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Offline BADAZ chevy guy

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A/C comp with headers?
« on: April 21, 2014, 07:03:55 pm »
1977 Chevy C10 350ci motor.
I want to keep the A/C, but I also want to go with headers. Are there after market brackets for either the OEM compressor, or a later model compressor?

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Re: A/C comp with headers?
« Reply #1 on: April 21, 2014, 07:42:11 pm »
      Why wont the brackets you have work ?  I know there has to be headers out there that will fit without changing the brackets.  Or do you have a set you want to use and know they wont fit ?
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Re: A/C comp with headers?
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2014, 11:20:04 pm »
The stock brackets mount over the exhaust manifold. About 2" from the heads. Headers are only about 1/4" thick at the flange.

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Re: A/C comp with headers?
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2014, 08:17:29 pm »
can you use a steel tube cut to the correct length to make up the difference of the header and exh. manifold.  kind of like how some alternators have.

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Re: A/C comp with headers?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2014, 08:20:45 pm »
Did you search the site, is yours like this:  http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=11882.0

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Re: A/C comp with headers?
« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2014, 08:31:43 pm »
I didn't think about using a tube, but I think that may just be the answer. I'd like to see how the later model compressors mount.