Well, the phone tech at Nostalgic AC Parts flat out lied about measuring the condenser. There's no way he was actually measuring it while on the phone with me like he seemed to be doing. He stated it was 7/8 max thickness on the end "tanks"
Here's the thickness of the "tank" or header, just underneath the fitting:
Here's the max thickness which includes the little spot welds that hold the brackets on:
I could have still used it after test fitting it in the truck, but the lower fitting on the end ran in to a curved section of the core support down low. It would require way too much cutting of the core support, and I'm not comfortable with removing that much metal in that spot.
I really need one with both fittings on the same end, and both fittings next to each other, at the top. That would be ideal. At the very least I'll need the lower fitting to be higher up. I may have to go with a condenser that's not as tall, which will reduce my capacity, but it's the only way to get that lower fitting higher up where I need it to be. So I'm still looking, but no luck finding what I need just yet...
GB
Here's the thickness of the "tank" or header, just underneath the fitting:
Here's the max thickness which includes the little spot welds that hold the brackets on:
I could have still used it after test fitting it in the truck, but the lower fitting on the end ran in to a curved section of the core support down low. It would require way too much cutting of the core support, and I'm not comfortable with removing that much metal in that spot.
I really need one with both fittings on the same end, and both fittings next to each other, at the top. That would be ideal. At the very least I'll need the lower fitting to be higher up. I may have to go with a condenser that's not as tall, which will reduce my capacity, but it's the only way to get that lower fitting higher up where I need it to be. So I'm still looking, but no luck finding what I need just yet...
GB
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