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Old 11-14-2002 | 09:06 PM
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I pulled out my radiator a min. ago and was laying up the Trust 3 row IC to see kinda how I am gonna get it mounted. I see that I am at the very least going to have to move the A/C condensor. Can this be put in another location and still be usefull?

I am about 2 seconds away from just saying "**** the a/c"

But i live in Maryland and in the summer it gets unbearably humid. So If I can keep the a/c that would be a bonus. Any sugestions.. Pics would be extremely helpful..



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Old 11-14-2002 | 09:08 PM
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Also in the case that I do scrap the ac. Do I need to cap off the hard lines at the firewall for any reason?
Old 11-15-2002 | 12:37 AM
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I would cap off the lines going to the evaporator, just in case you ever want to use it again, you don't want it contaminated. I suppose you could move the condenser, but you would need to put a fan on it. Regadless of where you moved it, if it doesn't get much fresh air, it's not going to cool very well.
Old 11-15-2002 | 04:56 AM
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Dave, if you take the condenser and face it towards the ground, you'll be able to clear the greddy fmic just fine. I'll get pics tonight(I'm going over to the shop to do some work on my car and Igy's car is there.)
Old 11-15-2002 | 12:03 PM
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yah, thats what most kits have you do, lay the condenser down flat.



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Old 11-15-2002 | 05:11 PM
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i got rid of my AC.....
Old 11-15-2002 | 05:45 PM
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Down flat huh? Ok sounds like that would work. Yea hook me up with some pics. Thanks a ton guys.



What about the hard lines? Will they bend enough or do I need to fab. something?
Old 11-15-2002 | 07:58 PM
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They should bend enough. I can't get pics though...Igy's car hasn't had AC for awhile....I forgot
Old 11-16-2002 | 02:23 AM
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just lose the AC. it cant be as bad as a califonia summer
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Originally Posted by Turbo II' date='Nov 16 2002, 04:23 PM
just lose the AC. it cant be as bad as a califonia summer
But it's not the heat, it's the east coast HUMIDITY.



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