78 Wagoneer, Building a driver! New Thread.

[SOLSAKS]

I like the patchwork with valve cover

and you are going to love the vintage air.

all of the a/c work looks super nice.

dave in NC

[Full Size Jeeper]

Sonoraed said I could use the hole in the firewall that the original ac lines went through, so I cut the insulation to make that happen.Used a hot ice-pick to mark the opening.

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Used this cutout tool.

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Next I took the evaporator and set it up on wooden blocks so we could try and figure out what ends to use on the ac lines. I think it will work with two straight ends on that side.

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It is hard to see the two heater core ports and one of the ac ports, but I shoved my phone back in that area just to show how tight it is.

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Vintage Air does not really say how to get the holes marked and drilled, so what we did is I held the evaporator in place and my son marked the bottom holes of the bracket on the firewall. Then you have to pull it back out, remove the bracket from the evaporator. Now you can use just the bracket to finish marking the top holes.

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I know the line does not look level, but it is. Vintage says they want unit as level as possible, and I think we did a good job. This is after we drilled the holes.

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Ran the a/c lines just to make sure I could get to them and the blower motor would fit and it does.

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The lines are not crimped yet. This is the view with the blower motor removed.

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Still need to cut the firewall for the heater lines.

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Made a patch for the firewall today. Also drove out to Home Depot to get the correct length rivets, did the old self check out, grabbed for my wallet, nope left it at the house. One out of two sucks!

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Can someone remind me to get rivets tomorrow!!!!

[Wagoneer Taylor]

Get Rivets!

Yes I was the first to say it

Awesome work Full Size Jeeper, the AC is looking amazing and is slowly air convincing me to do it also