Brightonuk Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 As I have a superlite I do not have a heater so loads of room in the engine bay.I figure house the pump inverter and any other hardware in the boot but a 12v 60amp AC compressor maybe to much for the small cat battery This place is just down the road from me they quoted a ballpark $2k installedNot having AC in Florida is like driving in Scotland mid December with the top down and no heater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerobod - near CYYC Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 How about something like this, lighter and more portable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 AC in a Seven is so not Sevenish.I generally hate cars without AC but the Seven is an exempt. This will work:Just make sure to use enough and wear a hat. Take a shower on return. Problem solved for a lot less than $2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted October 16, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted October 16, 2018 During hot weather in the UK (ok FL may well be a different scale of heat), driving without side-screens makes a huge difference and one remains devently cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Aeroscreen and helmet with the visor open 1/4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted October 16, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted October 16, 2018 I think Steve you should maybe describe the difference between very hot, and very hot with 100% humidity!Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brightonuk Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Ya you right OK it really really....very hot and 100% humidity (-: and im at that stage in life where I don't wanna be sweating my nuts off sitting in a car the size of a matchbox stuck in traffic.So I have three choices1) Get the AC option,2) Sell the Cat and go back to driving the tin top 3) Sell the Cat move back home to the UK and buy another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted October 16, 2018 Leadership Team Share Posted October 16, 2018 I'm not sure about your engine configuration (I seem to recall it's a Zetec) but the preferred choice for a compressor would be to run it off the alternator belt as per a normal install. The alternator will be below the exhaust primaries so it would need to be on the opposite side maybe even facing backwards depending upon how much space you have.You'll need an air conditioning unit - Car Builder Solutions do one, plus a condensing radiator which you might be able to be mount up front with the normal radiator. Food for thought!I have a Rover Mini which has air-con, with a little thought it's viable to get most things into a small space!Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stridey Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I presume your 7 doesn’t have a heater?could you use that space to put an evaporator style cooler. They work by passing air over a damp membrane. I used one in my old VW van. It worked like a swamp cooler but used fans to blow air over the damp membrane. Is it something you could adapt?For a simple blast of air one of our local club members put a tube from the front of their car to the foot well attached to a sink/bath plug that he opens by foot.ive considered using computer fans just to get air moving around...Evaporative air cooler, $20 or so,VW style swamp cooler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Golf Juliet Tango Posted October 16, 2018 Area Representative Share Posted October 16, 2018 OK, I remember working in Orlando, 90+F and 90+% humidity. (I can't remember if it was hotter inside or outside the exhibition centre. (They only put the air-con on for the exhibition itself, fit up and strike were air-con-free)That's why you need a bit of air movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elan_fan Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 What about these little 1.2 litre cars like fiat that have air con. What setup do they have. A guy on lotuselan.net put ac in an Elan and put a pdf with all the parts needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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