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Originally Posted by 1971455HO

I can offer up one (my) explanation for having AC and Power Steering on a high performance car being from the generation that drove these cars when they were new. Back in the day, all of us guys carried two 9/16" x 1/2" combination wrenches and maybe a 5/8" with us at all times. One, was it fit nearly every nut or bolt under the hood and, two... if we were heading for the drag strip, we just took the AC and Alternator belts off and and let it eat. One it saved the belts from stretching and or twisting and two it unlocked all the power. Later after playing hard, we just put everything back on and rode in comfort. Me in my bird & my buddy with his GTO done it for years. Yeah, it was a little inconvenient., but hell, it only took a couple of minutes to do it. None of us were rich, so it was our hot rod, our date cars and our go to work cars. Just a different perspective back then.

Eddie

Love it.... been there... done that. Don't forget the crafstman screwdriver that was used to tweak the screws on the carb for race set up and serve as a lever when tightening up the belts at the end of the night. Thanks for the reminder of how fun and resourceful we were in the day.

[1971455HO]

Yep!