81 F100 flare side custom with 300 six & T18

[Gary Lewis]

Picked up from the junk yard a AC compressor, one step closer to having AC in the truck

The yard did not have the hoses or the used dryer as I wanted them to see if they would work with the rest of my system.

My old York hoses don't fit the new compressor but do fit the truck.

So I am looking up hoses and other needed parts to make it whole again and hope the hoses will fit.

If not going to have to find someone to make up new hoses.

I hit the hardware store for bolts for the compressor and test fitted the brackets I made, I lost one a while back, and they fit.

I also picked up screws for the sun visors and got them mounted. Also the strip across the top of the windshield in place. I hope when I get a good pair of pillar moldings I can install without needing to remove the top strip.

Not to the truck but in the garage.

A few weeks ago I broke the bench vice, it was kind of small but better than nothing. So I picked up a nice 5" that turns & swivels and can hold pipe from Northern Tool.

Because it was bigger the old bolts and holes would not work so had to dig thru my bolt & nut bins for hardware.

I also had to clean a 1/4 of the bench to mount it, now if I can just keep it clean LOL

Dave ----

I hope you find the hoses. I was lucky that Huck's system, complete with hoses, fit Big Blue. Huck, the truck that keeps on giving!

As for the vise, I couldn't get along w/o one. I cut steel in mine for the throttle cable bracket and then put the whole assembly in there to tack weld it. Oh yes, I put the sheet metal angle in there and tapped it until the angle was 90 degrees.

[FuzzFace2]

Hope your new vice works out!

Sometimes a little bit more is just enough.

I sure wish I had a place to mount my big Wilton, but it would likely tip my "bench" over.

Hard to believe you went through all that firewall work and don't get have functioning AC Dave!

Soon enough....

I also noticed that Bill's body shop on Noroton Ave. is looking ready to be bulldozed.

Lot of changes over that way. The supermarket plaza across from the train station is a pile of rubble.

The vice sure looks good on the bench and I think if it was to pull the bench over the wall would come with it as I am sure they are bolted together.

A truck was not built in a day Besides what would I work on if the AC was working

Bills always looked closed when I went by it and I would get my gas at Getty next door on the corner.

From what I was told they bought that building so they could get on the towing list for the town.

I think it also gave them a second time on the state tow list, first shot was from the Stamford buildings.

Is that the Stop & Shop that is rubble or Palmer's?

When the wife worked in NY we would shop at S & S most of the time.

You know what they are going to build there?

Dave ----

[ArdWrknTrk]

Hope your new vice works out!

Sometimes a little bit more is just enough.

I sure wish I had a place to mount my big Wilton, but it would likely tip my "bench" over.

Hard to believe you went through all that firewall work and don't get have functioning AC Dave!

Soon enough....

I also noticed that Bill's body shop on Noroton Ave. is looking ready to be bulldozed.

Lot of changes over that way. The supermarket plaza across from the train station is a pile of rubble.

The vice sure looks good on the bench and I think if it was to pull the bench over the wall would come with it as I am sure they are bolted together.

A truck was not built in a day Besides what would I work on if the AC was working

Bills always looked closed when I went by it and I would get my gas at Getty next door on the corner.

From what I was told they bought that building so they could get on the towing list for the town.

I think it also gave them a second time on the state tow list, first shot was from the Stamford buildings.

Is that the Stop & Shop that is rubble or Palmer's?

When the wife worked in NY we would shop at S & S most of the time.

You know what they are going to build there?

Dave ----

The Stop&Shop plaza.

Palmer's is an institution in Darien!

I'll take pictures next time I'm at Ring's End.

And have a look to see what's coming.

I get it...

Joe Romanello does the same thing with Preferred and East Coast.

Two spots in the tow rotation.

Preferred so he can be a duty wrecker in Greenwich.

If the AC worked you could work on staying cool.... and of course, the AMC.

But you know this project is never finished.

I'm really glad you've driving it now!

[Gary Lewis]

The Stop&Shop plaza.

Palmer's is an institution in Darien!

I'll take pictures next time I'm at Ring's End.

And have a look to see what's coming.

I get it...

Joe Romanello does the same thing with Preferred and East Coast.

Two spots in the tow rotation.

Preferred so he can be a duty wrecker in Greenwich.

If the AC worked you could work on staying cool.... and of course, the AMC.

But you know this project is never finished.

I'm really glad you've driving it now!

Yes, what would you work on?! Oh yes, there's the AMC, and, and, and.... Vehicles are never "done".

[FuzzFace2]

Yes, what would you work on?! Oh yes, there's the AMC, and, and, and.... Vehicles are never "done".

Thanks guy, I have 3 AMC's 2 really as I think 1, factory v8 Gremlin, is a little to far gone with rust but would like to transplant the v8 drive train into another small body car like a Hornet or Sprit.

Move away for a few years and everything changes, yes would like to know what is going in there.

No pictures needed seen 1 building knocked down you seen them all LOL

Towing is big buss. down that way. You have the light duty (small trucks) has 1 list each for city & state then you have the heavy duty for the state IIRC.

Been a while since I talked to Billy jr (RIP) & Bobby parker from Bill's Service. My son talked to their kids more than I did.

They are family, when Bill sr. was in Glenbrook on Hope St. I would help dad paint the tow trucks when he got a new one. They were red & white with gold booms, now it is hard to read who they belong to as they have so much other stuff on them.

Dave ----

[ArdWrknTrk]

Thanks guy, I have 3 AMC's 2 really as I think 1, factory v8 Gremlin, is a little to far gone with rust but would like to transplant the v8 drive train into another small body car like a Hornet or Sprit.

Move away for a few years and everything changes, yes would like to know what is going in there.

No pictures needed seen 1 building knocked down you seen them all LOL

Towing is big buss. down that way. You have the light duty (small trucks) has 1 list each for city & state then you have the heavy duty for the state IIRC.

Been a while since I talked to Billy jr (RIP) & Bobby parker from Bill's Service. My son talked to their kids more than I did.

They are family, when Bill sr. was in Glenbrook on Hope St. I would help dad paint the tow trucks when he got a new one. They were red & white with gold booms, now it is hard to read who they belong to as they have so much other stuff on them.

Dave ----

Well.... Condos, with mixed use retail on the ground floor.

Here's Bill's

NOT just that shopping center, but the whole corner of Heights & Hollow Tree as well!

Here's Stop & Shop and along West Ave.

 

[FuzzFace2]

Well.... Condos, with mixed use retail on the ground floor.

Here's Bill's

NOT just that shopping center, but the whole corner of Heights & Hollow Tree as well!

Here's Stop & Shop and along West Ave.

WOW

Looks like everything on that side of the road is being replaced!

Sometimes I thing the wife and I got out just in time.

Even were we are, between us and the high way (2 miles at most) there was a farm with cows that they built a sub division in and across the street they built low cost apartments.

Across the street from us they built 4 houses, cant be seen from the street, and think there are 4 more lots for sale.

Between us and Raleigh there are making the high way (I40) wider to handle the traffic and depending on the time of day it is not coming soon enough!

Times are changing all over

Thanks for the pictures going to show the wife soon.

Dave ----

[Rembrant]

Thanks guy, I have 3 AMC's 2 really as I think 1, factory v8 Gremlin, is a little to far gone with rust but would like to transplant the v8 drive train into another small body car like a Hornet or Sprit.

Move away for a few years and everything changes, yes would like to know what is going in there.

No pictures needed seen 1 building knocked down you seen them all LOL

Towing is big buss. down that way. You have the light duty (small trucks) has 1 list each for city & state then you have the heavy duty for the state IIRC.

Been a while since I talked to Billy jr (RIP) & Bobby parker from Bill's Service. My son talked to their kids more than I did.

They are family, when Bill sr. was in Glenbrook on Hope St. I would help dad paint the tow trucks when he got a new one. They were red & white with gold booms, now it is hard to read who they belong to as they have so much other stuff on them.

Dave ----

Dave,

I took a picture of this for you last night;). There are a few AMC's that show up on our Thusday night gatherings. This particular one is my favorite.

[FuzzFace2]

Dave,

I took a picture of this for you last night;). There are a few AMC's that show up on our Thusday night gatherings. This particular one is my favorite.

http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n67265/IMG_1705.jpg

Nice looking Javelin.

It a 71 - 74 Javelin and looks to have AMX badge on the rear pillar.

They had a base model and a SST model.

Do you know what size motor it had? they came with 258 straight six, 304, 360 & 401 v8's and for transmissions they had auto's and 4 sp sticks.

The 68 - 70 Javelins were base model or SST, most were SST.

Then you have the 68 - 70 AMX, it was 12 inch shorter than the Javelin and 2 seat model.

2 different cars for 68 - 70 when in 71 - 74 they no longer made the 12 inch shorter AMX but made it a upgrade to the Javelin model.

Dave ----

[FuzzFace2]

Dave,

I took a picture of this for you last night;). There are a few AMC's that show up on our Thusday night gatherings. This particular one is my favorite.

http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n67265/IMG_1705.jpg

Nice looking Javelin.

It a 71 - 74 Javelin and looks to have AMX badge on the rear pillar.

They had a base model and a SST model.

Do you know what size motor it had? they came with 258 straight six, 304, 360 & 401 v8's and for transmissions they had auto's and 4 sp sticks.

The 68 - 70 Javelins were base model or SST, most were SST.

Then you have the 68 - 70 AMX, it was 12 inch shorter than the Javelin and 2 seat model.

2 different cars for 68 - 70 when in 71 - 74 they no longer made the 12 inch shorter AMX but made it a upgrade to the Javelin model.

Dave ----

Started on the AC install yesterday.

Got the compressor mounted, my hand made mounts worked great.

Once the pump was in place I worked on hose fitment as I did not know if they would work.

2 of the 3 new ones fit and they were from the pump to condenser & pump to dryer, the dryer to condenser I had to reuse the old hose as the new one had a wrong end on it.

I think the newer evap coil has a different fitting that the new hose would have fit?

The pump to dryer sits up a little high so I needed to bend the tube on the dryer and should have enough room to close the hood.

I did get a newer dryer but it would not fit the evap coil so I ordered a new one for my year truck and will need to bend that tube. The newer dryer has a different tube so the hose sits lower to clear the hood but what I have will work just looks a little off.

Then I moved on to the compressor belt and run into a problem.

I have a mix of AC and non AC parts on the motor and did not know this till the compressor was bolted in place. I am also running a GM style PS pump and this was also causing a problem, it sits in the AC belt groove on the crank so I quit for the night to think this out.

Today after checking with members on how the belts run on a factory AC 300 six motor I found the 3 belts, ALT / AC / PS all go over the water pump pulley and crank. Well the PS is sitting where the AC belt needs to go and there is no groove in the WP pulley for this to happen. Non AC motors for PS just goes from crank to PS pump.

So first order was to see about finding a 3 groove water pump pulley for a 300 with factory AC, this could be BIG ISSUE as I am not finding one.

Plowing forward I had to move the PS pump back about 3/4" so it could use the center cranks groove, the ALT uses the one closest to the motor.

For now I was able to stack 2 nuts and longer bolts for the main mount and some washers and longer bolt for the rear adjusting bracket. I had to get a new belt as it now has to go over the water pump pulley but it works as I had the motor running and the belt did not fly off.

The new AC belt I got will not work, to short even now going over a small groove water pump pulley.

So when I get the right water pump pulley with 3 large grooves I can drive the truck to AZ and try belts till I get one to fit.

I tried to return the newer dryer, the AC belt that is to short and the hose that fits nothing I have but did not have the receipt for them, phone was home charging. So when I pick up the new dryer I will return them then.

So if any one knows where to get a 3 groove water pump pulley for a 300 motor that has factory AC please let me know I need 1 badly.

Dave ----