You can go a few bucks cheaper by using good used factory components. There are people taking out AC from their Westies all the time. Except the stock AC does not air as efficiently to the driver. 

A company called DPD in Texas made knock-offs of the dealer installed Behr AC systems. Either of those front units have been used to add AC to non-AC vans and campers for substantially less than what Blaine spent for his system. 

BenT 

sent from my Behr essentials 

On Apr 23, 2011, at 2:22 PM, Daniel Rotblatt <d.rotblatt@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

> Rob and Roger,
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Roger - That looks great!  Have you ever seen one or used one?  Funny
> thing is that earlier today I mentioned to my girlfriend that maybe I
> could rig up some sort of swamp cooler fitting for the window  -
> flights of fancy on my part.
> 
> Rob - I saw the site last night while surfing for some answers - his
> set-up cost $2100 and a lot of work.  Not what I'm planning for the
> summer.  Thanks for the thought though.  Rogers idea for the swamp
> cooler is more my speed - lots of dry heat here in S. Calif.
> 
> Dan
> Los Angeles, CA
> '85 Westy Weekender
> 
> On Apr 23, 2011, at 11:18 AM, Rob wrote:
> 
>> At  4/22/2011 10:39 PM, Daniel Rotblatt wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Cons: no air conditioning, paint is old (that bronze metallic color,
>>> the clearcoat is fading and worn).
>> 
>> 
>> After market AC has been done, here is one account.
>> 
>> http://sites.google.com/site/blakeheinlein2/vanagon-airconditioning
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rob
>> 
>> becida@comcast.net
>> Western Washington State, USA
> 
> 
> On Apr 23, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Roger Whittaker wrote:
> 
>> dear hot n almost melting
>> 
>> i would be pretty sure you can get an after market AC
>> http://www.swampy.net/auto-air-conditioner.html