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68 short step · 08-21-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Hello? Test... test... is this thing on?

the a/c compressor will be from a 00 chevy truck, mounted in the stock position...

gringoloco · 08-21-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 short step

the a/c compressor will be from a 00 chevy truck, mounted in the stock position...

Hmmm... how are you pulling this one off? Aren't you using plate adapter mounts? Don't they get in the way?

68 short step · 08-21-2007, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Hmmm... how are you pulling this one off? Aren't you using plate adapter mounts? Don't they get in the way?

i had to trim a piece off the compressor mounting bracket, so the head of the bolt wont interfer....i have yet to install or even have a 00 truck compressor, but i looked at one at oreillys and did some measureing... so we'll see how it all works out here real soon...

68 short step · 08-21-2007, 10:11 PM

worked on installing the vintage air evaporator unit under the dash today.... thought all i would have to do is fab some mounting tabs and hang it, but for some reason they thought it would be a good idea to prewire everything with about 10 feet to much wire.... its good to have to much wire then not enough, but dang!!..... so after i got it hung i went to work re-wiring the pre-wired harness...as you can see i mounted the relays and circuit braker in a nice and convenient spot, and cut about 9' of wire off and made it more neater....it also doesnt hang down to low to interfer with anything or get in the way of the passenger feet, and it has a factory look to it..

**Hart_Rod** · 08-21-2007, 10:56 PM

what unit are you using? At the rate you're going, I should just send you my Suburban and all the parts and let you finish it,

.

R

killer71 · 08-21-2007, 11:40 PM

It's a vintage air generation IV. it's supposed to be there most current and efficient unit to date and is rated well enough to cool a suburban...so you you should definit. check it out! 68 short step doesn't fool around!!! I'm sure killer is beginning to get in the way tho.

68 short step · 08-21-2007, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by killer71

I'm sure killer is beginning to get in the way tho.

naa, im really enjoying it.... IM ready to drive killer tho, as im sure you are too

killer71 · 08-22-2007, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by 68 short step

naa, im really enjoying it.... IM ready to drive killer tho, as im sure you are too

"yelp", i miss my hotrod...pretty boring around here without it...

68 short step · 08-22-2007, 10:13 PM

get the interior back together... installed a flameing river chrome /tilt/ auto steering column, looks great, the gear indicator will be switched for a OD one...still working on the wiring .... and mocked up all the hoses for the heater core and a/c, on the inside....

cstanley · 08-23-2007, 12:16 AM

sexy...

68 short step · 08-24-2007, 12:27 AM

ok here ya go gringo the a/c compressor fit, the only clearances i had to do, beside the bracket itself, way the frame so the adaptor fitting will clear.. ill post pics of that when its installed so you can see what im talking about..

ChevyDude · 08-24-2007, 03:41 AM

Wow, what a beauty!!! Great work, great job...she will be stunning when you are finished!!! Fact...she is stunning now!!!

Alex

see ten · 08-24-2007, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by killer71

It's a vintage air generation IV. it's supposed to be there most current and efficient unit to date and is rated well enough to cool a suburban...so you you should definit. check it out! 68 short step doesn't fool around!!! I'm sure killer is beginning to get in the way tho.

So is that a new series of the surefit systems? I haven't seen one that looks like that. Keep up the good work!

killer71 · 08-24-2007, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by see ten

So is that a new series of the surefit systems? I haven't seen one that looks like that. Keep up the good work!

No SEE TEN it's not a sure fit. You can check it out on the home page of va. It's a fly by wire set up...wanted to get away from all the cables and vaccum actuators and so forth...

**Hart_Rod** · 08-24-2007, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68 short step

get the interior back together... installed a flameing river chrome /tilt/ auto steering column, looks great, the gear indicator will be switched for a OD one...still working on the wiring .... and mocked up all the hoses for the heater core and a/c, on the inside....

Just a suggestion, but I would wrap the interior hoses with some foam insulation like that used on pipes. It will help keep the heat out of the cab from the heater hose and keep the cold in for the a/c lines.

R

SCOTI · 08-24-2007, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Just a suggestion, but I would wrap the interior hoses with some foam insulation like that used on pipes. It will help keep the heat out of the cab from the heater hose and keep the cold in for the a/c lines.

R

That is a good idea.

cstanley · 08-24-2007, 09:26 PM

are you going to have to custom-fit a glove box since it's not a sure-fit? or can you use the one from the sure-fit kit?

killer71 · 08-24-2007, 10:18 PM

It's looking like i'm not gonna have one...a few ideas have popped in my head as to what we can put there tho. Just gotta check with the BOSS!

Frizzle Fry · 08-24-2007, 11:08 PM

laughing at myself for I never having clicked on this thread because I thought it was just a 5.3 install...

Then I finally said "this must be one sweet 5.3 install to be such a long thread." So I dive in to find some of the cleanest work on the board! Wow

killer71 · 08-24-2007, 11:30 PM

WOW...That definitely means something coming from you as 68ss will say the samething. I was wandering earlier if you had checked this build up out! Glad you approve.

Frizzle Fry · 08-25-2007, 12:13 PM

This build is way beyond what I've done as far as finishing work is concerned. You guys are at the level I'm (and I think most guys are) working towards in that regard. ...and you're doing it all with the quality these trucks deserve. If I could just stop coming up with ideas I might get there

Keep it up

I'm tuned in now

68 short step · 08-27-2007, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

laughing at myself for I never having clicked on this thread because I thought it was just a 5.3 install...

Then I finally said "this must be one sweet 5.3 install to be such a long thread." So I dive in to find some of the cleanest work on the board! Wow

thanks, that does mean quite a bit coming for a guy turning a burb into a hoe..

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCOTI

That is a good idea.

will do, the kit come with some wrap just for that reason... not foam, but more like sticky 2.5" wide tape wrap.. but is for the same reason..

glock35ipsc · 08-27-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 short step

thanks, that does mean quite a bit coming for a guy turning a burb into a hoe..

That's funny!

Looking awesome 68ss!! You are doing a fantastic job!

shifty · 08-30-2007, 12:42 AM

any updates?

killer71 · 08-30-2007, 12:19 PM

Shifty, he's got me where he wants me and makin me sweat these last few ones out!!!!

08-21-2007, 10:11 PM	#304
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: Killers 5.3L install worked on installing the vintage air evaporator unit under the dash today.... thought all i would have to do is fab some mounting tabs and hang it, but for some reason they thought it would be a good idea to prewire everything with about 10 feet to much wire.... its good to have to much wire then not enough, but dang!!..... so after i got it hung i went to work re-wiring the pre-wired harness...as you can see i mounted the relays and circuit braker in a nice and convenient spot, and cut about 9' of wire off and made it more neater....it also doesnt hang down to low to interfer with anything or get in the way of the passenger feet, and it has a factory look to it.. Last edited by 68 short step; 01-10-2008 at 08:59 AM.

08-21-2007, 10:56 PM	#305
Hart_Rod ************* Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 17,831	Re: Killers 5.3L install what unit are you using? At the rate you're going, I should just send you my Suburban and all the parts and let you finish it, . R __________________ Rob - https://www.instagram.com/hart_rod_c10 As Iron Sharpens Iron, So One Man Sharpens Another. Proverbs 27:17 FOR SALE: DBW pedal bracket - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=651123 FOR SALE: Hood Brackets http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=679945 1987 Silverado SWB - 34.5K original miles http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801834 1969 SuperBurb - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=200387 1968 Farm truck - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=358692 1968 SWB - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=551258 1948 Chevy - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=122164&page=3

08-21-2007, 11:40 PM	#306
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Killers 5.3L install It's a vintage air generation IV. it's supposed to be there most current and efficient unit to date and is rated well enough to cool a suburban...so you you should definit. check it out! 68 short step doesn't fool around!!! I'm sure killer is beginning to get in the way tho. __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

08-22-2007, 10:13 PM	#309
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: Killers 5.3L install get the interior back together... installed a flameing river chrome /tilt/ auto steering column, looks great, the gear indicator will be switched for a OD one...still working on the wiring .... and mocked up all the hoses for the heater core and a/c, on the inside.... Last edited by 68 short step; 01-10-2008 at 08:59 AM.

08-23-2007, 12:16 AM	#310
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: Killers 5.3L install sexy... __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/

08-24-2007, 12:27 AM	#311
68 short step Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: tulsa OK Posts: 3,070	Re: Killers 5.3L install ok here ya go gringo the a/c compressor fit, the only clearances i had to do, beside the bracket itself, way the frame so the adaptor fitting will clear.. ill post pics of that when its installed so you can see what im talking about.. Last edited by 68 short step; 01-10-2008 at 08:59 AM.

08-24-2007, 03:41 AM	#312
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: Killers 5.3L install Wow, what a beauty!!! Great work, great job...she will be stunning when you are finished!!! Fact...she is stunning now!!! Alex __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4

08-24-2007, 09:26 PM	#317
cstanley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,229	Re: Killers 5.3L install are you going to have to custom-fit a glove box since it's not a sure-fit? or can you use the one from the sure-fit kit? __________________ "Anybody who would paint his truck like this, would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers!" - Big Enis Burdett '72 Blazer Restoration Blog: http://sportchicken.blogspot.com/

08-24-2007, 10:18 PM	#318
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Killers 5.3L install It's looking like i'm not gonna have one...a few ideas have popped in my head as to what we can put there tho. Just gotta check with the BOSS! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

08-24-2007, 11:08 PM	#319
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Killers 5.3L install laughing at myself for I never having clicked on this thread because I thought it was just a 5.3 install... Then I finally said "this must be one sweet 5.3 install to be such a long thread." So I dive in to find some of the cleanest work on the board! Wow

08-24-2007, 11:30 PM	#320
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Killers 5.3L install WOW...That definitely means something coming from you as 68ss will say the samething. I was wandering earlier if you had checked this build up out! Glad you approve. __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07

08-25-2007, 12:13 PM	#321
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: Killers 5.3L install This build is way beyond what I've done as far as finishing work is concerned. You guys are at the level I'm (and I think most guys are) working towards in that regard. ...and you're doing it all with the quality these trucks deserve. If I could just stop coming up with ideas I might get there Keep it up I'm tuned in now

08-30-2007, 12:42 AM	#324
shifty Questionable Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 13,376	Re: Killers 5.3L install any updates? __________________ If I've got anything up for grabs, it'll be here: 7-hole gauge cluster for a 67-72 p/u FREE (link) I can't check the forum daily. If I don't reply to you within 24 hours, drop me a PM! I'm (hopefully) still alive and will reply faster to a PM.

08-30-2007, 12:19 PM	#325
killer71 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: at work Posts: 2,552	Re: Killers 5.3L install Shifty, he's got me where he wants me and makin me sweat these last few ones out!!!! __________________ R.I.P. Killer 71 10/26/07



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