One of the largest obstacles we've had to overcome is how to get the airconditioning unit under the dash.. Because we replaced and modified the original firewall (to make room for the Doug Herbert 454 big block engine), we lost the spacing we had to fit the AC behind the dash.. We've discussed cutting the firewall out, cutting the dashboard out, extending the dashboard, you name it.. But what Joe came up with was a new firewall design which allowed enough space to fit the AC unit without taking away from the look of the engine compartment. He made this possible by cutting out the inside edges of the firewall and welding in new panel recesses.. See previous blog:
Prep for AC, Radiator, and Fuel Door
The new AC unit is actually pretty large.. And wouldn't you know it.. not that flexible. :) In this picture you can see the masking tape marking the section of firewall Joe had to cut for the access we needed.
It aaaaaalmost fits.. but not quite.. There are just too many obstacles to get around.
With the modifications made to the firewall, Joe was able to get the unit to fit in place! Whoohoo!!
AC unit welds to the inside of the firewall so we don't have to run bolts through our nice smooth firewall engine compartment.
The new AC unit is actually pretty large.. And wouldn't you know it.. not that flexible. :) In this picture you can see the masking tape marking the section of firewall Joe had to cut for the access we needed.
It aaaaaalmost fits.. but not quite.. There are just too many obstacles to get around.
With the modifications made to the firewall, Joe was able to get the unit to fit in place! Whoohoo!!
AC unit welds to the inside of the firewall so we don't have to run bolts through our nice smooth firewall engine compartment.
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