Went to put my manifold adapter on... and it didn't fit. The compressor has a boss sticking out where the bolt goes that was too big to go in the center hole of the manifold.
So I drilled it out so that it would fit (with the help of an adapter kit...
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Then dug thru my stash to find a shorter bolt that would fit.
Pulled the battery out, pulled the line off between the evaporator and condenser and put new o-rings in it. Also started eyeing what it was going to take to get the drier in there.
The hose between the compressor and condenser technically fit great... I was not happy with it interfering with my intake snorkel. Both coming out of the condenser and where the tube swooped up.
This was at noon one day I discovered this. Also hit the point of "what am I doing?" "why am I doing this?" "the truck was perfectly functional and was really close to my goal of looking stock now I am going to have to go back to an open element air cleaner"
Then I mull it over throughout the day. If I could clock the tube at the rear to maybe get it out of the way I could probably deal with it at the condenser somehow.
So that is just what I did. I canted the tube over as far as I could. Then I probably did a no-no but very carefully bent the tube (aluminum) coming out of the condenser to point more straight back. I can't see any krinks or tears so I think I am ok.
Then the line between the compressor and evaporator... I just couldn't get thrilled about it. I originally had it routed under the aircleaner but that big steel elbow was hard into the firewall and it just looked weird popping out just to swoop over the evap housing to hit the drier. Without opening the drier I was also concerned about rubbing on the evap housing as well. Also note the heater hoses were too short and interfered with the drier, so I replaced those with longer ones (as well as the vacuum lines going to the vacuum reservoir)
So then I tried to route it up and over like a bullnose. Looked better but the elbow was hard into the wiper motor. So we go over to the vice, I straighten one bend and take some of the angle out of the harder bend. I think it it is going to look fairly decent. Added a second gen firewall wire loom holder to support the hose and it looks freaky good IMO.
Tomorrow I am going to rumble it in to dad's shop, install the drier/suction hose, switch and 134A fittings, charge it and see what I have.
The heater hoses and vacuum lines are long until I can get the drier actually mounted in place and I know what I have to work around for room.