Can anyone post pictures of the bottom of the a/c and how it bolts to the bracket at the bottom, front of the block? I need to see which bolts hold it and where the braces go. My bolts and braces are all mixed up. The bracket sits in front of the driver side motor mount. 1974 Dodge Dart Sport.

I am so close to finishing this restoration. Thanks for any help.

Is anybody out there with factory air in their 73 or 74?

Which compressor are you using? The chrysler V-2, the Chrysler C-171, or the Sanden SD-508?

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Don't know if these will help. They're Valiant.

Charrlie, it is the Chrysler V-2. P/N 3502803 stamped on top of the compressor. The thing must weigh 35 pounds and I stand leaning over the fender trying to hold it in place to get an idea of where to mount it just long enough to tire out and lower it to the ground before my arms explode from exhaustion. The brace that is attached to the compressor has 4 holes at the bottom of the brace. Which of those four holes goes where near the bottom of the water pump?

Okay, thanks to Yater in Oklahom City, my a/c is now mounted. The bracket that is attached to the compressor has 4 holes at the bottom of the bracket and three of the holes screw into the same bolts that screw into the water pump. The remaining brace on the engine block and just under and to the right of the water pump is not used at all for the a/c. It is actually for the power steering pump. Once I got the a/c mounted to the water pump, the three round support braces fell into place. One extends from the vacuum advance (big round hockey puck looking thing in the center of block next to valve cover. The next one screws into the back of the compressor and straight down to the driver side motor mount where there is a pre-drilled hole for the bolt and nut. The last brace extends horizonally from the side of the compressor over to the side of the intake manifold just above the EGR valve and of course under the air pan. One problem down, now on to the next problem!

Sorry, I didn't reply. Somehow I missed this post.

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Charrlie_S
65 Valiant 100 2dr post 170 turbo
66 Valiant Signet 170 nitrous
64 Valiant Signet
64 Valiant 4dr 170
64 Valiant 4dr 225