Vintage air hood clearance

[Bob gatch]

a good friend of of mine who is computer illiterate wants me to ask a question.
He has a 71 dart swinger,he is building this car with a 99 360 magnum engine. He is adding a vintage air system and is concerned about hood clearance.I think the concern is the compressor is on top.has anyone here done this?

 

[missing linc]

The small Sanden type compressor should clear with no problem, I've never done one myself, however, I have them on other vehicles. Do a mock up first, then use a straight edge like a broom handle or similar across the fender flanges to verify clearance, I doubt that it would be higher than an air cleaner, but as this is a custom application you would be best to check all clearances first.

 

[TrailBeast]

a good friend of of mine who is computer illiterate wants me to ask a question.
He has a 71 dart swinger,he is building this car with a 99 360 magnum engine. He is adding a vintage air system and is concerned about hood clearance.I think the concern is the compressor is on top.has anyone here done this?

This is a 74 with the Sanden compressor like Vintage Air uses, and you can see they have plenty of room where they are mounted.

 

[JDMopar]

He might be better off to use all of the stock Magnum serpentine stuff, and use the factory AC compressor. It is more than likely a Sanden pump. The hoses can be made up to fit anything on each end.

 

[easyrider]

Here's my 5.9 with the Dakota factory a/c compressor and belt system in my 65 Dart. No clearance issues.