Vintage Air Install

[Living in the Past]

I feel like I’m 20 again

I have way too many Land Cruisers but if buying another made feel like I'm 20 again I would do it as long as I get know what I know now.

 

[mtweller]

Can you modify a VA kit for a LS swap? IE - no compressor and the right hose fittings for a GM compressor?

 

[fj40fillet]

Check with Vintage Air. Their help line is very useful.

 

[rickpaw]

Can you modify a VA kit for a LS swap? IE - no compressor and the right hose fittings for a GM compressor?

Short answer is yes. I'm working on LS swapping my 74 now, and I ordered just the condenser/evaporator - no compressor or hoses/fittings.

 

[1MAC]

Short answer is yes. I'm working on LS swapping my 74 now, and I ordered just the condenser/evaporator - no compressor or hoses/fittings.

You will also want the modified hose kit and a trinary switch if running an electric fan.
751201 Evaporator kit with HP blower about $1250
Condenser kit $320
Modified hose kit $170
Trinary switch $66
With shipping it’s about $2100 and a 15 week wait.

 

[mtweller]

You will also want the modified hose kit and a trinary switch if running an electric fan.
751201 Evaporator kit with HP blower about $1250
Condenser kit $320
Modified hose kit $170
Trinary switch $66
With shipping it’s about $2100 and a 15 week wait.

Hmmm, so it's $600 more than a FJ40 kit that includes the compressor?

 

[rickpaw]

Hmmm, so it's $600 more than a FJ40 kit that includes the compressor?

I would order everything accept for the compressor and mounting bracket

 

[1MAC]

Hmmm, so it's $600 more than a FJ40 kit that includes the compressor?

Not sure which kit you’re referring to. Evaporator kit is $1070 or $1250. Complete kits with compressor and bracket are $1895 or $2050.

 

[mtweller]

Not sure which kit you’re referring to. Evaporator kit is $1070 or $1250. Complete kits with compressor and bracket are $1895 or $2050.

I was looking at the OPs site:

 

[rickpaw]

I was looking at the OPs site:

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What you don't need from the above picture is the compressor mounting bracket (need one specific for LS engine) and compressor with a rib drive, instead of a v-belt. Vintage Air can get you all that as well.

I wouldn't get the AC hose kit just yet, since you don't know where the AC compressor will end up (PS vs DS). So the set up would cost less than $1200

 

[1MAC]

A full pull LS swap donor usually comes with the original compressor still in place. It’s low on the engine and doesn’t leave much clearance to the front diff.

 

[knuckle47]

I’m not sure if I should start a new thread since this one seems to have a lot of input…. My question is: If I want to add a/c to my basically stock 1975 FJ40, is there a recommendation for a kit that has it all included?…. install it and add Freon?

 

[rickpaw]

I’m not sure if I should start a new thread since this one seems to have a lot of input…. My question is: If I want to add a/c to my basically stock 1975 FJ40, is there a recommendation for a kit that has it all included?…. install it and add Freon?

Yes. See the picture a few posts above

 

[rickpaw]

A full pull LS swap donor usually comes with the original compressor still in place. It’s low on the engine and doesn’t leave much clearance to the front diff.

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Wouldn’t it hit the bump stop before hitting the compressor?

 

[1MAC]

Wouldn’t it hit the bump stop before hitting the compressor?

I haven’t yet cycled the suspension to be sure. At rest, there’s less room between the diff and comp than between the axle and bump stop.

If the pass wheel came up, I think it would hit the bump stop first. If the whole axle came up at once (landing from a jump!) the A/C compressor might become the bump stop!