AC Swap

[Paul Graham]

My dad gave me this car when I turned 15 and it has been in storage since I was about 18. I am about to start on its restore and want to add power steering, ac, and disc brakes.
I have a AC equipped 1969 Satellite and other than having to make a template for the firewall openings will all the internal Satellite parts work in the Roadrunner for a factory style ac install?

I have all the engine brackets.

 

[quikbird]

should work as long as engine is the same, also remember that original ac setup was for R12 refrigerant. not available now. will need some new parts to make it work with whatever current form of freon is.

 

[Russ69Runner]

Welcome from Fla.

 

[69hemibeep]

It will cost more than a new classic or vintage air by the time you get the old stuff working unless it is the look you are after

 

[Paul Graham]

It will cost more than a new classic or vintage air by the time you get the old stuff working unless it is the look you are after

Its the look I'm after for sure, hard to see me going $1500+ though in this swap since I have everything from the satellite as long as it will fit. I am hoping this would be the worse case scenario on purchases:

https://www.originalair.com/66-69-b-body-ac-compressor-performance-upgrade-kit-sb-stage-1

 

[Russ69Runner]

Not a bad deal. The people at Classic air are good and will help when you call. I bought the hole system for my 69 runner. I mean the hole kit inside box and all. Liked the electric switch on the dash in stead of the cables that the old system had. Hope it all work's out and see that system changes the Freon.

 

[69hemibeep]

Its the look I'm after for sure, hard to see me going $1500+ though in this swap since I have everything from the satellite as long as it will fit. I am hoping this would be the worse case scenario on purchases:

https://www.originalair.com/73-74-b-body-big-block-ac-upgrade-kit-stage-1

I did the same thing on a 68. By the time I found good vacuum motors for all the doors and the new push button selector I was in deep. And they weigh a ton,

 

[quikbird]

and a lot of the old parts can not be used with new refrigerants.