Lou Earle Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 After much fabricating, massaging , cussing and taking it in and out 30 to 50 times got the A/C compressor and alternator on bracket and in with pulleys aligned and ready to go. It is a close fit but it works. Don questioned - rightly so - the clearance to battery etc- it is close but have about 3/4 inch clearance between end of a/c bracket and the inner fender well. battery stays in same place no clearance problems Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_amos Posted August 6, 2008 Report Share Posted August 6, 2008 Lou, Pretty clean and non technical installation. So often people get all wound up in making things harder than they have to. Looks like you have something here. Simple and functional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p24-1953 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Lou, Im about to go down this road and am wondering how this set up has worked for you over the past year. do you have any more information aobut the size and guage of plate you used? any info you have to help me out would be appreciated. have you ever thought of selling one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezeldoc Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Lou, their's the reason it took so long, the ol' girl kept trying to reject the GM transplant! she wanted a mopar alt! Just teasing ya! looks good, will the fill/breather tube go in with the a/c lines on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looks good Lou. Have you converted this car to 12 volts or are you using a dual voltage setup same as you P-15? Have you calculated your alternator speed with your new pulley set-up? If the battery real estate is an issue you might be able to locate a battery similar in shape to the ones Buick used in the late 40's. It was about half as wide and twice as long as a standard P-15 battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Horne Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I relocated my battery to the trunk. looks a lot cleaner in the engine compartment now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Earle Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I have a couple of thes plates if anyone is interested- they will have to be drilled for the alt and compressor brackets. Brackets cost me about 40 each If want one let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p24-1953 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 one image looks like it has the compressor bracket welded to it? how do you adjust the tension? do you have any more images? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kencombs Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 I plan to do something similar on my '56 pickup. To further complicate matters, I also want power steering, and I'm going to use the same pump to provide power brakes (from a later GM pickup/van). Lookin' for ideas on how/where to mount all the pieces, pump, compressor, alt. I have a alternator from a Mitsubishi diesel truck that has a vacuum pump mounted on the back, sort of like the '50s generator/steering pump setups. I wonder it the drive would be robust enough to provide hydraulic power rather than vacuum??? Was also looking at putting a pump on the right side, but belt routing may be an issue. Anyway, looking for ideas or past experiences. Also, did the flat six ever get all this stuff from the factory, other than the generator mounted pump????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezeldoc Posted December 5, 2009 Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 I plan to do something similar on my '56 pickup. To further complicate matters, I also want power steering, and I'm going to use the same pump to provide power brakes (from a later GM pickup/van).Lookin' for ideas on how/where to mount all the pieces, pump, compressor, alt. I have a alternator from a Mitsubishi diesel truck that has a vacuum pump mounted on the back, sort of like the '50s generator/steering pump setups. I wonder it the drive would be robust enough to provide hydraulic power rather than vacuum??? Was also looking at putting a pump on the right side, but belt routing may be an issue. Anyway, looking for ideas or past experiences. Also, did the flat six ever get all this stuff from the factory, other than the generator mounted pump????? I think i would wonder where the HP to drive all this is going to come from! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Earle Posted December 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2009 Actually very little horsepower is involved. The alternator uses the same as it always did and the compressor uses only 3 hp under a load- according to the compressor (sanden) people. I would guess about 8 at the max. On my 48 sedan I run a 6 volt gen and a 12 volt alt and a compressor . -- Dual system. It is on a hopped up Asche engine and I really do not notice any difference. The old reciprocating piston type compressor used about 10 to 12 hp but not the new rotary type Lou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Uhrich Posted December 7, 2009 Report Share Posted December 7, 2009 I was wondering if that narrow water pump pulley is stock? I have a somewhat similiar set up on my 1950 fargo pickup, but had to run a narrower than stock belt to match the compressor clutch groove. What I did was mount the compressor and alt on a plate the moves out and in to tighten the a/c belt, then the alt has a pivot point to tighten it back towards the block to tighten the alt belt off the a/c pulley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang6147 Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Lou I sent you a message, I am new here, and have been working on my 41 plymouth for many years. I need that bracket... I put the info in the private message, hope to hear from you soon. That looks great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashingcows Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Yes I'm new here as well and just came across this. This is one of the few modern comforts, A/C, I will want to add to my 48. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang6147 Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 I have a couple of thes plates if anyone is interested- they will have to be drilled for the alt and compressor brackets. Brackets cost me about 40 each If want one let me know let me know if you have any more plates... Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicknapier Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Looks nice:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr63inaz Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Very cool. Here in az that would be a huge plus. What effect if any was there on the head bolts torque and how to you set you belt tension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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