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| Author: | Leaning Dusty [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A/C Compressor Relocation |
Hi Fellow Slanters! Well, recently I've started thinking about a blower kit, and I've always kind of wanted to do a long-term turbo build, however one of the limiting factors of both is that they need to go where my updated A/C compressor (using whatever the modern type of freon there is) goes... on the driver's side, where everything is. I do intend to relocate the car battery, but still there is the issue of how in the world do I keep my A/C here in Texas if everything wants to go where the compressor goes? Does anybody have experience with this matter? Would it make sense in having a bracket made to go along the outside of the blower or maybe using a specific forced-induction setup so I could have both? If there is no way around this, then NA maybe the only way to go. I just want this thing to be fun more than anything, and baking in a dark-colored car in 100 degrees is not fun. I'm not looking for a vehicle to drive seasonally. Thank you for any input! |
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| Author: | Reed [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 12:39 pm ] |
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I really wanted to do a blower on my 76 D100 slanted truck. It is black. After driving it this summer without AC I decided I want to add AC and use a turbo, instead. Turbocharging is actually a bit simpler than supercharging on a slant six, precisely because you don't have to worry about a belt drive. |
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| Author: | Charrlie_S [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 6:45 pm ] |
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If you don't have power steering, you could possibly locate the A/C compressor, where the power steering pump would be. Of course you would have to fab a mounting bracket. |
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| Author: | sixinthehead [ Mon Aug 14, 2017 9:15 pm ] |
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Put the alt on the P/S bracket and the compressor on the old alt bracket. This has the added benefit of keeping all the A/C hoses on the passenger side and off the top of the engine. Use one of those column-mounted electric boosters if you want P/S. |
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| Author: | Leaning Dusty [ Tue Aug 15, 2017 12:00 pm ] |
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This is perfect, thank you! I have PS, but find it useless. I'm used to driving a car with no PS... what I really would rather have are power brakes instead of the manual drums I have now. ... but yeah, going to remove the PS if that's the route I end-up going, or maybe just stick to my original plan of running NA, then do a turbo build, so would not have mess with either. Choices! |
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