blackbyrd

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When I did my motor swap I never put the compressor on and I've had the evaporator core capped off since the swap the plan was to some day do a vintage air kit and clean up the firewall. I already have my block off plate and I think im going to pull out the engine bay portion and be done with it. The question is can you do it with the engine in? Car has longtubes and the ecm has been relocated so with the exception of the head being relatively close It seems doable. I did some searchs on it and all I can find are people saying is a PITA to go through the bay, but not that anyone has actually done it that way.

So is it doable at all?

jlrz28

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I took it out through the car. Takes time and some effort, but I felt it was much better and I took out other stuff. I used this

https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...removal-3.html

conan

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Here's a link to my adventure with this. I had my engine out but I did it all through the inside of the car. Probably the least favorite thing I ever did to the car, but the space it made is awesome. The passenger side plugs are easier than the driver side now.

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https://ls1tech.com/forums/generatio...questions.html

01ssreda4

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Yeah the box comes out through the inside. Taking the dash out looks bad but it really isnt......and once you do it you'll be glad you did

blackbyrd

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Thanks guys, Ive actually pulled the dash out before, I removed the pass airbag and put the ECM where it was mounted and access it through the glovebox. Not really wanting to do it again to be honest haha.

When I was searching ive stumbled onto the threads linked above and found a few where people have just cut the box from inside the bay and pulled it out that way, but they always note they had the engine out at the very end. I guess im trying to do it the hardest way possible. I feel like if im gonan go through the trouble of pullit the hole unit to cut the AC end off I might as well do my Vintage Air install so I dont have to go through that part twice. I dont really care if i end up destroying since I was gonna end up cutting it anyway. Guess I can always try it and if I get stuck pull the dash. I got my Delete plate back during christmas or thanksgiving cant remember. Ive been planning it ever since just starting to get in the mood since I gotta do some other work in that area I figure why not do that too.

Conan- everytime I see your avatar I laugh a little bit

conan

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Lol I did too responding in your thread last night. Got to love the Gen 1 transformers.

AnotherWs6

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How come you're removing the factory AC and going with a Vintage air system?

blackbyrd

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This would also allow me to make some changes on the interior as well. Depending on the kit you buy most of them offer bluetooth connectivity so if you were running a carputer setup/android based headunit you could control your A/c through their app. No **** controls so instead you could have a larger touchscreen in its place to help modernize the interior. all with the added bonus of a clean firewall

Conan- as you may have guessed im a big transformer fan haha.

blackbyrd

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Finally got started on this was easier than I thought it would be. Still gotta trim and cut the fan motor access.