Classic Auto Air
There are advantages and disadvantages to both the Vintage Air and the Classic Auto Air systems.
I did a CAA kit in my own car, a '70 Charger, then earlier this year I did a VA system in a '68 Satellite.
The CAA kit fit and had decent instructions. The Charger has a LOT of room between the radiator and the back side of the grille due to the longer front end of the Charger. Darts/Valiants and most B bodies prior to 1971 are pretty tight in there. You need to remove the grille to gain access to install the condenser and various lines and fittings.
With the CAA kit, the routing of the lines through the firewall were pre-determined. You just made-do with it. The VA system leaves the routing up to you which can be great but can also be hard to choose what will work best. The one route they offer is to go through the right wheel well, up over the UCA mount and through the square-ish hole left there for access to the alignment cams. The A bodies don't have that, so you'd need something like this:
For the people that want to hide the lines, the Vintage Air systems do offer some creative solutions including reduced size A/C hoses to fit in tight spaces. the CAA was a simpler installation that may not have looked as neat and clean but was a lot easier to put together.
There are advantages and disadvantages to both the Vintage Air and the Classic Auto Air systems.
I did a CAA kit in my own car, a '70 Charger, then earlier this year I did a VA system in a '68 Satellite.
The CAA kit fit and had decent instructions. The Charger has a LOT of room between the radiator and the back side of the grille due to the longer front end of the Charger. Darts/Valiants and most B bodies prior to 1971 are pretty tight in there. You need to remove the grille to gain access to install the condenser and various lines and fittings.
With the CAA kit, the routing of the lines through the firewall were pre-determined. You just made-do with it. The VA system leaves the routing up to you which can be great but can also be hard to choose what will work best. The one route they offer is to go through the right wheel well, up over the UCA mount and through the square-ish hole left there for access to the alignment cams. The A bodies don't have that, so you'd need something like this:
For the people that want to hide the lines, the Vintage Air systems do offer some creative solutions including reduced size A/C hoses to fit in tight spaces. the CAA was a simpler installation that may not have looked as neat and clean but was a lot easier to put together.