Mikey's Cricket

[mikeys toy[RL]]

ok back from San Diego after driving through 120*f deserts and vaporlocking the whole way....

this is my beloved cricket of whom i have owned since i was 5!!

it took me at least 5 years to restore her back before the days of ebay

[mikeys toy[RL]]

the rear qtr.

[mikeys toy[RL]]

the front

[mikeys toy[RL]]

the rear

[mikeys toy[RL]]

the pic of me going 80 mph on interstate 40 where it was 123*f the car was running 220*f with the a/c on but not doing much good.

this was taken about 80 mi west of flagstaff, az.

[demuire]

That's cool :( I've been to Flagstaff, my brother lives in Phoenix :D

[Super Jamie]

hey um, stupid question

what is that car?

[demuire]

It's a Cricket :(

[Super Jamie]

i am aware of this. more info required. googling for "cricket" is inconclusive

[mikeys toy[RL]]

plymouth cricket...in the states......hillman avenger in uk

[Rolla__Boy]

Looks sort of like a Centura

[Super Jamie]

OHH it's a hillman! cool :(

[mikeys toy[RL]]

ok pulled all the dash out....why?

'cause the original Cricket heater was toast, none of the doors worked and then it started leaking, not to mention all the leaves that jammed up the fan......

the a/c unit was a dealer installed one from a mk 1 capri, it blew ice cold, but just didn't blow hard enough.

i'm installing a datsun 210 (sunny) heater a/c unit.

i will be doing this exact same thing to daisy, i will be putting a te38 hvac system into her and removing the seperate units

[mikeys toy[RL]]

well, got everything put together today, charged it with r-134 wasn't getting cold, turned on fan and got hit with LOTS of vapor, pulled drain and got oil

turns oput when i put the mounting screws in i used one that was a little too long and now i have a nice little hole in the evaporator.........

[mikeys toy[RL]]

ok, trying to put an '85 nova (corolla) hvac unit in.....