Adding Air Conditioning
 

Hi to all:

My first post as a new member.

Question: I'm considering adding air conditioning to my '62 as I put it back together. Has anyone had experience with Classic Auto Air Systems of Tampa? They seem to have a system well suited for my application and they are close in case of issues.

All input will be appreciated.

Thank you.

Whit

:welcome::welcome: to the Forum. THis is a great place with lots of friendly and knowledgeable folks. Pics are requested as we all love seeing other people's RIDE.
I'm sure other folks will pipe in soon and perhaps be able to answer your a/c question. Another resource would be your local corvette club or reputable corvette shop. Good luck. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
PS: I just realized that you are very close to a great corvette forum member-Kap142. Give him a shout and I bet he can help you out too.

Vintage air is a great install, we do them quite often. Have a 64 in now getting one. :thumbsup:

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:welcome:Hey Whit, glad to have you aboard. I'm in the Auburndale area just down the road from you and Fred (Juke3W1) is on 60 just east of Bartow.:welcome:

As Thor said get some pics up ASAP, we wanna see.:thumbsup:

I'll be glad to help anyway I can.

Great group here, many knowledgable and fun folks here.

Some Photos of MY '62
 

I think I have uploaded some photos of my '62 in it's current state...also a 'before' photo. Since this is my first shot at adding photos no telling where they will show up...it at all.

Whit

Looking much better now.

Very nice Whit! :yesnod:

How about giving us some details on the '62 resto? Engine specs, exterior color, interior color, top, etc.

I helped a good friend do his '62 but that was a long time ago. His turned out great and I am sure yours will also.

Rich

My brother and I bought this '62 as a basket case for the fun of restoring it. We had previously restored two Jaguars, but never a Vette. The body had been modified with flares, which we are taking off to return to the original look.

The engine is a 4-bolt 350 date coded 1979...the heads are 'camel hump' 64 cc date coded 1972...the manifold and carburetor are from a 1966 Vette. All that seems strange, but that is the wa y we found it.

The engine has just been 'done' before we bought it and we will use it initially to play with. We have a period 327 that needs a re-build and we will do that 'off-line' after we finish the current project. We eventially will put the 'right' engine into the car...or at least have it available should we decide to sell later on.

Body will be 'bone' stock except the possible addition of air conditioning...we don't want to roast while we play with it. Interior will be red and the body silver.

We are always open to advice, so if anyone has input and/or warnings, please feel free.

Thanks...Whit

WELCOME
 

:welcome::welcome::welcome:
Nice to have you hear!!!

We are restoring a '77 that was about in the shape of yours too. I posted pics of before and after.
They spent alot of time making this thing look good for the customer, they are piecing it back together this week actually.
This car looks amazing!!! The last pic is before the car was taken apart. I will post after pics when they're done.

Make sure you post pics when your done with it all, I would love a before and after :)

Good luck with it all, you'll be in heaven when its done!!

The silver over red will be a great combination. As you are probably aware, there is not a trim tag on a '62, so you have a lot of room for making changes and still have them get by the restoration fanatics. My friends '62 was originally a white car with red interior. He bought the car shortly after he got out of college, (early 80s) and it was red with black interior. He did not want to restore it to either of these colors because there were sooo many red and white '62s on the street.

He eventually decided on Almond Beige with Red interior. When he first told me this we were in the middle of putting the chassis back together. I asked him if he was sure he wanted to paint the car beige. Personally, I had never seen a beige car that I liked, so I was skeptical to say the least. When we finished the car it was absolutely beautiful. I just would not have pictured that color combination looking as good as it does. I remember when we went and had the paint mixed to the factory specs. I could not believe how much red went into that white base and did not turn it pink. I guess that is why the red interior worked so well with that color.

I am sure your's will turn out great too. Keep us posted with your progress with pics of the car.

Thanks
Rich

Wow that sure is looking good. 62 is my favorite model corvette!!!! I'd love to restore one with a nice pretty LS7 under the hood someday.

Looking NICE!!!!! Who's JR in the one pic? That was our life for years....traveled the country before moving into Super Comp & Top Dragster.

You are doing an awesome job on the 77:thumbsup:

Mrs. Xtreme

Thanks for the neat photos of your work...I will post some more progress shots as things move along. Looks like you have a neat business.

Whit

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