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Dave, I already tried that with one of those collars with a little fan in it that uses a wet sponge inside for "evaporative cooling", but it didn't fool her! Now I know I made a mistake tooling up for a '29 grill; if I had used a '32 grill shell I could hide a condenser inside the shell, but on the '29 it is not so easy to find a place for a condenser. I am surprised that there are several vendors making AC units for older cars. I wonder if anyone makes a long narrow condenser that I could hide under the driver's side apron? I have the trans cooler hidden under the passenger side apron, but in addition to a deeper trans pan with cooling tubes so I am not depending in the hidden trans cooler for all the cooling of the trans fluid. It may just turn out that I will have to convert to a '32 grill shell or buy a more expensive radiator.
Shawnlee's motto is oh so true. I had a high school idea of a stripped down fenderless roadster with a radio being the only accessory, but first we had to have fenders and now maybe an AC, so it looks like these women are expensive creatures. Should I mention we had to finsh adding a 16'x20' family room to the house before I had a clear OK to spend on the car? ProZ28 really is a pro welder by now, that's amazing work! DennyW, thanks for the diagram on the steering coupler. I got the coupler from Speedway and it has two set screws which are slightly offset on opposite sides and the end of my Camaro column has a hole in it where the stock flex joint had a bolt clear through the end of the column and the D-shaft. The set screws also have a lock nut on the outside. I am waiting for the paint shop to match the body color on the steering column but I should get it back soon to start installing the column.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don, you might want to check with Vintage Air for such a condensor, they do offer a good selection of A/C components...... I've always had real good luck with their stuff, great quality and appearance...

keep in mind don, you're working with 300 lbs. of pressure and you need a fan blowing across the cond, when the ac is on, to keep the head pressure down.

I've hear a lot of talk about how early Ford type radiators suffer from the need to have the fan up high at the top while the standard SBC fan is down low. What if I have a shroud with the fan at the bottom and the condenser inside the shroud at the top of the radiator? Another way might be to have the condenser down low with an electric fan up high. I would like to avoid the electric fan but I am aware that the '29 style radiator is small. It sounds like I am talking myself into an electric fan up high to cool the engine coolant and have the condenser below the electric fan in the inside bottom of the radiator. Which is preferable in your practical experience? DennyW's idea about a junkyard condenser from an import is worth considering. Dave I have talked to a tech guy at Vintage Air and they rate a remote condenser as unworkable; while Hot Rod Air in Texas says it can be done. Maybe the idea of a high electric fan and a low condenser inside might work.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Hey guys, look what i found in my garage!!!!!

Now what am I gonna do?????

I'd run far, far away. $$$$$$$$$$$$

Sure you would, Mike!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Sure you would, Mike!!!!

sure I would. I lost my suger daddy. I really never had one, thats the reason I'm broke.

if you need any help making that thing go left, let me know?

Some plans in the works, nothing definite yet...... It's sure a bunch different then the sprinters that I ran.... Lots of learning to do, but hey, that's half the fun of doing anything!!!!! Might have to at least hot lap it once just to see how things work!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Some plans in the works, nothing definite yet...... It's sure a bunch different then the sprinters that I ran.... Lots of learning to do, but hey, that's half the fun of doing anything!!!!! Might have to at least hot lap it once just to see how things work!!!!!

I had my dirt track car so it would go around the track by itself. Almost that is.

Geez, Dave, I thought in a post many moons ago, you said you was getting to old to want to go circle track racing. Hey, buddy, have fun while you still can.

Originally Posted by Oldf100fordman

Geez, Dave, I thought in a post many moons ago, you said you was getting to old to want to go circle track racing. Hey, buddy, have fun while you still can.

i think he turned that sprint car over one to many times.

Originally Posted by lt1s10

i think he turned that sprint car over one to many times.

That sounds like a very likely possibility, Mike.

Well, pretty sure a few laps in this thing would remind me of my age!!! Think I'll probably stick to being the wrench in this operation......