Finally got the air conditioner...

[Darrman]

After suffering miserably or not driving it at all last summer, the first year the truck was up and running, I bought a air conditioner today. I went with Classic auto air's Perfect fit system, and I will be updating as the install goes, as I could not find much info on this unit. FYI, there supposedly is a drivers side dash vent that for some reason is not showed on the website. This is according to the tech guy, and this will bring the louver count to 4.
Hopefully I will get it early next week and start that weekend.
The tech said it should freeze me out of the seat, we shall see, .

[Phil105]

After suffering miserably or not driving it at all last summer, the first year the truck was up and running, I bought a air conditioner today. I went with Classic auto air's Perfect fit system, and I will be updating as the install goes, as I could not find much info on this unit. FYI, there supposedly is a drivers side dash vent that for some reason is not showed on the website. This is according to the tech guy, and this will bring the louver count to 4.
Hopefully I will get it early next week and start that weekend.
The tech said it should freeze me out of the seat, we shall see, .

Hey Darrman. Just last week had a Classic Auto Air Perfect Fit installed in my 72. The install went pretty easy, according to my mechanic, and the system looks/works great. Very pleased with the appearance and love the fact that it operates off my original in dash controls. Yes, there is a small vent on the driver side - same as the one on the passenger side and then two vents in the center. Hope your install goes good for you.

[michael69]

Keep us updated as this is the system I am thinking of going with.

[Forsche]

Mind if I ask what this system costs for parts and installation?

[Phil105]

Mind if I ask what this system costs for parts and installation?

Unit itself, in my case, was about $1300 - installation in my area was about $1100. You can contact Classic Auto Air and they may be able to give you a price for both over the phone. If you live near them, it would be ideal.

[thorn1968]

got any pics of that finished system?

[wobblefoot]

I have the Nostalgic Air and its real nice Im getting ready to have mine installed

[michael69]

I have the Nostalgic Air and its real nice Im getting ready to have mine installed

Was the $900 price about what it cost you. It has been over a year since I talked with Nostalgic Air and that was the price they gave me. Also does it come with everything you need for install? Thanks for any info.

[wobblefoot]

Yep I looked at the receipt last night.Yes it does come with everything,the only thing is you have to cut the hoses to your length and then go have the ends pressure fitted and then evacuate the system and add freon

[Phil105]

got any pics of that finished system?

here's how mine turned out - there is also a vent on the drivers side same as on the passenger side (4 vents total)

[Darrman]

I got the system yesterday, alot quicker than I expected, so I am happy. I will have my work cut out for me as there is a lot of parts to install. Everything looks high quality, I look for seam flash and things like that on the plastic, and see none at all.
I will also be changing out the wiper motor and finally installing a fan shroud at the same time, three birds with one stone, .

[hazelnut]

got any pics of that finished system?

here's how mine turned out - there is also a vent on the drivers side same as on the passenger side (4 vents total)

That looks nice, Ive got the factory setup for mine and really dont like the way it sticks out on the passenger side. Thats a sweet looking setup that they've made for our trucks.

[Joe Kriston]

Wow!...Looks like a factory stereo in that Ranger...Does it work well?...

How noisy are those a/c unit fans?...My old aftermarket one is very noisy and doesn't circulate the cold air very well...

[Phil105]

Wow!...Looks like a factory stereo in that Ranger...Does it work well?...

How noisy are those a/c unit fans?...My old aftermarket one is very noisy and doesn't circulate the cold air very well...

Yep, I hunted far and wide to find the AM/FM stereo. It does work, but not "well" - fades off stations, difficult to tune to a station, etc. I put a pioneer stereo/cd in the glove box with an infrared repeater setup so I can operate it with a remote and not open the glove box. But I do like the look of the factory radio.

The fan on the A/C seems to work fine. Not any more noisy than most modern factory units. My truck had the old factory unit in it too. I didn't like the look of it, didn't have a vent for the driver side and was really big/bulky looking so I took it out.

[rugby1725]

Who here has installed this themselves? I have a fairly decent understanding of it and I'm just curious about any issues people have run into. Obviously I'd have to have someone else do the testing and charging but other than that I don't foresee anything I can't handle. Do you have to completely remove the dash in order to do the install. Do you lose the fresh air vents or do they work around them. I have to replace the heater core in my bump anyway and I'm thinking this would be a good upgrade.

Thanks
Kris