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Upgrading A/C and Radiator While I'm In There

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  1. Ferraridoc

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    #227 Ferraridoc, Jan 4, 2020
    While the paint is drying, I had a look at the wiring. The fan switch looks quite new, and you can see the burn marks on the wires, which probably explains what happened to the old one. While I was in there, I chased down why my excellent LED handbrake light that Martin made wasn't working (blown in-line fuse - easy fix!).
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    #232 Ferraridoc, Jan 4, 2020
    It's either tinker with the car, or pester her for sex; guess which one she chooses?
     
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    #233 Ferraridoc, Jan 13, 2020
    I did say that installing the evaporator was a prick of a job - I was right
     
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    #237 Ferraridoc, Jan 13, 2020
    I was very careful to measure the width of the housing, it is slightly wider and deeper than the old one. This shouldn't matter, but there is a little recess in the footwell which the old one fits into, but the new one misses.
    So, after an eternity spent putting it in, I now had to take the bloody thing back out.

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    lol....it's only funny because it's not happening to me!
     
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    #239 Ferraridoc, Jan 13, 2020
    There is no way to make the footwell wider, so my solution is to mount the evaporator a few degrees angled. I made a bracket to move the front mount slightly, and I elongated the rear mounting holes to allow some twist.
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    #242 Ferraridoc, Jan 13, 2020
    The wiring, like everything else on this project, took a while, and had a few blind alleys before I got everything neatly tucked away.
    Here's where I initially ran the 50mm flexible duct - hardly visible from the seated position, but unfortunately it was too close to the pedals, so a new route is being planned. It will be more visible, but still not too obvious. I've had so much trial and error on this job, I'm actually running out of zip ties!
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    Well done, but I'm still laughing at your misfortunes.
     
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    #244 thorn, Jan 13, 2020
    I'm curious as to whether or not air will end up travelling through the vent, with so many deep angled bends in the path.
     
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    #245 Ferraridoc, Jan 14, 2020
    That was the first try. It's all been ripped out now, as I sort out the Mark II version

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    #246 Saabguy, Jan 15, 2020
    Damn.

    You sound like me, lots of perfect measurements and the damned thing won't fit. That's how I do body panel replacement.

    Keep up the good work!

     
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    #247 Ferraridoc, Jan 15, 2020
    No plan of battle survives contact with the enemy
     
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    #248 Ferraridoc, Jan 18, 2020
    I got the radiator into position and tried to figure out how to run the hard lines for the a/c; they had to run back to join up with the original hoses.
    In the end, I found some 1/4" copper pipe and made up a couple of patterns for the tubeworks guys to follow. The biggest problem I have with tradies is communication - I tell them one thing, and they're thinking another. So I did this.
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