AC Idea?, Roof mounted AC for those that don't want to cut their car. Options

[ClayPerrine]

Roof mounted AC.

Just mount it to a spare targa top.




It pulls 48 amps, so you will need to put a bigger alternator on the car, but other than that, no mods necessary. Great for those who want to be able to drive in the hot parts of the country, but have an unmolested car.

Weighs 75lbs.


https://www.amazon.com/Douglas-D20-Rooftop-...mcx_mr_hp_atf_m

Clay

[914sgofast2]

I find this self contained rooftop AC very intriguing. I have a spare targa roof onto which I was going to permanently mount a Safari style luggage rack. Such a rack would disguise the unit by making it appear as a piece of “Luggage” on the rack.

It would avoid having to cut out my 1970 914’s “virgin’“ trunk floor and cut holes in the front cowling and/or fender well for AC hoses. Plus no cutting needed in the engine compartment, and no AC compressor to interfere with timing the engine, removing the distributor, or adding oil to the engine, not to mention not having to drop the engine to replace the AC compressor belt.

The only holes needed would be small holes for the wiring to power the rooftop AC unit through the firewall or targa wall. With a little custom design, it could be a plug and play unit. A 48 amp/hour draw is not a big deal if you run a high output alternator as sold by our 914 World vendors.

A few weeks ago I bought one of those $200 Chinese AC compressors sold on Amazon with the intention of mounting it in the frunk and hooking it up to the
‘“vintage old school” 914 AC evaporator and condenser system (unwanted by many) that I had been collecting for free from others for a few years.

Since this self contained unit will cool a 500 cubic foot area, you could make ice cubes in a 914’s interior if you ran the AC long enough!