Didn't Larry Chase do this exact thing in Roadhaus??
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Forhan" <fourwdvw@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:25 AM
Subject: Subject: getting cooler air to the front in a Westy

> I think aq retrofitted  front evaporator is the really
> interesting idea. If it could work you could also have
> dehumidfied air for defrost and the upper vents along
> the sides of the Westies as well.
>
> If you have ever had your heater box out, you've seen
> that there is some space within the body just before
> air goes into the box. Could an evaporator be fit in
> there?
>
> Also, the hot rod airconditioning places offer
> complete units with  a dual use evaporator/ heater
> core. If such a core could be used to replace the core
> in the heater box you also could have all the
> advantages of running chilled air through the heater
> box.
>
> Anybody know about these possibilities?
>
> Tom F.