[DeTomaso] Front mount A/C

[John Taphorn]

I'd agree with Charlie if I were to keep the car.

If you have a buyer, I would ask him what his preference is as their may 
be a desire for a stock installation that trumps the benefits of a front 
mounted condenser.

As a seller, you may be better going to the stock location as I doubt 
any buyers would view that as a negative element of their buying 
decision while someone looking for a car that they could easily revert 
back to stock in the future may see it as a negative. My point being 
that your universe of buyers may be larger with stock location.

JT
On 11/3/2013 7:13 AM, Charles McCall wrote:
>
> You've asked for opinions so here's one...
>
> If starting from scratch, and if I were to use my car at highway 
> speeds for any period of time I would mount it up front. I've seen a 
> bunch of relatively scientific experiments that show that on a 
> Pantera, efficiency goes down as speed goes up due to lack of airflow 
> through the condenser. Around town you'd probably never notice it, but 
> if you were to take a long trip you would.
>
> You can increase the size of the condenser, improve the efficiency of 
> your system, but you are still fighting a problem that reduces 
> efficiency. Mounting it up front maximizes airflow and solves that 
> problem for good.
>
> Charles McCall
> Raising Pantera Awareness Across Europe
> 1985 DeTomaso Pantera #9375
> http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=2323
>
> *From:*DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] *On Behalf Of *Ian 
> Hannington
> *Sent:* domingo, 03 de noviembre de 2013 14:05
> *To:* 'De Tomaso List'
> *Subject:* [DeTomaso] Front mount A/C
>
> Guys,
>
> I have another potential buyer for my Pantera, this time in the UK.  
> The sticking point right now is that the car currently has no A/C 
> installed and he would like to have it. So, I am trying to get him an 
> estimate on parts cost and have come across the issue of front or rear 
> mount systems.
>
> Essentially, my car is stripped of any A/C parts. All I have is the 
> rear fan and shroud and the stock evaporator installed under the dash. 
> So, my question is; if you were to install a system in your Pantera, 
> which way would you go, front or rear mount?
>
> It would seem to me that a front mount system would be much cleaner 
> looking, especially since my engine bay is highly detailed, but I 
> don't know if there is a bunch of cutting and hacking or any 
> modifications that need to be done to install it.
>
> I do have a Fluidyne radiator with dual Spall sucker fans installed in 
> the laid forward position.
>
> Any opinions would help.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ian
>
>
>
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