A/C on a 3.2 Conversion, Building an A/C system |
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A/C on a 3.2 Conversion, Building an A/C system |
McMark |
Jan 5 2015, 09:13 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
We're doing an A/C install on a 3.2 project car and I though ya'll might like to see how it goes.
First I made a rough mockup of the location to test fit the setup in the car. This is just a TINY bit too high. I need to move it down and outwards a bit to clear things. Once I had the general location I started making paper templates of the mount. It's a bit like putting together a puzzle, but instead of finding where pieces go, you just make your own as you go along. This will be made out of 1/8" plate most likely. The three circles you see will be bolts. The mount will be two pieces -- one underneath the tin and one on top. The tin will be sandwiched in between the two. Oh man. How do I STILL not have a CNC plasma cutter. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
McMark |
Jan 29 2015, 01:32 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Finally finished all these brackets. Figuring out how to handle the tensioning was the hardest part, but this works really well. The lower pivot of the compressor is a door-hinge style setup. Once that M10 bolt is tightened the tensioner will be doing very little work. I still have to trim the engine tin for belt clearance and the two holes for the mounting bolts.
All in all it's quite rigid and I've already test fit everything and it just clears. All in all this project took about 35 hours. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) And this definitely needs to be tailored to each individual setup. So a bolt on kit is impossible. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
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