My car (8MA 1028) also only has 2 vents and a cover plate which is just plain odd as its just a blanking plate.
Although this is a little off topic, I needed to get a working (and effective) A/C system quickly for the Targa Florio event I posted about on Mangusta owner section in Sicily i did a few weeks ago.
My car (currently) has plexi side windows and these were fixed permanently up for racing. You can just about jiggle them down manually but the plexi is flat and not curved...
(Purists look away now.......)
So I fitted a slimline Vintage Air unit and while clearly not standard, its shape and dimensions are not that different (1/2 inch wider). I know it does;t look exactly right but I can tell you it pumps out plenty of really cold air even on lowest fan setting and for $360 plus taxes plus etc etc I thought it was good value. Apologies for the very poor photos while work was ongoing but it will give you an idea. Passenger legroom was ok too, it didn't seem to extend any lower than the Spanish unit. I'll keep it in there while we do these type of events and have my Spanish system restored but I doubt it'll be as good.
At some point I may look into using the face / grills part of the original unit and see if there is a way of grafting on the Vintage Air unit behind the original face, depending on the performance of the original and if we can conceal everything.
Someone did say to me the original evaporator, and the small compressor could just about do a good job of trying to cool the car on a Spring day in Finland. Even in UK we need more than that!!!
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