[Marv]

So Ryan, Eric and Jake have been busting their foofa-valves on this thing again this week.

The Sanden A/C compressor was mocked up so the boys could work out what belts I need to run



Test-fitting the condenser mount & drier mount - it was great Pontiac thoughtfully designed the radiator support with this recess that makes a perfect mount for the receiver-drier



Brackets to mount the evaporator under the dash - all powdercoated in Oxytech gear (Wet Look Black for gloss stuff, Ebony Texture for the matte stuff)


Yay spaghetti - Jake has done a KILLER job on this thing's wiring given the crap he was handed






Ryan discovered the gantry shock mount the car used to have in the front-end wouldn't work with where the power steering pump & A/C compressor now lived so he relocated the shocks to a more conventional spot down beside the chassis. He also found my car was using stock C10 Chevy pick-up front shocks. As they were 100% SNAFU Ryan thoughtfully ordered me some more so it should ride nicely with all the work I'm about to put into flash new bits in the front-end.



At least being bagged makes it easier to work on


This is how the custom fan shroud on the other page mounts up. Hopefully my SPAL turns up soon?


I've ordered a bunch of parts and have made myself fantastically broke. On their way are:

- quick-ratio steering box
- new inner & outer tie-rods
- new drag link (centre section)
- new idler arm
- rag joint/steering coupler rebuild kit
- new upper control arm bushes & shafts
- new engine mounts
- new carpet
- new kick panels
- new C-pillar panels (to get wrapped in hoodliner)
- new headunit
- whole new disc brake kit

That last one is on top of the Castlemaine Rod Shop spindles to take HQ Kingswood (Aussie Holden) calipers. I've got a mate with a '62 Bonneville so i'll probably pass that all on to him as he wants to run 14in wheels and I think he'll squeak that out with HQ brakes whereas I want 15s or 17s and am happy to go with bigger brakes. The kit I've ordered is from Master Power Brakes - http://www.mpbrakes.com/1964-pontiac...s?filter_name=



I should have it in a few weeks and will bash the new front-end in one Saturday. At that point hopefully I'll have time to pull the steering column out and give it a lick of paint. Or powdercoat. Whatever. It's only money, right?

[darbikrash]

Originally Posted by Marv

That last one is on top of the Castlemaine Rod Shop spindles to take HQ Kingswood (Aussie Holden) calipers. I've got a mate with a '62 Bonneville so i'll probably pass that all on to him as he wants to run 14in wheels and I think he'll squeak that out with HQ brakes whereas I want 15s or 17s and am happy to go with bigger brakes. The kit I've ordered is from Master Power Brakes - http://www.mpbrakes.com/1964-pontiac...s?filter_name=

Ordered the same brake kit for my '64 Cat and it worked out great. Couldn't get my 15" steelies to fit around the calipers though, ended up with 17"s. I highly recommend switching out the Chinese wheel bearings for Timken's.

You can get them on Amazon or Ebay for about $50-$70 USD total, P/N's if you are interested:

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...0&postcount=15

[cruzingratiot]

who makes the compressor mounting bracket and what is part #
thank you

[QUOTE=Marv;5708047]So Ryan, Eric and Jake have been busting their foofa-valves on this thing again this week.

The Sanden A/C compressor was mocked up so the boys could work out what belts I need to run

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