering this); but if that were  the
> greatest obstacle, I'm not deterred yet. Even though I don't have  an
> original A/C car, I went out and checked it for the holes anyway  (yes,
> both heads). There's a pretty long story between the lines here,  but,
> in short, I blew up the original engine pretty badly 20 minutes  after I
> first bought the car in September of 1962. So a junkyard 300  engine was
> put in to replace that one, and I now hoped that it may  have come from
> an A/C car - but, alas, it was not to  be.
>
> The aftermarket setup still has a lot of appeal for  installation cost
> and ease. It just will look like the add-on  equipment that it is; and
> I love to lift the hood and be able to say  "Yep, this is a factory-built
> hot rod and this is how it actually came  out of the showroom".
>
> I'm still thinking ------------  --------- --
>
> Thanks again to all,
> Keith  Boonstra
>
> -
>
> BARJAM300@aol. com wrote:
>  > Keith,
> > Based on Burt's email maybe I can help you out. I  have most of a '59
> > New Yorker A/C system I took out of a parts  car in 1971. If you are
> > interested, I'll check out what I have  upstairs in the barn.
> >
> > Jim Bartuska
>  >
> > In a message dated 10/27/2009 1:38:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight  Time,
> > kboonstra@zeegroup. com writes:
> >
>  >
> >
> > 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
> >
>  >
> >
>
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