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Is it possible to add A/C to an FJ40 with a Toyota straight 6, either an F, or an F2? I haven't received mine yet, just purchased and got to figure out shipping it here to Florida, so I don't know if there are bolt holes available for an A/C compressor mounting bracket or not. For the inside I know Vintage air makes some good units for classic vehicles, I just don't know if it will mount under the hood. But I do know it gets pretty hot and humid here in Florida.

Thank you!
 
I have this unit on mine and it looks very slick. I got the higher performance blower and the volume of air that it pushes is very impressive. The install is not quite done as I’ve got a ton of other things to make and install before I can have the system charged.

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Mike Shull said:
I have this unit on mine and it looks very slick. I got the higher performance blower and the volume of air that it pushes is very impressive. The install is not quite done as I’ve got a ton of other things to make and install before I can have the system charged.

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Pics from the vintage site. Apparently this can only be installed in red 40s with bedlined interior. 😆

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Mike Shull said:
I have this unit on mine and it looks very slick. I got the higher performance blower and the volume of air that it pushes is very impressive. The install is not quite done as I’ve got a ton of other things to make and install before I can have the system charged.

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That looks amazing! Are you running the Toyota straight 6? If so, tell me about mounting the compressor. Also, who did you get the A/C system from, Vintage Air?
 
FloridaLife said:
That looks amazing! Are you running the Toyota straight 6? If so, tell me about mounting the compressor. Also, who did you get the A/C system from, Vintage Air?
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Thank you! I have an LS engine and I am using the factory GM compressor. From what I’ve read the retrofit kit for the factory 6 cylinder is a direct bolt on unit. You will have to drill a few holes for the evaporator.

FloridaLife said:
I also want to get the the bed liner sprayed underneath, and on the interior floorboards. Trying to make up my mind if I should go black or red with the bed liner...???
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I went with red Raptor Liner inside. I used Lizard Skin heat and sound proofing underneath, with topcoat applied over that to make it stronger. I also have Lizard Skin under the Raptor. Way overkill.

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Mike Shull said:
Thank you! I have an LS engine and I am using the factory GM compressor. From what I’ve read the retrofit kit for the factory 6 cylinder is a direct bolt on unit. You will have to drill a few holes for the evaporator.


I went with red Raptor Liner inside. I used Lizard Skin heat and sound proofing underneath, with topcoat applied over that to make it stronger. I also have Lizard Skin under the Raptor. Way overkill.

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Very nice, looks great! Is there a Lizard Skin product that combines the heat blocking and the sound blocking? I just searched Lizard Skin and found it on Amazon, but it looks like the product for Heat is in a 2 gallon bucket, and then the product for Sound deadening is in a different 2 gallon bucket. So, just to make sure I'm understanding the process, 1st you put down the Lizard Skin Heat blocking product (brush, roll, or did you have a compressor to spray it?), then you applied a separate Lizard Skin Sound Deadening product, then you applied the Lizard Skin Top Coat product which appears to be in an aerosol can, and then applied the Raptor Liner. Correct? That is a lot of steps, BUT, I bet the outcome is FANTASTIC!!! I wish I still had a shop with a big compressor and a sandblaster, but all that is gone and now I'm disabled. Otherwise I'd blast the undercarriage and frame clean and then coat it all for protection, heat, and sound, and then I'd do the same thing inside to the floorboards. But, I may have to take it to someone and get it done. Hope I won't have to sell a kidney to pay for it!
 
FloridaLife said:
Very nice, looks great! Is there a Lizard Skin product that combines the heat blocking and the sound blocking? I just searched Lizard Skin and found it on Amazon, but it looks like the product for Heat is in a 2 gallon bucket, and then the product for Sound deadening is in a different 2 gallon bucket. So, just to make sure I'm understanding the process, 1st you put down the Lizard Skin Heat blocking product (brush, roll, or did you have a compressor to spray it?), then you applied a separate Lizard Skin Sound Deadening product, then you applied the Lizard Skin Top Coat product which appears to be in an aerosol can, and then applied the Raptor Liner. Correct? That is a lot of steps, BUT, I bet the outcome is FANTASTIC!!! I wish I still had a shop with a big compressor and a sandblaster, but all that is gone and now I'm disabled. Otherwise I'd blast the undercarriage and frame clean and then coat it all for protection, heat, and sound, and then I'd do the same thing inside to the floorboards. But, I may have to take it to someone and get it done. Hope I won't have to sell a kidney to pay for it!
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You apply sound control first, then the heat shield. The final step that I did is Raptor liner or top coat. I did not spray top coat where I raptor lined.

 
Green Bean said:
If I’m not mistaken, Project Wrongway did a video showing AC installation in a 40. It’s on YouTube.
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Didn’t he use a different unit? I remember watching his videos and it seemed like the evaporator was a universal unit that was quite a bit smaller than the LC one?

FloridaLife said:
That looks amazing! Are you running the Toyota straight 6? If so, tell me about mounting the compressor. Also, who did you get the A/C system from, Vintage Air?
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I didn’t answer your last question. I’m not sure why exactly but I got my parts from Summit Racing. I paid $1 less and got free shipping.
 
Mike Shull said:
Didn’t he use a different unit? I remember watching his videos and it seemed like the evaporator was a universal unit that was quite a bit smaller than the LC one?



I didn’t answer your last question. I’m not sure why exactly but I got my parts from Summit Racing. I paid $1 less and got free shipping.
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Hey, the shipping can add up! Good job.
 
FloridaLife said:
Is it possible to add A/C to an FJ40 with a Toyota straight 6, either an F, or an F2? I haven't received mine yet, just purchased and got to figure out shipping it here to Florida, so I don't know if there are bolt holes available for an A/C compressor mounting bracket or not. For the inside I know Vintage air makes some good units for classic vehicles, I just don't know if it will mount under the hood. But I do know it gets pretty hot and humid here in Florida.

Thank you!
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What year FJ40 did you buy?
 
Mike Shull said:
You apply sound control first, then the heat shield. The final step that I did is Raptor liner or top coat. I did not spray top coat where I raptor lined.

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Where you using air compressor tools to spray all this, or was it a "roll on" paint roller type application? That may be a stupid question, but as my 80 gallon upright 2 stage compressor and tools were all stolen 20 years ago, it seems a viable question to me now. And, I don't have a car lift, so me trying to get under it to knock off 50+ years of yuck to prep and get a protective / sound / heat liner on is not as easy as it used to be.
 
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