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billabong

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Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« on: 22 September 2010, 00:10 »
Is this possible?
I have access to a valver with A/C (head gasket went)...
How hard do you think it would be?

Cheers

Will
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Offline Khare

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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #1 on: 22 September 2010, 00:13 »
Too much work to bother. Honestly.
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Offline MotorPsycho

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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #2 on: 22 September 2010, 08:21 »
buy another ABF lump, sell your 8v car and revel in the lovliness of more valves
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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #3 on: 22 September 2010, 09:20 »
Quote from: MotorPsycho on 22 September 2010, 08:21
buy another ABF lump, sell your 8v car and revel in the lovliness of more valves

you've pretty much got to take the car to bits to retrofit a/c. dash out and everything out in the bay apart from the engine. As above stick the 8v in a kelloggs box where it belongs and fix the valver.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #4 on: 22 September 2010, 09:28 »
More hassle than it is worth, compressor will not fit a 8v plus major work.
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billabong

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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #5 on: 22 September 2010, 12:59 »
Thanks for the replies guys, unfortunately the valver has a Certificate of Destruction so it cant go back on the road, otherwise I would fix it...
Might buy myself a valver in the next couple of years :)

Will
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Offline wrobstar21

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Re: Retrofit Aircon from 16v into 8v...?
« Reply #6 on: 22 September 2010, 12:59 »
Im after a compressor for my 16v but its the one with manual old style air-con and they are like hens teeth!

any chance of checkin it out for me, what year was the valver?

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