260z Air Con

[Guest Anonymous]

hello everyone,

i have a 260z, that doesnt have air conditioning, and i want to add it!!!

ive seen all the kits in vic. brit. and auto motorsports but, they all cost too much!!

i want to know, what do you actually need apart from a condenser, evaporator, compressor and a dryer?

im really confused as to why i cant just throw air con from a ford (for example) into it, if anyone has any ideas on alternate parts to use (cheaper) just tell me!!

 

i also heard about needing something to adjust engine idle speeds?

any and all info would be REALLY appreciated!!

thanks a lot everyone!!!

Adam Joh.

[RPMS]

Hey, Adam!

 

Welcome to the board.

 

The reason you can't take the whole A/C system out of a Ford and plunk it into your 260 is that the pieces don't fit the holes they have to go into. You can adapt just about any compressor to fit, with enough time and money to make the correct brackets, but the evaporator (the part that goes inside the car and does the actual cooling) probably wouldn't fit the hole Datsun engineered for it. Now, you could always make your own brackets, fiberglass housing, hoses, and mounting points, but most folks find that it's just simpler (and works better) to go to a junkyard and use the original Datsun pieces. Or go with the Vintage Air setup and lighten your wallet by a grand or so.

 

One of the things you may not know about is that the Datsun fan can be upgraded to a more powerful unit. I've heard that certain years of Honda Civic blower motors are a bolt-in, and with a little creative filing and drilling, you can put in an even bigger fan from a Ford (Crown Vic? Someone help me out here...)

 

Otherwise, I'd say just get the parts you need from a boneyard.