Anyone out there ever had a Vintage Air A/C system installed in a C-3?
I'm wondering what the labor would be involved in removing the original factory stuff from under the dash and putting in the new system. An approximation of how many hours labour I can expect to be charged for?
Cheers,
Trent

 

Welcome to the forum.

There is not a lot of stuff that you can remove under the dash because it also houses the heater system. When I bought my Corvette new, I ordered it without A/C. Soon discovered in the Midwest summers when its raining that was not a good choice. I found a salvage Corvette and pulled all the air conditioning parts off of it and put it on mine. Installing it requires a fair amount of time. Just removing the few vent connections will not require much time. I've heard that the Vintage Air systems are very good.

 

I downloaded the installation manuals for the various components for the Vintage Air A/C system into a 69 - 72 Vette. They are very complete and very detailed, takes you through the installation step by step with photos and drawings. I doesn't look like you have to be a rocket scientist to do it.


So this child is going to do the installation myself. Adding a BeCool radiator at the same time since I'll be working "in the neighborhood" while installing the new condenser.


I'll let you know the results.
Trent

 

Good luck with your install. Post some pics when you're done.

 

I installed Vintage air in my '73.....was quite a pain....new air box and plumbing, but was well worth it....

 

Any pics for either install?