Dat73z Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 48 minutes ago, calZ said: That looks very tidy. Are you planning on adding some slip on insulation to those eventually? I'd imagine the stainless tubing will sweat a ton without it. It's actually AL tubing but I was using stainless instrument benders to bend them. That's a good point on the sweating, I actually had the same question and emailed Vintage Air tech last year here was their response: "The only line that should sweat would the #10 suction hose/line, make sure this branch is insulated on the hardlines or metal sections of the hoses that are inside the cabin." So it doesn't sound like any of them should sweat but I'm not AC expert. I'm sure some insulation on the appropriate branches would increase efficiency so I may consider it at some point but I'm just trying to get the car back on the road first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 My workspace is a mess so this evening I started cleaning up before proceeding so I threw the intercooler back on to check clearances for the AC and oil cooler sections. I think everything looks good to continue fabrication. My welding station is currently set up for AL which it never is so I've been contemplating also hard piping the intercooler with aerospace wiggins clamps. Not sure if it's worth it for this ebay special as the clamps and separate weld ferrules are eye bleeding expensive but I'll simmer on it over weekend projects. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calZ Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) Yes, sorry, aluminum. I somehow missed that you had flexible lines running through the fresh air duct that are already insulated. That's genius. I was already planning on running my wiring harness through the passenger side duct, but hadn't thought of doing the same with the AC lines. I might have to copy you. Edited January 11 by calZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 @calZ I actually got the fresh air duct idea from the v8 subforum here a few years back when brainstorming the AC setup. I don't recall the thread but it was a super clean silver Z and they ran the lines across the rad support to the pass side. HybridZ is an absolute goldmine of info so maybe someone will stumble across our discussion too and get some inspiration. There's a lot more going on with the AC install on this build I've been working in the background including inside the cabin (I'll update that ongoing thread in the Interiors sub sometime) but I've been trying to keep this thread mostly dedicated to the turbo aspects. For the cooler packaging I intentionally wanted to keep all the AC componentry all on the DS and the oil cooler all on the PS with the intercooler in front of and crossing between the two instead of single sided. So that's why I went through all the fabrication work so far...it would have been a heck of a lot easier to mount the oil cooler in front of the intercooler, run the AC lines much longer onto the other side of the car, etc. but that wasn't the vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted Saturday at 03:59 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 03:59 AM (edited) Things got super busy again but this evening I went ahead and hardlined the oil cooler. I'm a bit out of practice on stainless so I accidentally put a couple of tooling marks in the tubes. The line sections are short so I'll work them out with a hardened rod when I wash everything out and rebrush the finish for final assembly. It's one of those things where I need to remind myself to slow down and think things through otherwise I end up making more work for myself or waste material. I also hit the AC Hardlines with some steel wool and wd40 to get a uniform finish but it's is a bit bright for me. I may go back and redo those in brushed as well. I realize I keep getting busy so this weekend I'm going to try and dedicate a solid half day to wrapping up the turbo cooler packaging updates. Edited Saturday at 04:40 AM by Dat73z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A to Z Posted yesterday at 02:34 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:34 AM You are being VERY detail oriented. It is paying off. Really looks great. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat73z Posted 10 hours ago Author Share Posted 10 hours ago Thanks it feels good to be working on it semi-consistently again. I still haven't had my half day this weekend, but I had an hour tonight so I started final shaping the lower condenser mount. I drew what I had conceptualized on a piece of cardboard a few weeks ago but decided to freestyle it as I was filing things down. I could do a lot more but I think I'm going to punch some speed/air bypass holes on the bottom of the mount and call it. The mounting is Setrab sandwich style soft mounts with high temp silicone sheet. I'm going to try to wrap this tomorrow and weld in the top soft mounts to the intercooler air plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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