<VV> A/C Production

[Bill Hubbell]

I installed "factory" A/C on my son's 1965 and went to the trouble of removing the gas tank first so I could duplicate those "could not be duplicated" spot welds.  Sorry!

Bill Hubbell 

On May 29, 2012, at 4:17 PM, "John O'Shea" <jco99 at cox.net> wrote:

> There may be other ways, but one sure way to tell if you have a factory A/C 
> car is the spare tire mount on the rear wall of the trunk.  On LM factory 
> A/C cars the tire mount was spot welded to the rear wall.  Those factory 
> spot welds could not be duplicated on dealer installs or shade tree 
> installs. AFAIK, all other A/C features can be duplicated including an 
> altered/changed body tag.
> 
> Jack in Las Vegas where Corvair A/C is soooooo nice.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill H." <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:28 PM
> Subject: <VV> A/C Production
> 
> 
> B"H
> 
> Hi guys, I have a question on factory A/C installations. Does the presence 
> of a Frigidaire compressor, built-in vents in the dash (rectangular in upper 
> center, balls on each end), and five-knob temperature control for heat and 
> A/C combined, always indicate a factory C64 air conditioning installation? 
> Or is it possible that the dealer unit (I don't have the option number, but 
> I know Chevy has a code for dealer-installed A/C) would have the same 
> features?
> 
> I'm trying to determine if my car's A/C is factory or dealer installed. It 
> has ALL of the features mentioned above, but with one issue. According to 
> what I know, tinted glass was fitted on all GM's factory A/C installations. 
> My '66 Monza Sport Sedan has an aftermarket tinted windshield, and what I'm 
> sure is original, but clear (non-tinted) "Safety LOF Plate" side and rear 
> glass.
> 
> Thanks...Bill Hershkowitz 66 Monza Sport Sedan 110 PG A/C
> 
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