Air Conditioning my pete
 

Well my driver went on strike due to the Texas heat, complained about no ac in truck so have the ac tech working on installing some for him.

More pics later.

Mike

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301130.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301139.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301140.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301141.jpg

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No new pics yet but i have a question, i haven't found any pics of these type on net yet and trying to do this from memory did these units on the cab have a fan motor in them?, or did they rely on just airflow, to keep the condenser coil cool?

Mike

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You can search Hank's Truck Picture's for idea's. http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/trucks.htm Hope this help's, lot's of old picture's to chose from.
These link's are probably what you are looking for. http://www.ttacparts.com/reddot.html http://www.heco.net/rd_rooftop.htm may have to click for picture's to appear.
Later, Neil#2 aka doodlebug.

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They would of had to have a fan because the evaporator needs airflow to push the cold air out into the cab. Its a cool (no pun intended) idea! Your actually correct with the 359 style , by putting the evap on the roof. The trucks after the 359's had the AC under the dash.

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Thanks for links:D i totally forgot about Hanks pics...doh!!!:rolleyes:

Thanks on the info:D i did find some pics of 378's that have the ac pipeing running down the backside of the cab, but i don't think the 359's had this, trying for the look i remember which was an old school style (i thinks that the right wording)

Also when i was looking at the pics of what i did so far and looking at it on the cab i realized that it was too tall and didn't look right so i lowered some and is looking better now.

Thank you both for the help it's much appreciated.:D

Mike

Here is 2 new pics of it lowered some,

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301144.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301142.jpg

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Hi Mike the A/C look better now it's lost some height, It took me two attempts to build mine but on the front I use brass mess and had two dividers in it and did a lot of googling and seeing how others did there's...
Are you going to run the plumbing down the back??
Dreamweave, SANDCRAFT TRANSPORT and others have made ac units it's just a matter of some searching and reading the build threads.

Cheers Tracy

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Thanks,yeah the first one was just too tall i am glad i shortened now too, i do wanna do the plumbing on it wont see it too well cause of the headache rack but it will be there.

Mike

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looks good, great idea.

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I like it. Something different for a change up. Well done. Joe

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Thanks everyone for the kind words and all the help on this, i am really enjoying building little things again i was working on the drop deck trying to fix my joint when the idea for the rain caps popped into my head, then while working on that the idea for the ac unit hit me. Whats bad is now i just had a thought of putting a bug shield on the hood, not sure about that yet.

Mike

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Hi mike do you mean a bug deflectorhttp://www.hyway-store.com/images/de...s/BUGSMLSS.jpg or a stone guardhttp://www.hyway-store.com/images/de.../SGHME25SS.jpg ??

Cheers Tracy

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Hey Tracy i meant bug defelector i just always called it a shield for some reason i was thinking in the lines of this

http://www.raneystruckparts.com/prod...76179_zoom.jpg

Or this one not sure yet

http://www.qualitytruck.com/pb-bs.jpg

Mike

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Typical American calling it something else LOL :D:D:D:D:D:D

Cheers Tracy

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Darn you caught me LOL seems like we have a different word for everything LOL:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

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Some pics of what i have done so far

The first 2 shots is the fan blades i made from sheet styrene
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301147.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301148.jpg


The next three show the finished blade
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301151.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301149.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301150.jpg


This shot is the ring i made to hide wire mesh that will be on top
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...S7301152-1.jpg



These 2 shots are just to show ring placement
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301156.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...t/S7301157.jpg


More pics later:D

Mike

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Thank you, i am gonna try to do a Bug screen after i get the ac done. It was a %$#^&#@ pain to make but i like to challenge myself.

Mike

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Here's an update of what i have so far.

Finished ac coil in hand:

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301159.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301160.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301162.jpg


This solid wire here will be my ac lines, gonna put heat shrink on it for wire to give it that insulated look,

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301163.jpg


This little wire here i coiled up to make a wire protector so the electric wont rub on cab

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301166.jpg

This wire i twisted will be my electric for the fan (fan wont run but just gotta have it)

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301167.jpg


I all ready got my holes predrilled for ac lines and such and here is what it looks like so far gotta take off headache rack to do it will probally start that tomorrow

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301172.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301170.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...c/S7301169.jpg


Mike

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Mike that a/c unit is cool....I love the detail!
Your driver will enjoy the cold air,it's been HOT here in Texas.

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Hi Mike, I can see by the big simile on the front of the truck (last pic) it really appreciates the A?C in it hope the driver feels the same ways:D:D

Cheers Tracy

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Thank you, yes it has been really HOT here,i went outside to paint the ac and before i went in it was almost dry,supposed to be 107 degrees here today.

Hi Tracy, yep the ole girl is really happy with the ac so far,and i am too. It's been a fun build,today i will start running the plumbing for the unit and i am gonna have to figure out some kind of strap for the ac lines, was thinking of using some styrene to make the brackets with, cause it will be easier for me to bend and shape them.

More pics to come soon.

Mike

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Hi Tim, this helps me out a whole bunch, i would have never thought of copper wire for the brackets and thanks for taking one out to see the hole.

Mike

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Well got the plumbing and electrical done for ac unit, i used a solid copper electrical wire (awg 12 ) for the ac lines and i used telephone wire for the electrical. Oh and i used Tech-Tron 3/32" black heat shrink on wire to give it the insulated look. Just gotta get headache rack back on but here is pics of it finally:D

Mike

Here is a shot of the plumbing no straps yet.
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301199.jpg

The next 3 are the shots of plumbing with the straps.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301203.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301206.jpg


http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n...g/S7301207.jpg

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Nice job the fridge lines look great.

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Thank you very it was fun to do:D

Mike

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COOLer!

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Nice job Mike......it ads alot of realism,and detail!

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Fantasic job on adding some very original and realistic detail. The lines couldn't look any better in my book.

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That looks really awesome, very nice work! I love adding all the little details on a build, its time consuming but well worth it in the end. > Marty<

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That looks awesome ! I love the lines...

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Thank You everyone for the compliments and kind words. I now one thing i am glad to be here on the board, if it wasn't for everyone's comments and suggestions and taking the time to answer questions, i might still be second guessing myself on some of the stuff i dream up in my head.

There is a vast wealth of knowledge from everyone here.:D

Mike

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Hey Mike what did you use for the rivet effect on the cab? That really adds to realism.:) >Marty<

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That turned out really nice! I've never liked the look of the roof top ac units, but the detail it adds definitely makes it worth installing. Very cool!

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Marty the rivets on my pete are from this site here http://www.scalehardware.com/

I used the 1.6mm brass ones on the cab and hood and used the 1.6mm Stainless Steel ones for the grill.Which are super glued in and cut flush on the inside of the cab and grill. There is about 600-700 hand drilled rivets all together ( i think, i lost count somewhere along the way LOL ) i gotta find the pics and will post a build thread later on:D

Thank You Nathan i know one thing, it is a pain in the &^%^$&$&$ to build, but i would do it again:D

Mike

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Hey Mike, thanks for the link got some coming!:cool: >Marty<

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great details!

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Glad the link helped you out Marty, can't wait to see what your gonna do with the rivets.:D

Mike

Thank You:D

Mike

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Looks awesome, not something you usually see on a model