[DeTomaso] CONDENSER UPGRADE - PHOTOS

[fresnofinches at aol.com]

My installation of the Vintage Air 12" remote condenser-shroud-fan unit 
(P.N. # 03500-OVA) is finished. This is a 12" by 20" parallel flow 
aluminum condenser with a 12" shrouded puller fan. The stock unit 
weighs about 17 1/2 pounds; the new one only 6 pounds, 12 ounces. 
I mounted the top of the condenser to an aluminum bar 1" by 1/4" thick 
which was thick enough to clear the mounting studs of the A/C grill. 
The bottom was mounted to drilled and tapped holes in the chassis 
structure. I used 4mm Allen head cap screws in the bottom level of 
the dual-level condenser mounting brackets, as the screw heads fit 
through the upper level holes of the condenser and thus allowed the 
shroud to mount flush with the upper level. Total cost of under 
$350 - $199 for the unit plus drier,trinary switch,new hose ends and 
hardware. I have my own Robinair R-12 recycle/recharge machine, 
sniffer and gauges and buy my R-12 from eBay for about $20 a can, 
so I had no shop expenses other than crimping the new hose ends. 
Unit looks great, gave 46 degree air with a 91 degree ambient temp, 
and the 12volt connecter metal spades were a direct swap into the 
stock wiring connector.

Pretty easy, though since I am such a detail nut-case it took me 
most of the week's evenings and all day Saturday. YMMV.

Link to photos - at the non-antique P.I. forum:

http://tinyurl.com/29mu8b

Larry
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