Hi does any one know if you can fit an air con unit to a gti in a roundnose? If so which one would you use?

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67 Deluxe under going full resto

Go to a wrecker and see if you can find something that has an equally small cabin as a mini, that way you're not have to both install and turn a large compressor. You will not be able to mount it to the gti motor as it is mounted in the gti as it will interfere with the mini tie rod mounts. You coould look at the US Honda type conversion for inspiration as they seem to cram it in there. Having said that their subframe gets rid of the tie rod mounts.

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But he's thriving and striving and hugging the turns.

I'm hoping to put AC on my honda mini... I'll try and get a rover mini dash unit, and I've got a couple of honda compressors, but anything'll do... gotta find room for the condensor too of course

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Funny, I was think this exact question over breakfast this morning. That green GTi powered Mini in "Mini Chat" has me thinking!

The Unicla condenser fitted to some Rovers with under-dash air is pretty small, slightly smaller than a Mini radiator. I recon you could mount it in the old rad shroud area, prehaps on it's side, if you are using a front mounted rad.

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Some dudes on Minimania forum do it by putting the condenser under the car, in the rear subframe area.
I guess no good for rallying...

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.