27Sep

Day Two

27 Sep 2022 Eric Hansen

Got the condenser and radiator mounted, and rewired the H4 Relay Kit to pop out the driver side (to leave room for the A/C hoses). Meanwhile, Dave got the alternator and A/C compressor mounted up. The Nostalgic AC instructions leave a bit to be desired (compared to the Classic Auto Air system I put in the Mach 1, so it was a bit of a slog). Also made a custom bracket for the dryer, since the fenders open up – the dryer needs to stay put, so it’ll live where it’s supposed to, just not nailed to the inside of the fender. “Swedged” my first A/C hoses today as well, so that was fun. Also drug the Redneck Dual Exhaust out of the overgrown part of the side yard I haven’t been able to get to since the Jeep is jammed up against that side of the carport, so it’s ready to go when it’s time to hang it. Tomorrow, I’m diving under to work on the transmission stuff (shifter cables, cooling lines, etc.) and Dave will probably work on getting the power steering pump back into place – we’ll see.

The front end is done (providing it all works when I plumb and wire everything, that is). Dookie won’t know what to do, as he’s never had a fan shroud since I’ve owned him.
Getting closer – more stuff bolted onto the engine. Dave got the alternator, A/C compressor, and crank pulley back on. It’ll all look better with the new exhaust, valve covers, intake, and the rest of the ‘cleaned up and freshly painted’ parts he took care of yesterday.