Chapter 38 - Air Conditioning - Part Two
I'm using some fairly strong ABS plastic to seal off and streamline the bottom of the car.
I think I can use some of the left-over plastic to build a box to protect the AC controller.
ABS glue was hard to find, so I tried some plastic pipe glue I had laying around. This worked surprisingly well, so I made a new battery box cover, also using ABS plastic.
I wanted to put the compressor where the power steering pump once was.
It was a tight fit, but I couldn't find a better space.
With the controller in its protective box and wired to the compressor I was now ready to have the pros at DAS automotive do the plumbing.
They mounted a new condenser behind the rear axle, there no longer being enough space under the hood.
This photo shows an overview of the system.
- The blue arrow points to the compressor.
- The green arrow points to the controller box with its heat sink showing.
- The pink arrow points to the new dryer.
Very cool, and it can be operated with the car's original climate controls!
Too bad summer is gone.