[roger1]

Originally Posted by Andretti

Roger, I would really like to see some outdoor springtime pictures of that labour of love. Knowing you a little, you've probably got a million and one chores going on right now but please, take the time and crown this - #1 - PY thread using your awesome photography skills!

Thank you for your nice compliments! Yes, my time has been occupied. Both my wife had to travel out of state for quite a while to help out with a family medical matter. I've been back for a bit but my wife is still there helping out.

Boy do I wish I could get those springtime photos. I'd love to be driving around with the top down with my hair blowing in the wind. But, not there yet. The car is still at the interior shop. I was hoping he would be about done by the time I got back to town but he wasn't able to put many hours into it. Some progress though. I was over there today and snapped these photos.









I also made a little progress on the car today while I was there today. I brought over some tools and got all the A/C hoses cut and fittings crimped on. Then installed them. I think it came out pretty nice.





This is the fitting I ordered for the back of the compressor:



For the suction hose, I used #10 reduced barrier hose and there is a #12 to #10 adapter connected to the receiver/dryer. The compressor outlet hose to condenser inlet is a #8 reduced barrier and the line from the condenser outlet to the inlet at the evaporator (where the orifice tube is) is a #6 standard size barrier hose. I ordered all these hoses and fittings from Coldhose.com except for the #12 to #10 adapter on the receiver/dryer. That came from ICT Billet

Btw, I did have to fabricate an adapter to be able to connect the #6 hose to the 1969 style condenser outlet. That outlet is meant to hook directly to a dryer whereas the more modern style system I've chosen needs to have the hose connected directly to the outlet.
To make this adapter, I cut the fitting off of the top of an old dryer, cut the middle out of it where the site glass was and welded it back together.