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Originally Posted by Quadracer392
That looks pretty sharp. Did you have any issues with the install? I'm going to do an aftermarket ac in my car and I'm trying to figure out what the better company/system is.
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No real issues to speak of. I have Vintage Air in my 71 Stingray and now Classic Auto Air in the Chevelle. I opted for CAA in the Chevelle for a few reasons, all related to fitment of the evaporator behind the dash. With Vintage you have to cut the back of the glovebox along with the center vent but with Classic nothing gets cut and the box fits on the firewall without any modifications (with the exception of a few holes that must be drilled.) I believe with Vintage you can actually hide all of your hoses in the original blower motor location to really clean up the firewall but this is not possible with CAA. You can put 90s on the end and route them to the inner fender, as I did with my A/C but you'll still see the ends. The heater hoses are just too far inboard for that to look good, in my opinion.
I haven't actually tested the CAA functionality yet so I can't comment on actual cooling ability but I do know that the air coming from the vents is already stronger than it was before. Disclaimer - I found a broken clip on the factory air direction door so I was not getting full functionality from the factory selector.
If the CAA kit works anything like it does in the Vette, I'll be quite pleased.