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conversion from R12 to R134

Posted: 6/23/05 9:10am Message 81 of 83
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Old Hickory, TN - USA
Joined: 5/26/2003
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Vette(s): 1978 L-82 Silver Anniversary hotrod. /////////////
You'll likely have to splice a coupla hoses together to get the stuff to fit and route them to the hidden accumulator buried up under the right front fender in your '76, but it's doable. No where close to all the other hassles involved computerizing the '76 dinosaur...

How's it run with the LT-1???

Dave


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conversion from R12 to R134

Posted: 6/23/05 11:06am Message 82 of 83
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Franklin Square, NY - USA
Joined: 4/18/2004
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Vette(s): ' 76 Customized .Mid year rear window ( ' 67 style ). It has an '80 nose,'80 rear bumper , and a 76 hood . Also , I squeezed in a ' 94 Vette LT1 . Paint is a custom mixed BLACK with RED PEARL mixed in !

Oh, I'm well aware of all the hassels , believe me !! As I said, most verything has to be custom made. Thankfully, Street and Performance has everything I need ! We've only fired the engine for a few seconds , to make sure it would turn over . It doesn't have the nose on yet, hence no cooling system .It really isn't too far from getting the nose on, just a few minor things to do here and there . The power steering lines were another joy, but I got that solved .

I didn't really think there would be too many problems, a/c wise . Just flushing out the compressor is about all . Everything else is new !

But , what a project this monster turned out to be !  .........

 




conversion from R12 to R134

Posted: 6/23/05 11:37am Message 83 of 83
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Old Hickory, TN - USA
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Vette(s): 1978 L-82 Silver Anniversary hotrod. /////////////
I understand 100%. That's why I decided to go the dinosaur route with a ZZ-4, a Quadrajet and a 700R4. I did drive the thing from Nashville to Panama City, FL and back and got 20 MPG on the road at 80 - 85 MPH.

'67 rear glass looks cool.... Dare to be different!

Dave


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