quote:Originally posted by DeMopuar:
Is there a way to install an A/C compressor if someone wanted to?
Yes, I originally had both the A/C and alternator side by side.
I modified my original A/C - alt bracket by cutting the alt U shaped mounting point (for the through bolt) off the top of it. I then used that U piece mounted upside down on a section of long flat steel that hung over the side of the remaining A/C bracket. I used the curved adjustment bracket for the alt underneath it bolted the the A/C bracket. I ran the alt off of the second groove in the A/C pulley.
When A/C compressor seized I removed the whole A/C unit and bracket as an assembly and simply moved the alt in it's place. My A/C - alt bracketry was the same concept as the ones used in the bulkhead reduction kits.
The rerouting of the upper coolant return hose is not necessary for this to work, I just wanted a cleaner, uncluttered engine bay.
Michael