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By kansas - 15 Years Ago
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Has anyone put in a under dash AC unit sold by Nostalgic Air in a 55 or 56 fairlane? if you did what problems did you run in to? If you had a problem did they make it right? there kit includes everthing except the r134 for $674 I like the price but maybe sounds to good to be true
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By Rono - 15 Years Ago
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I put a "Vintage Air" unit into my '56 Customline. ait is an in-dash unit and worked out well. Have you looked into their units? Rono
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By kansas - 15 Years Ago
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I talked to them last week /They didn't have a comp mount for 292 engine/where did you get your comp mount?
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By paul2748 - 15 Years Ago
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Vintage Air has a AC compressor mount for a Y Block - I have one on my car - unless they discontinued them.
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By kansas - 15 Years Ago
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must have stop making them/they told I would need to make my own or have a shop do it/maybe new guy and doesn,t know what they have/back to my ? has and one installed a nostalgic air system?
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By aussiebill - 15 Years Ago
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Kansas, this is link to bracket kit they made, if they dont have them anymore maybe you can get idea what it looks like? www.nostalgicairparts.com/.../ford-y-block-292-312-compressor-bracket-188.php - United States YYY TRY #5, #6 #7 This message we all get.
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By aussiebill - 15 Years Ago
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On try #7 i omited the emotion smiley from end of my message after looks like? and it went through. who knows.
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By Rono - 15 Years Ago
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I believe I got the bracket from "Southern Rods". It is a combination alternator/ AC bracket and the compressor mounts below the alternator. I used a GM (sorry guys) 1 wire alternator but I will admit the set-up needed quite a bit of tweeking with various spacers to get everything alligned correctly. I think that "Gearheads" is also making brackets for Y-blocks, but maybe just for the power steering pump set-ups they sell. Rono
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By Eddie Paskey - 15 Years Ago
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Hey Kansas;; Don Hyde in Texas has the mountings for y blocks, beautiful a/c-alternator casting -- everything lines up. Had it on my tbird for 6 years still great. Also Allan Groves makes them, they advertize in Hot Rods Deluxe mag. Don's phone number is (972)423-4636. Hope this helps Good Luck God Bless Eddie
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By kansas - 15 Years Ago
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back to my origin post I know that Nostalgic Air has the comp mount /what I want to know has any one did business with them/ were they satisfied with the kit? If there was a problem did NA make it right? $680 just seems a little low for the kit/
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By oldave57 - 14 Years Ago
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Hello Kansas, I know this is an older post, but wanted to see if you had decided on an after-market AC? I had seen the website for Nostalgic Air also, and their prices are very good compared to the other after-market sites. Thx, Oldave57
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By kansas - 14 Years Ago
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No I haven't did anything on A/C yet/ I had to have a hip replace so that has slow me down this winter/No one has said a word about N/A I do know that there compressor is a sanden look alike but thats what most of the aftermarket companys are doing/looks like to me vintage air is the only one that is using the sanden compressor/maybe thats why N/A prices are so low
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By oldave57 - 14 Years Ago
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Thanks for the reply. I haven't decided for sure whether to go ahead with an add-on AC or use the Vintage style that has separate vents rather than the hang-on unit under the dash. The Vintage looks better after installation, but requires a lot more work under the dash. I would also like to have an installation that has the option of bringing fresh air through the evaporator, but none of the units, including Vintage Air, do that so I was leaning toward the under-dash unit since the Vintage Air was recirculation only as well as the under-dash unit. Good luck with your hip recuperation, Dave
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By PWH42 - 14 Years Ago
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Oldave57..........I have 2 56's with VA systems.One is the built in unit and the other is the hang on.Both have advantages and disadvantages.The hang on was a lot easier to install and actually cools the car better than the built in one.The built in is a much cleaner looking installation,but reqiures a lot more work to put in and in a 56 at least, you lose the original radio and most of the glove box.The A/C doesn't work the greatest in really hot conditions,but it's OK.The heater and defrost functions are excellent.
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By oldave57 - 14 Years Ago
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Paul, Thanks for the information on the VA applications for the 56 Fairlanes. My car is a 57 Fairlane and I think the VA built-in installation would allow the radio to stay in place, but likely would take out much of the glove compartment and would be more difficult to install which is why I was leaning toward the add-on unit. The fresh-air vents on the 57 are very good (high volume) and do a good job until the temps and humidity get into the 90's, so I haven't really made up my mind on whether to go ahead with an AC or leave the car as Henry built it. Thx, Dave
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By HT32BSX115 - 14 Years Ago
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Howdy,
I used a set of Vintage air brackets for my 292......it also includes the alternator mount. I'm using a 12si type 100a alternator I bought outright from Autozone. (
I got them from Summit a few months ago.
Here's a couple of pictures.
Pic with the A/C pump removed.
Cheers,
Rick
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By kansas - 14 Years Ago
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Hi paul I see you made it through the winter/ Still haven't done anything with those pulley/maybe later this spring/new hip slow me down more than I thought it would/ but Im sure glad that I had it done no more pain/pm me your phone # I must have misplace it jim
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By miker - 14 Years Ago
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I was reading this last night, and since I'm looking for a/c, I ran a couple searches. These guys came up, and printing the installation manual today for the 55-57 bird, it isn't all that badly done. I talked to them today, and they say they use an alt/compressor bracket from Alan Grove. The belt is shared between the alt and the a/c, which concerns me a bit about slippage. It uses the stock 'bird control panel, and has a "fake" air supply duct if you want the under hood to "look" stock.
Anyone had any experience with them?
Classic auto air
http://www.classicautoair.com/55_57_T_Bird_Air_Conditioning_Ford_AC.html
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