Camaro X and a/c questions - Lateral-g Forums

Lance-w · #1 08-10-2007, 06:14 PM

I know I've seen the write up on How the A/C compressor problem was solved on Camaro X on this website. I searched and searched and couldn't find it. Can somebody please post a link.

I have a 69 Camaro and I'm putting a F body LS1 in it using ATS mounts. Needless to say there isn't any room for the A/C compressor......... I have a Sanden compresser from the Vintage Air Gen IV sytem I'm trying to make fit in the factory F body location. I don't want to run it up on the top. At sometime I want to turbocharge the car and it'll be in the way on the top. It has to go on the bottom. Notching the frame for me isn't a big deal to me.

What are my options.........

Lance

jannes_z-28 · #2 08-12-2007, 06:07 AM

ATS has a solution for it.

Jan

Datsbad · #3 08-12-2007, 07:43 AM

The last time I talked to Tyler he did not have a solution.

I think the best bet is to make your own mount and use a ATI balancer with a pulley bolted to the front. This would be almost like the white camaro Steilow built.

Vintage air is working on a set up to allow a SD-7 compressor versus the 508 model . It wont be out for quite awhile.

dhutton · #4 08-12-2007, 08:17 AM

I think Jan is referring to the ATS Sidewinder accessory drive but this places the Sanden compressor up top on the passenger's side. It does tuck all the accessories in very tight though.

Don

James OLC · #5 08-12-2007, 09:05 AM

The ATS Sidewinder

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Payton King · #6 08-13-2007, 08:00 AM

Street & Performance has a low bracket for the a/c that will work but you will need to use some of the other brackets as well. You will also have to notch a small portion out of the subframe. The S&P bracket runs the compressor off of the front pulley, so you only have one belt. I had it on a stock subframe, but have since gone to a 21st century.

B Schein · #7 08-13-2007, 08:22 AM

Vintage air now offers a compressor and bracket to mount a compression in the stock f body location. They use a Sanden 508 compressor with rear exiting lines and the there own custom made brackets The maximum dimension from crank center line to the out side of the compressor is 13-1/4. I talked to them and it is available the brackets cost $100 and the compressor is $200.

B Schein · #8 08-13-2007, 08:27 AM

This is the link go to it and open page 59

http://www.vintageair.com/catalog.asp

This link goes to the directions

http://www.vintageair.com/DownloadsS...A%20(Inet).pdf

dhutton · #9 08-13-2007, 08:45 AM

We just had a big discussion of the VA LS1 bracket and rear exit compressor on LS1tech.com. The issue is that the rear exit lines hit the engine mounts.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=765005

Don

jannes_z-28 · #10 08-13-2007, 08:45 AM

I have those brackets from V/A and they don't work in a Camaro subframe without massive cutting.

Maybe Tyler can check in later, but I think they had a solution before. It required a new balancer were the pulley is moved to the front so that the compressor gets clear of the frame. And as I undertand it is not part of the serpentine system they have. It might also require another routing of the lower radiator hose

Jan