The Rovering Member
Well-Known Member
After a change of mind by the owner subsequently followed by another one, I've got the car I mentioned a while ago fitted with the Alpinair aircon unit. Anyone have any experience of it.
It's not as neat an installation as the Delanair unit but rare enough all the same I should think. The gearlever is curved backwards so as not to foul the unit in park but it's a close fit anyway. Would it have been the same for the Delanair? The interior needs replacing but I have one to fit. Kids tried to hotwire her & cut the wires hence the Heath-Robinson ignition wiring in place at the moment. Took her for an MOT & the failure consisted of wipers, tyres, front shocks, front brakes releasing unevenly & a bit of welding under the offside sill so all-in-all not too bad. The master cylinder needs re-rubbering & also a new water pump is required. It's a viscous coupling. Would this be standard or from a later car? She's a '72. I assume the pump is different from the fixed fan type. Is that right? I've never had a viscous fan before. Outwardly she's fairly tidy but scabby in places. Complete boot-mount & (worn) wood-effect steering wheel & unusually, the bonnet badge is like new. Drives o.k. Tickover too fast, smooth gearchange though I could smell a faint clutch-odour at times. Still, for less money than a set of new tyres, who's complaining. Haven't checked around too much yet though (including the aircon which apparently works), just put her in the lock-up to await some attention. Overall, I'm pretty chuffed though it's a shame she's green as it's a bit of an unlucky colour for us. Hopefully this one will break the trend.
It's not as neat an installation as the Delanair unit but rare enough all the same I should think. The gearlever is curved backwards so as not to foul the unit in park but it's a close fit anyway. Would it have been the same for the Delanair? The interior needs replacing but I have one to fit. Kids tried to hotwire her & cut the wires hence the Heath-Robinson ignition wiring in place at the moment. Took her for an MOT & the failure consisted of wipers, tyres, front shocks, front brakes releasing unevenly & a bit of welding under the offside sill so all-in-all not too bad. The master cylinder needs re-rubbering & also a new water pump is required. It's a viscous coupling. Would this be standard or from a later car? She's a '72. I assume the pump is different from the fixed fan type. Is that right? I've never had a viscous fan before. Outwardly she's fairly tidy but scabby in places. Complete boot-mount & (worn) wood-effect steering wheel & unusually, the bonnet badge is like new. Drives o.k. Tickover too fast, smooth gearchange though I could smell a faint clutch-odour at times. Still, for less money than a set of new tyres, who's complaining. Haven't checked around too much yet though (including the aircon which apparently works), just put her in the lock-up to await some attention. Overall, I'm pretty chuffed though it's a shame she's green as it's a bit of an unlucky colour for us. Hopefully this one will break the trend.