[DeTomaso] Moving ac condenser to front of car.

[jderyke at aol.com]

Theres plenty of room in front of the radiator (stock or aftermarket) for any reasonable condenser including a stock one moved from the back. It includes radiators either straight up or angled fwd.  The condenser poses NO appreciable restriction to air flow through your rad. The assembly will need -A- shrouded sucker fans and -B- the stock pushers plus their sheet metal brackets removed. With some fiddling, the stock length AC hoses will also work with a front mount AC. The hardest part is finding a place up front for the dryer can so someone can see the sight gauge during filling. I used an aluminum dryer can (for a 5 ton truck)  that's shorter than stock and fits in the extreme rt side corner of the front trunk. Many owners wire one SUCKER fan directly behind the condenser-plus-rad so its controlled by either a manual dash switch or by the action of the compressor clutch coming on. This is how 98% of other cars on the road are rigged. Good luck- J Deryke
 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 4:16 pm
Subject: [DeTomaso] Moving ac condenser to front of car.


   As some of you may recall I blew up my engine and was considering
   installing a Coyote engine. As much as I think the Coyote is a great
   engine I have decided to stick with a Cleveland. I have always wanted
   180 degree headers and having just installed a super deluxe new AC stem
   last year the prospect of moving the condenser and hoses to the front
   of the car is the only thing that is standing in m way. When I upgraded
   I installed a very thin parallel flow condenser . I was wondering how
   much air flow restriction mooing the condenser to behind the radiator
   will cause. I have a "True" lay down radiator and sucker fans. Is there
   anything else I should worry about or take into consideration. I went 5
   years with out having working AC and the new set up was blowing cold
   air at 42F so I don't want to go back to the "Sauna".
   Boyd

 
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   Theres plenty of room in front of the radiator (stock or aftermarket)
   for any reasonable condenser including a stock one moved from the back.
   It includes radiators either straight up or angled fwd.  The condenser
   poses NO appreciable restriction to air flow through your rad. The
   assembly will need -A- shrouded sucker fans and -B- the stock pushers
   plus their sheet metal brackets removed. With some fiddling, the stock
   length AC hoses will also work with a front mount AC. The hardest part
   is finding a place up front for the dryer can so someone can see the
   sight gauge during filling. I used an aluminum dryer can (for a 5 ton
   truck)  that's shorter than stock and fits in the extreme rt side
   corner of the front trunk. Many owners wire one SUCKER fan directly
   behind the condenser-plus-rad so its controlled by either a manual dash
   switch or by the action of the compressor clutch coming on. This is how
   98% of other cars on the road are rigged. Good luck- J Deryke

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Boyd Casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
   To: detomaso <detomaso at poca.com>
   Sent: Mon, Jun 2, 2014 4:16 pm
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Moving ac condenser to front of car.
   As some of you may recall I blew up my engine and was considering
   installing a Coyote engine. As much as I think the Coyote is a great
   engine I have decided to stick with a Cleveland. I have always wanted
   180 degree headers and having just installed a super deluxe new AC stem
   last year the prospect of moving the condenser and hoses to the front
   of the car is the only thing that is standing in m way. When I upgraded
   I installed a very thin parallel flow condenser . I was wondering how
   much air flow restriction mooing the condenser to behind the radiator
   will cause. I have a "True" lay down radiator and sucker fans. Is there
   anything else I should worry about or take into consideration. I went 5
   years with out having working AC and the new set up was blowing cold
   air at 42F so I don't want to go back to the "Sauna".
   Boyd

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