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Muffin1
Posted 2017-09-23 8:49 PM (#549030)
Subject: 1956 Plymouth


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I want to put a air conditioner in my 56 Plymouth , can someone tell where to look for one or a company to call ?
Thanks Alex
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Old Ray
Posted 2017-09-24 9:01 AM (#549042 - in reply to #549030)
Subject: Re: 1956 Plymouth



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Aftermarket, non-stock or OEM ?
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Powerflite
Posted 2017-09-24 11:13 AM (#549056 - in reply to #549030)
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Chizler put one in his '56 Plymouth. Hopefully he will chime in. Vintage Air is a good place to start for aftermarket. You really just have to figure out how much space you have available under the dash to fit the evaporator. If you don't have enough, you may have to go with one of those old under-dash units that hang in the middle area. Brackets for the compressor would have to be fabricated for a poly, but you may be able to modify ones made for the LA318 to make them work on the poly.
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GaryS
Posted 2017-09-24 2:41 PM (#549064 - in reply to #549030)
Subject: Re: 1956 Plymouth



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I'm installing a Vintage Air in my '56 Plymouth and it's an extremely tight fit. If I were to do it again, I's use a much smaller unit. My dash is out, so I have access to everything, but the available space for routing hoses is just too limited.

I also had to make compressor mounting brackets for a Poly and had to swap locations for the alternator and the compressor to get a better fit. That required a custom bracket for the alternator also.

I've installed Vintage Air systems in my '73 Dodge truck and my '64 Valiant convertible, and the '56 is by far the most difficult to make fit.
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56D500boy
Posted 2017-09-24 4:03 PM (#549065 - in reply to #549064)
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GaryS - 2017-09-24 2:41 PM

I'm installing a Vintage Air in my '56 Plymouth and it's an extremely tight fit.


Jay Leno uses Vintage Air.

REFERENCE: 6:12 in this Video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBlUXG6IYGQ&t=550s

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Old Ray
Posted 2017-09-24 6:42 PM (#549074 - in reply to #549064)
Subject: Re: 1956 Plymouth



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GaryS - 2017-09-24 12:41 PM I'm installing a Vintage Air in my '56 Plymouth and it's an extremely tight fit. If I were to do it again, I's use a much smaller unit. My dash is out, so I have access to everything, but the available space for routing hoses is just too limited.

I think Gary used the larger model unit and after reading his info (but he lives in Texas)  I think the compact model might be better? 


http://www.ebay.ca/itm/VINTAGE-AIR-GEN-II-COMPACT-HEAT-COOL-DEFROST-HOTROD-STREETROD-AC-SYSTEM-CHEVY/322537966547?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

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Muffin1
Posted 2017-09-25 10:30 AM (#549116 - in reply to #549030)
Subject: RE: 1956 Plymouth


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Thank you gentleman for you help !
Alex
All most forgot, do I need to put a pulley on the front of the crank shaft pulley ?
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GaryS
Posted 2017-09-25 11:55 AM (#549124 - in reply to #549116)
Subject: RE: 1956 Plymouth



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Muffin1 - 2017-09-25 9:30 AM

Thank you gentleman for you help !
Alex
All most forgot, do I need to put a pulley on the front of the crank shaft pulley ?


I originally had a three-groove power steering pulley that came with the later model Poly. I needed a smaller diameter two-groove setup for my manual steering car, so I used a pulley from an LA engine
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57chizler
Posted 2017-09-25 2:58 PM (#549140 - in reply to #549030)
Subject: RE: 1956 Plymouth



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I didn't want to fight the congestion in the dash so I went with a hang-on unit. The "hump" on the lower dash makes evaporator selection more difficult, I went with a generic E-bay unit based on its dimensions.

As to the pulley dilemma, the modern Sanden compressors turn with less resistance so they can often share a single belt with another component.



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