I have been contemplating air for my 69 Chevelle for about a year now. I have done some research and have ask a lot of questions of owners at the shows. At CB03 I ask a number of guys how they liked their Vintage Air systems. The biggest complaint I heard was that they have a problem freezing up. I too dislike the plastic cover and ask a VA tech about it and the possibility of smoothing my own firewall prior to installation. He had no clue and would only discuss the cheezy plastic cover. I did hear from a number of guys that they are real good about custom making the hoses you want, if you want to run them a certain way to hide them. I personally have been leaning towards the AirTiques unit but after hearing this thread will look closer at the Old Air systems. Do they have a website?
Trooper ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clint Hooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 9:09 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] vintage air or hotrod air Have you ever talked to VA's Tech people? Most of them know less about their systems than we do. Ask a VA owner how they control the temperature in the car. Ask how they like the cheesy plastic cover that VA supplies for the firewall. Sorry,I used to think VA made "the" unit for our cars. IMO,other systems are comparable and a few are much better. Hey,it's just my opinion,though. Clint Hooper H&H Custom,owner LT5 Registry Director http://www.LT5Registry.net/ ACES #1650 http://dalesplace.com/misc/friends/clint_hooper.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: Cecil "Steve" Martin Unless someone can convince me any different I am going with Vintage Air myself. Their sure fit series for Chevelles makes it look like factory air on the inside, while cleaning things up under the hood. I know they were one of the first to do hot rod/vintage car air systems and were in on the modifications for 134A. They gave a really good seminar at the NSRA Nationals in Louisville. I have an open mind and will listen to anything anyone has to say on this matter, but Vintage Air's custom Chevelle system and their longevity in the business has to be respected. Please speak up if you know anything different. Steve
