yiannit280z Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Ive been looking for pictures of the ac set up with no luck. The pics that used to be posted are no longer available. Can anyone who has his AC set up post some detailed pics of it? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingwalker Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Are you talking about something sold by John's or outlined in his book? I'm about ready to install A/C and have been looking at Vintage Air Gen. II mini units (the one with heat and defrost), but so far I haven't heard back from the nearby supplier on a few questions. So, I too would like to see photos of solutions and feedback on what works best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley_280z_2+2 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 This is all I have. Hope it helps. The kit is pretty easy to install and it works well with the Vintage Air Gen II compact system. Other people on here probably have better pics but thought I would try to help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Oben Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 IF more is needed, there are some pix in my build thread. HTH, Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z-LS3 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 What is the spacing on the John's Cars A/C bracket? Can it be ordered in one of three LS spacings, Corvette, F-Body or Truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiannit280z Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 12:01 PM, wingwalker said: Are you talking about something sold by John's or outlined in his book? I'm about ready to install A/C and have been looking at Vintage Air Gen. II mini units (the one with heat and defrost), but so far I haven't heard back from the nearby supplier on a few questions. So, I too would like to see photos of solutions and feedback on what works best. Yes i bought the kit but no pictures in the book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiannit280z Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/9/2020 at 12:25 PM, Whitley_280z_2+2 said: This is all I have. Hope it helps. The kit is pretty easy to install and it works well with the Vintage Air Gen II compact system. Other people on here probably have better pics but thought I would try to help out. That helps a lot! I was going to try and stick with the factory ac system. Any reason you went with vintage air instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley_280z_2+2 Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 We pretty much had to go vintage air because the original system was in very poor shape. The car had been sitting for 15-25 years I’m guessing, so it would have been a lot more work to bring the original system back from the dead. Also vintage air is a lot more DIY friendly if you aren’t familiar with A/C concepts. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280Z-LS3 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 John sent me this pic the other day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Oben Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 That is the set up I have. Works good. HTH, Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiannit280z Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thanks everyone for the replies. This helps a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted July 8, 2020 Share Posted July 8, 2020 I have John's Compressor with the factory evaporator and it works great. I did go with a vintage air condenser. Super cold air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimebag Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Does anyone have pics of the entire setup from Condenser, Compressor and routing to firewall? Just curious to see how it all looks mounted up and installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Here are some old pictures I have, I don't have the condenser but I can get some when I go to the body shop next week. At least you can see the lines coming from the compressor going through the firewall into the evaporator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiannit280z Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) On 9/15/2020 at 2:34 PM, alainburon said: Here are some old pictures I have, I don't have the condenser but I can get some when I go to the body shop next week. At least you can see the lines coming from the compressor going through the firewall into the evaporator. Thanks for the pics! with the vintage air condenser were you able to use the jons cars ac lines or did you need custom ones? Edited October 21, 2020 by yiannit280z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yiannit280z Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share Posted November 10, 2020 (edited) Now im having an issue with the headers hitting the drier when its in the stock location. Anyone have this issue? Going to call tomorrow to see if i can get some insight. Edited November 10, 2020 by yiannit280z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alainburon Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 On 10/20/2020 at 11:26 PM, yiannit280z said: Thanks for the pics! with the vintage air condenser were you able to use the johns cars ac lines or did you need custom ones? Sorry for the late reply, I just saw this. The John's car lines are designed for a stock system. With the vintage air condenser you need to make custom lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zgeezer Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 6/11/2020 at 10:22 AM, 280Z-LS3 said: What is the spacing on the John's Cars A/C bracket? Can it be ordered in one of three LS spacings, Corvette, F-Body or Truck? The spacing between the supports is the same for all three LS, because that spacing is determined by John's a/c compressor. That being said, I've installed Johns a/c kit on my truck engine. I cut a .75 spacer out of AL and used it to space the entire assembly forward to match my truck alternator and crank pulley. Looks good. zgeezer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craZee Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 On 6/11/2020 at 10:22 AM, 280Z-LS3 said: What is the spacing on the John's Cars A/C bracket? Can it be ordered in one of three LS spacings, Corvette, F-Body or Truck? The spacing is Camaro for the JCI kit. I just had to convert my LS3 crate motor from Corvette to Camaro spacing to get the AC and the Dirty Dingo low mount alternator kit to work right. The thing that surprised me the most is that the lower gooseneck/T-stat housing is different on the LS1 and LS3 water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 (edited) I have the original JCI air conditioning set-up as it was developed on my car. It uses all the original stock Datsun equipment except the compressor which JCI provided along with the mount. My engine is '98 LS1. The AC compressor is mounted high on the driver's side with the alternator below it. If you want I can take photos of the install If you want although some areas are difficult to see fully installed. Edited January 29, 2021 by Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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