Ok guys some of you have asked for a write up oh how I did my home made Chiller, this is not a detailed how to but a general write up. I got all me parts from summit racing. All parts Vintage Air.
2- 35813 #10 straight $5.97 each
2- 35863 #10 straight bulkhead $10.97 each
2- 354100 $6.97 each 5/8 heater to -10an
2- 36033 $22.97 each
Male -10 an to 1/2 male.
8ft 31856 VUD. #10 AC hose.
You also need 2 brass 3/4 90 for the liquid (antifreeze) side and some 1/2 or 3/4 hose. Can't remember.
The flat plate I got from eBay for like $60. It's a 20 plate 3x8
Also get 2 3/4" X 1/2" reducing 90
1. Remove front bumper
2. Mount flat plate in foam absorber.
3. Remove low side AC line from accumulator to compressor
4. Cut the rubber part of the low side line closest to the compressor. Leave about 4 inches of rubber. The low side line is where you use the 5/8 heater to-10 fitting. That fitting gets connected to the #10 straight bulkhead fitting.
5. Figure out where your going to run the #10 AC lines. ( I ran the coming from the accumulator along the frame rail, down next to the radiator, out the bottom and up to the flat plate) I call this the input line to the flat plate. Now run #10 AC line from the flat plate back to the compressor.( I ran mine off the flat plate behind the passage head light through that opening back to the compressor). I call this the return line.
6. Now you have all your lines it's time to crimp the ends. You can buy the crimp too that's what I did. It was about $130. Master cool 71550. Or most machine shops can crimp these for you. The two 5/8 heater fittings (35863) go on the low side line we cut. They connect to the #10 bulk head fitting (35863) the other ends gets the #10 straight fitting (35813), these go into the flat plate with the fittings you ordered 36033
Male -10 an to 1/2 male. Along with the 3/4 to 1/2 reducing 90. Make sure you get some good pipe dope that is refrigerant compatible.
7. Locate and cut the line coming out of the heat exchanger and up to the inter-cooler. This is where you wanna pipe in the other side of the flat plate Using the 3/4 90*. You can use some Teflon tape on these fittings.
8. Tighten everything back up refill inter-cooler reservoir. Insulate the input AC line and both inter-cooler lines. It is not needed to insulate the AC return line. Charge AC. If you ran the lines like I ran mine my system now holds 3lbs of freon. If you ran the lines another way I don't know how much freon is needed.
9. Make sure the AC and the inter-cooler lines enter the flat plate at opposite ends for optimum cooling.
10. This is optional I installed two 2-way valves so I can bypass the front mount heat exchanger.
Have fun.
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