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Air Conditioner

If'n it were in Missouri it would definitely have air conditioning.
 
colojeepguy said:
A real Hurst Commando? That's about as rare and valuable as you get in the Jeep world. I don't think I'd put a bunch of holes in it to add AC.
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True - if it's a real Hurst Commando, just driving it regularly so you need AC seems problematic.
Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I think the Hurst bits don't change the overall performance of the Commando?
A shifter, graphics, trim bits, scarcity ... what else?
I'd consider selling the collectible Jeepster and buying another I could modify and drive without risking/burning value.

Anyway - this aside - suggest you look at the aftermarket sellers that cater to hot rod builders.
Summit, Jeggs, Speedway will give some leads re the manufacturer's names -
You should be able to take the engine brackets from a V8 Buick passenger car; 225, 300, 340, 350 are all the same engine with different displacements.
Some of these systems are available as mock-ups that you can test fit under the dash and see what's feasible.

Note the OP has not been back.
 
timgr said:
You should be able to take the engine brackets from a V8 Buick passenger car; 225, 300, 340, 350 are all the same engine with different displacements.
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The Buicks from this era used the big Harrison compressor mounted far over to the passenger side. I'm not sure, but I think in a Jeep the compressor would hit the inner fender.

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My Commando has the Jeep add on AC, and it uses a York style compressor mounted right above the alternator.
 
For classic cars the aftermarket air conditioning companies I know of are Vintage Air, Old Air Products and Classic Auto Air.
You could check with them if what Garage Gnome posted doesn’t work out.
 
I had a ‘69 Jeepster probably close to 40 years ago that had the “dealer air” option. It had a York 2 cyl compressor mounted high on the passenger side. The AC unit hung under the center of the dashboard.
 
I agree with the collect ability of the rig,
however,
if your set on AC, you might try hitting the u pick yards, FSJ sites, and Ebay for an FSJ unit of the same general year. I might be wrong, but I'm betting any of the Waggy's/J series with the 350 would run the same air units as the Commando. That would at least keep the AC period correct.
 
Good plan, but the Buick 350 only survived in a Wagoneer for 3 years (1968-1970) and Kaiser Jeep probably built say 20,000 per year.
Nearly all of these got the 350, but AC was not universal then like it is today.
Not plentiful compared to popular passenger cars.

AC in the CJ should be the same; if I were serious about this I'd get the parts book for that era.
Supposedly this includes both the air conditioning and special equipment sections, which would provide illustrations and part lists.
Doug mentioned above that the passenger car parts likely won't fit in the Jeep engine compartment.
I'd consult with the aftermarket companies like Vintage Air etc.
They sell to hot rod builders and cater to custom installations like this.
 
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