Retrofitting a/c to a uk spec mk 1?

Retrofitting a/c to a uk spec mk 1?

I am thinking of doing the above, with a set of parts obtained from a
Japanese spec Mk1 (Eunos).

Can anyone offer any pointers please? I'm not sure how easy a job this
is. I found an article on miata,net , but that appears to be for a Mk2
left hand drive.

There don't appear to be any holes in the firewall for the tubing,
neither does the wiring appear to be present.

TIA

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/Simon

Re: Retrofitting a/c to a uk spec mk 1?

Simon Wilson wrote:
> I am thinking of doing the above, with a set of parts obtained from a
> Japanese spec Mk1 (Eunos).
>
> Can anyone offer any pointers please? I'm not sure how easy a job this
> is. I found an article on miata,net , but that appears to be for a Mk2
> left hand drive.
>
> There don't appear to be any holes in the firewall for the tubing,
> neither does the wiring appear to be present.

This probably isn't very helpful, but it's a lot easier to sell the car
and buy a Eunos; if you don't like the image, just get a UK shape rear
trim panel and change all the badges. You might want to call Andrew
Stott at Autolink UK; he can probably advise on whether it's even
feasible, since he sells lots of new and salvage parts and is a general
MX-5 expert.

Re: Retrofitting a/c to a uk spec mk 1?

Zog The Undeniable wrote:
> Simon Wilson wrote:
>> I am thinking of doing the above, with a set of parts obtained from a
>> Japanese spec Mk1 (Eunos).
>>
>> Can anyone offer any pointers please? I'm not sure how easy a job this
>> is. I found an article on miata,net , but that appears to be for a Mk2
>> left hand drive.
>>
>> There don't appear to be any holes in the firewall for the tubing,
>> neither does the wiring appear to be present.
>
> This probably isn't very helpful, but it's a lot easier to sell the car
> and buy a Eunos; if you don't like the image, just get a UK shape rear
> trim panel and change all the badges. You might want to call Andrew
> Stott at Autolink UK; he can probably advise on whether it's even
> feasible, since he sells lots of new and salvage parts and is a general
> MX-5 expert.

It's not worth selling/buying another - I'd lose too much on what I've
already spent on it. The a/c's not essential, but I have been offered
all of the parts at a good price.

Thanks for that, I've sent Andrew an email.

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/Simon