[Shotimes] A/C Removal

[Mark Nunnally]

FWIW, I did the "spacer" method on my old 89 and broke 2 motor mount
brackets drag racing.  The 4 bolt pattern on the mount uses the compressor
housing to complete the strength of the bracket.  On my black 89, I just
took the guts out of the compressor, and installed the alum (pretty light)
housing back on there.

It's nasting if that bracket breaks (you have NO front engine mounting), at
the drags mine let go in 1st gear under nitrous and the engine literally
tried to go through the hood (the engine eye lift bracket almost totally
pierced the metal)  Ask Tom W what it looked like after that.  That car was
a piece of junk, but it would suck to ruin a good hood that way.

mark

----- Original Message -----
From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
To: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>; "WILLIAM
HULAN" <wrhulan@hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A/C Removal


> Thanks for the reminder, Dave.  Bill, the AC compressor is part of how the
> alternator mounts.  To keep the alternator in position after removing the
> condenser, you need to come up with a spacer (or "stand off").  I simply
> used a couple of short pieces of plumbing pipe.  In the world of threaded
> plumbing pipe, short pieces threaded on both ends are called nipples.  I
> used two of them, 1/2" ID, 2" long, IIRC.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A/C Removal
>
>
> Don't forget to explain about needing to cobble up some spacers to mount
the
> motor mount to.
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "van Oss" <vanOss@centurytel.net>
> To: "WILLIAM HULAN" <wrhulan@hotmail.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: August 20, 2003 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] A/C Removal
>
>
> > Bill,
> >
> > I amputated the AC system in my 91.  Sorry, I don't recall a part number
> for
> > the shorter, replacement belt.  Yes, the belt simply skips AC and
> otherwise
> > follows the diagram.
> >
> > Joseph van Oss
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