By Corky Guenther

The answer is: I certainly hope so.  After completing the compressor and alternator mounting brackets, the oil cooler hoses needed to be installed & routed. Then one more bracket was required – for alternator belt adjustment.  Same fabrication procedures outlined for the others, a 3D printed template, cut out of 3/8” aluminum with a bandsaw and finished with a router.

The oil cooler hoses were installed using a P-clip attached to the engine mount to retain the hose from the block fitting to the cooler, clearing space for the AC compressor and alternator. Once they were installed and the belts tensioned, the hose from the compressor to the condenser was installed leaving only the installation of a couple of more hoses to complete the under bonnet installation.

 

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