Can you post some pics of this install?  Sounds like a "must do" project.

HK

At 07:08 PM 9/28/99 -0400, Scarlett Semko wrote:
>Correct, that would be Kai's van. I live in Orlando, and know them, and have
>seen the a/c unit. A great idea.
>
>Ron Semko
>Orlando, Florida
>
>karl wrote:
>
>> That would be Kai and Valeria's van. I forget their last name, Darrell
>> Boehler probably know how to get in touch with them.
>>
>> Karl
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Budd Premack <bpremack@WAVETECH.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 2:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: miserable a/c...'84 Westy
>>
>> > There was a Westy (from Florida) at BBTA this past Labor Day with standard
>> > Westy a/c which had been modified so that the a/c ducting from a late
>> model
>> > (86-91) non-Westy had been grafted onto it.  The Westy rear a/c housing
>> had
>> > a custom piece of duct (triangular, tapering towards the front) that
>> > collected all of the air and was fitted to the standard non-Westy center
>> > duct piece.
>> >
>> > This center piece of ducting was removable so that it would not interfere
>> > with the use of the opened poptop.  With the top down, the center duct
>> > connected to the standard non-Westy front duct pieces, which run forward
>> > between the front seats and then split and run along the ceiling next to
>> the
>> > windshield.  All of the standard vents that occur in the non-Westy ducts
>> are
>> > completely functional, which means that front seats, middle, and rear seat
>> > areas all have fully adustable venting.  With the top down, it was hard to
>> > distinguish this set-up from the standard non-Westy version.
>> >
>> > It was a wonderful piece of re-engineering.  The only difficult part was
>> the
>> > custom crafted rear triangular section.  As I recall, the center section
>> was
>> > held in place by a sliding bolt secured to the rear custom ductwork, and
>> > there must have been a little custom work on the rubber molding at the
>> > joint.  The center section, when removed for camping, stored neatly on the
>> > top of the dash.
>> >
>> > It seemed to me that the connections between the removable center section
>> > and the adjacent duct pieces could be done in many similar ways, depending
>> > upon available hardware and the creativity of the installer.  Obviously,
>> > standard Vanagon ducts would need to be obtained, but salvage yards and
>> this
>> > List are sources for needed parts.
>> >
>> > Will the creator of this modification please step forward and claim
>> credit?
>> > Alternately, does anyone else remember his name and/or e-mail?
>> >
>> >
>> > Budd Premack
>> > 86 Syncro, 73 Super
>> > Minneapolis, MN (Land of Sky Blue Waters)