Is it possible to add A/C to 330 GT 2+2?

Same question for a 330GTC, although I guess the answer will be the same.

Thanks,
Julio

 

Nope, can't do it, won't fit, never work...........


Now can you give me the details of where the car is? Since you won't be needing it now.......

Drop Tom Shaughnessy a PM, he'll know. Or spend a little time on Tom Yang's site, they are 330 central.

http://www.tomyang.net/cars/ferrari.html



DM

 

Short answer: yes. Years ago I added A/C to a series 1 1/2 330 GT @+2 that I used as a driver for a while. (7519, if memory serves). The outlet hung down under the dash, so wasn't too pretty, but it worked OK. Had I spent more money, I'm sure I could have had the outlets come out of the dash somehow.

 

Get yourself a Hot Rod magazines with lots of ads in it. The Hot Rod community builds some really trick kits that are very small. You biggest obstacle is going to be driving the compressor and finding space in the engine compartment for the compressor. If you are clever it should be easy.

 

Maybe a vintage air set-up (www.vintageair.com) would be the way to go depending on your need for originality. I would get the biggest capacity that fits, as the car has a fair amount of heat soak from the engine etc. when its all good and warm. Don't forget to add fans for the radiator too if you plan on sitting in hot weather.

 

if you want factory it can be very hard to find the evaporator and blower unit that goes inside the car most of the other items are easy to find and new hoses are easy. Try the usual sources for the evap but as far as I know there are few if any out there right now.

if on the other hand all you want is a system that works and to stay within a reasonable budget try these guys www.iceac.com. I have used them in the past for kits on 2002 BMWs and some other custom kits for British cars. The stuff is not factory but the kit is pretty good and the support is pretty good as well.

Zac

 

I like A/C as much as anyone, and I live where it is slighly hotter. My 330 GT 2+2 has no A/C and I dont really miss it. Windows down in all seasons except summer is sufficient. you dont get blown around with the windows down probably because of the vent windws. In the summer it gets hot after about 20 minutes. Since this is a toy for me, A/C is unimportant. Unless you plan on using it as a daily driver, dont let its lack of A/C cause you to walk away as good 330s are hard to come by.

Dan

 

Peter, sounds like you're convinced, but an additional opinion here: buy the car and live with it as-is. I'm in the part of hell called Texas... there are only four months out of the year during which I can drive my 330 in complete comfort, another four borderline, and another four where only very early morning drives are practical.

I've replaced several rebuildable components with generics and have the originals carefully stored away...but these are parts that are easily removed/replaced. Addon A/C sounds like a major chop job and a lot of $$, not to mention the thermal and mechanical stresses that a belt-and-clutch driven compressor system will put on that precious V12.

 

The best person to ask...Kerry Chesbro. Email him.

http://www.parrotbyte.com/330GTRegistry/

 

Peter,

Conact RPM in Vermont StephanM on Tom Yang's site has added AC to similar cars.

Also, I'm an hour south of you, my car does not have AC, and this generally not a problem. PM me if you would like any detailed input/opinions on ownership.

Regards,

Art S.


PS. Remember the less '60s Italian electrical components, the better; so if you do an install, use modern bits.

 

Actually not. GTCs were all built for factory air, so the dash area, etc. are designed to accommodate it.

Series II 330 2+2s had a redesigned dash (and engine front) to have A/C and P/S as factory options. The earlier 330s (2 air outlets in the dash) weren't designed for A/C so they require more work to add it. However, a number have had A/C added, so it it possible.

Regards, Kerry

 

Yes, please post photos. The air con thread has come up often for the 330's, it would be great to see a system installed in this day and age. Autosport puts aircon units in Astons that don't look quite right to me and cost, (like everything Aston), a huge amount. Will your system use the dash vents? Will you remove the blowers motors that normally blow through there? Will you use one of the hot rod -Vintage Air- type systems?

What is the s/n of the car you bought and can you tell us something about the history as you know it? A nice long post would be great. Thanx. Yale

 

Try Vintage Air...you can use their Universal kit and conceal almost everything so from inside the car it looks completely stock...http://www.vintageair.com/Universalapps1.asp

 

I don't know where you are in Jersey, but these guys make the best retro A/C kit for Porsches. I have talked to the owner, and he'd love to do a Ferrari. Not cheap, but good work.

http://www.griffiths.com/index.htm

Dale

 

But you have a two headlight car, this had air con as an option. So why not use the stock vents et el, with a vintage air condensor and all? Worried that it wouldn't put out enough cold air? Some here have a Series two with air and I have heard they are quite pleased with it. Yale

 

You are right, your switches are on the wrong side as they were to the left of the wheel for the air con cars. Best, Yale

 

I think that Pininfarina had a stock of the old dashes that they continued to use up even with the single headlight model. If a car was ordered w/AC, then a new dash was used, so there is an intermix of old and new dashes for cars in the early 8000s. The actual switch over was somewhere between 8245 and 8283 (later for RHD cars).

Regards, Kerry