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Area for stock and aftermarket air conditioning.
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Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:01 am
Just received the evaporator yesterday, so I'll start trying to fit it under the dash soon.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:03 am
Also made a patch panel out of an old valve cover for the firewall.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:05 am
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:07 am
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:11 am
I will probably just pop rivet it in place since this hole doesn't go into the inside of the wagoneer.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:13 am
I think I might powder coat it.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:16 am
This is the vent kit I went with, looks a lot like the factory set up.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:18 am
It has a single vent pod that goes to the left of the steering column.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:20 am
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:27 am
The rectangle vent just pushes in from the front. The round one unscrews and the vent pushes in from the front and then you can screw on the collar from the back.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:28 pm
I'am going to use the hole that the original ac lines went through. Used a hot ice pick to mark what needed to be cut.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:31 pm
Used this to cut it.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:33 pm
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:38 pm
I used some blocks of wood to hold the evap in place while I tried to figure out how the ac lines would fit. This is going to be a very tight space to make this work.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:50 pm
So once we had an idea where we wanted it to be mounted, we pulled the blocks and I held the unit in place while my son marked the bottom holes of the mounting bracket. The fact that my dash is already installed, makes it extremely hard to get the evaporator lined up. It can be done, but it ain't easy. Once it is marked, you can pull the unit out and remove the mounting bracket so you can use it to mark the two top holes you could not get to while the evap was in place under the dash
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:52 pm
I know the line doesn't look level but it actually is.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:54 pm
Good enough for who it's for.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 8:57 pm
This is the bracket bolted to the firewall for fitment.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:01 pm
Also, you will lose most, if not all of your glove box storage. Not sure what I'am going to do about that.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box
Topic author
Full Size Jeeper
Posts: 154 Joined: Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:14 pm
Location: Mandeville Louisiana
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by Full Size Jeeper » Mon Jul 06, 2020 9:20 pm
It would be almost impossible to get a wrench on the top bolts of the bracket so we welded them in place. Everything is so tight, welding those top 1 3/4 inch bolts to the bracket makes it hard to rotate the evaporator in place, but it can be done. Also Vintage air shorted me a hardware kit that is need to bolt the evap to the fire wall, so I went to the hardware store. The top bolts get a 3/4 spacer which is needed to get the drain angle correct. Don't forget to do that, you will have drain problems.
1978 Jeep Wagoneer
401/turbo 400 transmission Quadra-Trac BW1339 (with Low) 4" Rusty's lift with 31" Summit Mud Dawgs
Mods:
Fuel Tank, Red Holley Electric Fuel Pump, Razor Grill, Rebuilt steering box