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Hi all,
I have a 75 Series troopy with a 2H engine. I'm trying to figure out where to mount an air con pump that i will use as an air compressor and of course where to drive it from. Left side (standing at front of car looking at motor) is the injector pump. right side there is the air con and alternator. I found 2 threaded holes i might be able to use right at the bottom of the motor on the right side. but not sure how to drive it.
Anybody already done this and could perhaps point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Matt

evil_hitman wrote:Hi all,
I have a 75 Series troopy with a 2H engine. I'm trying to figure out where to mount an air con pump that i will use as an air compressor and of course where to drive it from. Left side (standing at front of car looking at motor) is the injector pump. right side there is the air con and alternator. I found 2 threaded holes i might be able to use right at the bottom of the motor on the right side. but not sure how to drive it.
Anybody already done this and could perhaps point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Matt

don't know if it will work in a 75, but in a 60 you can mount a second compressor right next to the existing air cond compressor. you need to have the existing compressor fitted with a double pulley then run the second compressor off a small belt running to the second compressor.

yeh that will work for the later 2H's

i think in the earlier 2H's the aircon was mounted on the lower left side of the motor, but in later models was mounted on upper right.

dumbdunce wrote:

evil_hitman wrote:Hi all,
I have a 75 Series troopy with a 2H engine. I'm trying to figure out where to mount an air con pump that i will use as an air compressor and of course where to drive it from. Left side (standing at front of car looking at motor) is the injector pump. right side there is the air con and alternator. I found 2 threaded holes i might be able to use right at the bottom of the motor on the right side. but not sure how to drive it.
Anybody already done this and could perhaps point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Matt

don't know if it will work in a 75, but in a 60 you can mount a second compressor right next to the existing air cond compressor. you need to have the existing compressor fitted with a double pulley then run the second compressor off a small belt running to the second compressor.

Sounds good. But if you mean next to it by going to the side (ie towards the passenger side gaurd) then no can do. I have Dual batteries and this is where the 2nd battery is.

I'm thinking of making the current aircon belt longer and taking it around the new pump also.

Matt

evil_hitman wrote:

Sounds good. But if you mean next to it by going to the side (ie towards the passenger side gaurd) then no can do. I have Dual batteries and this is where the 2nd battery is.

I'm thinking of making the current aircon belt longer and taking it around the new pump also.

Matt

hm maybe you need to make/modify the bracket to drop the existing air cond compressor down a little, then mount the endless style compressor on top of that? would work well with body lift but probably not without?

a couple of pics of your setup would help.

dumbdunce wrote:

evil_hitman wrote:

Sounds good. But if you mean next to it by going to the side (ie towards the passenger side gaurd) then no can do. I have Dual batteries and this is where the 2nd battery is.

I'm thinking of making the current aircon belt longer and taking it around the new pump also.

Matt

hm maybe you need to make/modify the bracket to drop the existing air cond compressor down a little, then mount the endless style compressor on top of that? would work well with body lift but probably not without?

a couple of pics of your setup would help.

here you go. the first 2 are the mounting holes i can find

Matt

looks like you're on a winner with those lower holes, you could also use the 2 bolts in the bracket just above them.

is there room between the egine and the frame down there though? I was going to do a similar setup on a bundera and there just wasn't room to squeeze it in there.

a trick I use for prototyping brackets is to build them out of MDF or chip board or ply for thin sections, and hot melt glue - it's strong enough to actually mount stuff but very easy to cut/join so you save a lot of time over prototyping in steel and welding all the time.

if there is room there you could go with a york or similar upright cylinder compressor with sintegral sump to avoid the need for an oiling system.

I have a full engineering workshop at my work and i get along well with some of the guys down there. They'll be making brackets. The other pump you suggested is a no go as i have a pump already that i got for free and have other pneumatic bits and pieces lying around so i can make it for next to nothing and thats about all i can afford to spend on this system.

There isn't enough room between the engine and chassis but there is enough if i mount above the chassis rail.

Matt