I am brand new to this forum, but I have a question that I'm sure you can answer, and I really want to complete my project.

I have a '63 Nova SS that I have been working on for about 8 years now. It's one of those long term projects, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I've added/changed quite a few things on the car (mostly in the engine compartment), and I have one last thing I want to do with the A/C hoses before the next car show. I've found that Aeroquip has fittings and hoses that will support R134a refrigerent, which is what my Sanden 508 compressor supports. I can buy all the hoses and fittings and make the lines I need, but the problem is that the current outlets from the firewall are for hose and clamps. I would like to do what I did with the heater core, where I cut the ends of the outlets and sweated on some 1/2 pipe fittings. This allowed me to hook-up some AN lines directly the the core. I want to do the same with the A/C outlets, but they are not copper like the heater core. I was thinking about getting some compression fittings, but I'm not sure if that will work. Has anyone tried to do this, and if so, what is the best approach?

Thanks.

Todd
http://www.novasonly.com/2005