Now that the engine is coming along nicely, I'm starting to get motivated to get back out in the garage. I'm currently working on the AC/Heat installation. I designed some custom condensor brackets the other night and they are in the works at my trusty water jet company. They should be pretty trick. I just wasn't happy with the flimsy, cheasy ass brackets. I want something more supportive and clean of course.
Last night and this morning I worked on plumbing the unit under the dash. While it sounds simple, it's quite the head scratching dilema. Both heater hose and one AC connection is on the back side of the unit wedged between the firewall and unit. It's not extremely spacious under there either. Luckily I had already figured out how to mount it and had that set up in the past. I didn't want the heater control valve in the engine comparment and I wanted it to be fairly easy to connect all four connections on both sides of the firewall. This was the cleanest and most servicable way I could come up with. All lines will come straight out and wrap up around the front and or side. All the connections will be made to the unit prior to installation and then it should be fairly easy to make the connections at the firewall. The hoses will be out of site from teh passenger seat and outside the car. On the engine side all all four will be at the same angle in parrelel and go up through the fender and to their respective places. They are angled more towards the fender than they look.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
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