EOI: 1976 GD Galant A57 Sports Pack. WA

[shuggy]

dammm
oh well im sure il find something, i think i might just get a compressor and dryer and everything off a newer car, like a small car, and make a mounting plate, and then get someone to hook it all up for me at the end. coz i have no idea how im going to hook it up hey..

[colta51]

wiv the standed aircon in galants you loose the parsel tray under the glove box! i love that tray!
and i bet its s#ity anyway?

[shuggy]

standard galants?

you mean some came with aircon?

that parcel tray will be staying but im sure i could find somehwere to mount the box..

[colta51]

yea sum had aircond iv seen 2 and my mom hired one wen thay were new and she swears it had it too!

[75wagon]

I've seen a few too.

Buy an air-con set up off a Colt, it would be your easiest fit up as they are a 4G32B motor so the mounting points should fit.

[oldn64]

Righto, my GB had aircon and it worked a treat. custom braket and definately not factory but maybe dealer optioned. The main unit was a smiths mark IV. worked very well and had enough room for passenger feet too.

I suspect that the colt one will need alot of work to get in and the heater/exchanger box would cause you the biggest drama. If you want new then talk with Melbourne auto air. they have brand new under dash units liek the smiths ones for approx $450. You then need the compressor and lines made up and all is good. This by far will be the easiest option as the compressor from a colt shoudl in theory work for the MAA underdash unit. Ring them and ask the questions they are the professionals. all you then need is a fridgy to test and gas it and job done.

On a side note, if you get a R12 compressor you can use LPG as your coolant gas, will get down to 2 degrees and has a similar heat operation to the original R12 refrig.. ;)

Cheers

[shuggy]

well im in WA but i will call them thanks!

whats with the R12 one? why so special?

[oldn64]

R12 is a refrig gas type. it is found in alot of older fridges and early car aircons, because teh the ozone depleting cfc's the gas has been banded and cannot be regassed, thus gets converted to R134a. this gas does not have the same properties as R12 and thus does not perform as well. If you convert the compressor to a R134a type then the performance of teh gas will improve BUT it is still nowhere near what R12 was. There are some R12 drop in replacem,ents which dont do too bad a job but the LPG is the best out of them. My advice would be to use LPG and get new hoses made up, they should only cost approx $120.

I knew you were in WA but the fact is there are not too many placed which do hotrods or after market airconditioning. Knowing that WA can be a little behind in this stake I suggested a Melbourne supplier that I know has this stuff and so expected that you would therefore be able to at least start discussions to point you in the right direction. They might even have a wa destributor, but I have dealt with them before for my EH.

Cheers

PS; I dare say I will be dealing with them again when I look into the GD sedan again.. ;)

[shuggy]

awesome thanks a lot i will have to do my research!

[shuggy]

not long now!!

[GC75]

oath man... glad your finally getting it!!

i sat in the front seat before you though !!

[shuggy]

haha you know what? go eff yourself

[GC75]

jealous much??

[shuggy]

dont care, coz when i get this (hopefully friday) i will have SU's onit and taking it for a spin

[GC75]

mad man, cant wait to see what you do with it.

[shuggy]

my plan at the moment is 4g32 hi comp, twin down draughts, #5 cam, jap 5 speed, sigma stock 15's with centre caps, full white interior which i am aquiring, airconditioning/heating, sound proofing, very hi flow but legal exhaust, fully rebuild all steering and suspension, complete stereo setup, coupe grill, respray original colour, maybe a lil brighter tho, new carpet, and yea... gonna be awesome

[A112H]

Sounds like a sweet plan and glad to see it is on the way. Looking forward to seeing it come together

[shuggy]

you and i both!

[colta51]

sweeeeeeeet! good luck on ya first cruse man hope it all goes well.....

[shuggy]

just found out the car is on a train somewhere between here and adelaide.. that was fast

also found an A73 for potential 5 speed donor, the owner knows nothing so im hoping that being a project rally car when he bought it that it may just maybe have a works cam?

[colta51]

that wood be nice.. lol

[shuggy]

i get my works 5 in a couple of weeks, its in the same package as the windscreen rubbers, which is also with my stock tacho and NOS interior light

[colta51]

i finaly found and got a #2 it took a week to cum from manilla but now iv got it im stoked!

[shuggy]

awesome good to hear

when i get this engine out, im going to buy an engine stand and bolt on the exhaust and listen tto the difference between single carb, twin down, and twin SU, all with and without the #5 see how it goes..

problem with both the twin set ups is im going to have to find a air box :/

[colta51]

yea i hav been looking for a factroy side draft airbox but i dont think thay exsist any more? i hav only seen very rusty ones! wiv my old down drafts on my coupe i used LINKS ones but thay tend to fall off wiv out zip ties

[shuggy]

yeah thinking of getting an old school one fab'd up, might go to my old school and ask if i can have some sheet metak and use their gear.

[colta51]

not a bad idear!

[shuggy]

hey question:
when i bolt in the 5 speed out of the la, with la tailshaft, do i just have to move the crossmember back and thats it? or will i still need to modd my tailshaft?

[A112H]

NOS interior light

I want a NOS interior light, do you have a spare or can you get me one? I need the gray backing plate as well as the lense

[shuggy]

i have some nearly nos, but the nos one is mine sorry mate