I had purchased the engine compartment retrofit kit from Classic in 2010 but have just installed it. Installation went well on my 1974 with 360 engine and is cooling good in Alabama. My car was originally an A/C car but components had been removed by a previous owner. Only item still there was the evaporator in the dash which I removed, flushed, and pressure tested. Kit cost then was $759 plus I also had to purchase a pressure switch and its wiring connector which goes on the receiver/drier (they were missing). Classic kit includes compressor, condenser, hoses, brackets, expansion valve, thermostat, hardware, various hose fittings (straight, 45, 90), compressor drive belt, and pulley which bolts in front of other crankshaft pulleys. Hoses have fittings crimped on one end and you cut and have them crimped on the other end by a local shop. Enclosed are some pictures of the installation for those wanting to do this. Condenser support brackets were adjusted to fit the existing radiator support bolts. It is not necessary to drain radiator to do this work; there is a small loss of water when the water pump bolts are removed and replaced with the longer ones on the compressor support bracket. One variation from the mounting instructions is I used a very long bolt on the top of the water pump to mount the driver rear compressor support bracket. Anyone with questions or need better pictures can contact me at [email protected].
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