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Title: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: cortymum on July 19, 2012, 10:42:40 AM

Hey can anyone help with advice regarding instaling air cond in a TD XL .I think XLE had it, or can you fit modern/aftermarket ones? Doing variety bash next year and have been told it would be handy to have cause of dirt roads/lots of dust.thanks

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: BigNorm on July 19, 2012, 11:38:36 PM

i used to have a tc fitted with an aftermarket smiths unit. i never drove the car much but when i did it seemed to work good. i found it a bit intrusive inside the cabin though. it shouldnt be to fit but the hardest part is locating a unit to fit.

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: cortymum on July 20, 2012, 01:28:02 PM

Thanks bignorm, The corty is my daughter's first car,have just got it registered and still got a bit of stuff to do before we think about air cond,but just checking with you guys that it's not a stupid/undoable idea.Got to make your fuel guage though,ours goes up and down but its nothing to do with what's in the tank!

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: fmd on July 20, 2012, 02:19:27 PM

I've fitted an under-dash unit from Repco called a Cool Drive3. There is still enough leg room underneath it and it cools fantastically well.It fits under the dash on the passenger side in the TD. I can send you photos of it installed if you want. I bought it because, in 1981, one of my older brothers put the same model under the dash on the glove box side in a XC Falcon and I remember it being freezing  even on a hot summers day.They have two fans for air intake on the sides of the unit. I'm sure Repco still sell them and you can probably see them on their website and as far as I know they are Australian made.Regards Shane (fmd)

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: winton on July 20, 2012, 07:26:45 PM

I'd be checking out if a te/tf unit will fit, can't see why they wouldn't, battery may have to be moved though.

As far as I'm aware the firewalls are the same.

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: cortymum on July 23, 2012, 06:26:21 PM

thanks guys any ideas are greatly apreciated.Pics would be cool too Shane.Do you need an email adress?Whereabouts are you? We are in North Queensland so it gets plenty hot,Thaks again,Garlone

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: Bucster on July 24, 2012, 08:10:54 PM

Hi All,
If you live in nth Qld, contact Speedy Air Spares in Bundaberg. They have several aftermarket systems, one which can be squeezed under the cortina dash and uses the factory outlets. I used the compac version for my Te. It has dedicated left and right foot vents, 3 outlet vents for, left, centre, right main vents, and 2 outlets for the windscreen demister, it replaced the complete factory heater/venting system, i will take some pic's shortly as the cars is in another workshop for some development.
Bucster

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: COR10A on July 25, 2012, 08:31:53 PM

Thank you Bucster for that info. You have solved two problems for me as I have a 4.1 EFI in the shed to go in my TD but the heater gets in the road of the fuel rail and the aircon will be advantage as it gets quite warm in Albury.
Ian

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: COR10A on July 25, 2012, 08:35:57 PM

Those photo's will be good to see when you put them up.
Ian

Title: Re: air cond 75 TD XL
Post by: cortymum on July 30, 2012, 08:48:44 AM

Wow, thanks for that bucster,sounds good will give them a call