boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 After all the mocking up, time to actually do some installing. Starting with the exhaust manifold, which should be easy enough...right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Unfortunately because of the tightness of the radius in #3 and #6, the ARP nuts wouldn't fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 We tried a regular nut, but that wouldn't work either...so Doug modified the nut... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Success on # 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 But #3 was so tight, Doug even had to modify the washer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Back to the AC system... The factory compressor I had, came with lines that were cut from the car, and as such had no Schrader valves for charging the system... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 So I cut the lines and used the factory base to make a male base and then some vintage air parts to make functional charging ports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 The end result was...ugly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Back to the drawing board...I got another set of factory lines and decided to weld some Schrader valves directly to them, along with male barbs for new lines to be crimped to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 After taking measurements, I had the lines cut and pressed onto the fittings, and Doug finished them all off with a nice heat wrap job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 The rest was hard-lined... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbo-six Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Wow this thread delivers! I'll be referring back to this thread as i progress with my Z. Where in Florida are you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) I'm really enjoying your build. Keep up the great work! On 1/14/2018 at 12:15 PM, boosted300 said: The rest was hard-lined... I'm planning my VintageAir install and I'm curious why you used hard line, after the condenser. Shouldn't it be insulated? Not criticizing, just curious/learning. Edited January 16, 2018 by rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZHoob2004 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 That line after the condenser is cooler than it went into the condenser, but it's still hot. Any extra cooling that line gets from not being insulated (probably pretty insignificant) only helps the performance of the system. the line you want to insulate is between the evaporator and the compressor to lower the system's overall operating temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Gotcha, thanks! 1 hour ago, ZHoob2004 said: That line after the condenser is cooler than it went into the condenser, but it's still hot. Any extra cooling that line gets from not being insulated (probably pretty insignificant) only helps the performance of the system. the line you want to insulate is between the evaporator and the compressor to lower the system's overall operating temperature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 22 hours ago, Turbo-six said: Wow this thread delivers! I'll be referring back to this thread as i progress with my Z. Where in Florida are you? I'm in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 6 hours ago, ZHoob2004 said: That line after the condenser is cooler than it went into the condenser, but it's still hot. Any extra cooling that line gets from not being insulated (probably pretty insignificant) only helps the performance of the system. the line you want to insulate is between the evaporator and the compressor to lower the system's overall operating temperature. Uh...yeah...what he said! Thanks ZHoob, I'll be honest...AC is one thing I've never really been much of an expert at. I understand the basics but that's about it. I bought the kit which came with everything needed, but with very basic parts that weren't designed for aesthetic appeal but, rather, to simply get the job done, ie cheap rubber hoses and fittings, flat black dryer, etc. I decided to upgrade a bit with some dressier components, like the hard lines, from Vintage Air. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 I decided to try and defend the beautiful radiator against electrolysis as much as possible by trying to isolate the radiator from the frame, so I took a trip to Ace Hardware and experimented in the fittings and fasteners aisle. I started with a piece of rubber vacuum hose, added the components from Ace, and came up with this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Prior to my concoction, there was continuity from the battery to the radiator...and after, there was none. Hopefully that will help keep electrolysis at bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosted300 Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Mostly just finishing touches from this point... Bolted all the goodies in place and then test fitting the intake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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