65 Barracuda daily driver
A little bit of progress. I re-installed the intake, throttle linkage, fuel pump, exhaust manifolds (almost), etc. I also mocked up the a/c compressor. It finally looks like it's gonna work. I needed CVF racing's alternator bracket to make it work. Unfortunately one of the spacers was missing, but a stack of washers is in its place right now. I wanted to install it with an idler pulley I had laying around, but I realized that if I'm using a 2-groove water pump pulley it'll work too. So I just ordered one from CVF and asked them to throw in that spacer. The crank pulley is also a CVF 2-groove, so now it'll be all from the same manufacturer. The alternator bracket uses a much shorter belt than stock, so I'll have to get one of those too.
Now I have a black a/c bracket and a polished aluminum alternator bracket, so I'll paint those tomorrow and also install the water pump for real. I also want to paint the a/c compressor black to make it look a bit more period correct.
I still need to hook up the rest of the a/c system. I'm sure summer's gonna be over when it finally works...
A little bit of progress. I re-installed the intake, throttle linkage, fuel pump, exhaust manifolds (almost), etc. I also mocked up the a/c compressor. It finally looks like it's gonna work. I needed CVF racing's alternator bracket to make it work. Unfortunately one of the spacers was missing, but a stack of washers is in its place right now. I wanted to install it with an idler pulley I had laying around, but I realized that if I'm using a 2-groove water pump pulley it'll work too. So I just ordered one from CVF and asked them to throw in that spacer. The crank pulley is also a CVF 2-groove, so now it'll be all from the same manufacturer. The alternator bracket uses a much shorter belt than stock, so I'll have to get one of those too.
Now I have a black a/c bracket and a polished aluminum alternator bracket, so I'll paint those tomorrow and also install the water pump for real. I also want to paint the a/c compressor black to make it look a bit more period correct.
I still need to hook up the rest of the a/c system. I'm sure summer's gonna be over when it finally works...