No, what Larry did is have an additional front add-on
unit comprising a small airbox and an evaporator in
addition to the existing heater box. It provided some
benefit in that it cooled  the front- but only by
recirculating air.

If one actually had an evaporator in or ahead of the
factory heater box you would have a/c in front like a
regular modern car, able to dehumidify and/or cool
fresh air, and direct that air to the windshield and
passenger compartment through the regular vent
network.

--- Gerald Masar <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:

> 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.
>

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