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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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i been thinking about deleting my A/C.. any of you that has done this, was it a good step? or do you regret it?... and can some post pics of their deletes...
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:29 PM
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well considering that you live in south carolina i doubt that you really need it. I live in Texas and it is hot as hell here but i do not have it here. Here is what mine looks like (the delete panel from Alvin at pcmforless)

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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:36 PM
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well it gets hot here too.. but not as hot as texas.. my ol lady loves riding in my car so im kinda hesitant about doing it..
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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mine rides in it too and she doesnt complain to much unless we are going somewhere where her hair cant get messed up. then we just take hers. it really isnt all that bad.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:44 PM
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haha.. mine is the same way.. what other mods do you have?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:53 PM
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Custom made acc. bracket to move the alt down to the a/c compressor location. Bolt ons, cam, ported heads, ported intake, 52mm, 30lb injectors, full suspension, 3600ss yank stall, built 4l60, and a lot of weight reduction. its been under the knife since may of last year though. Coming close to it baeing back on the road.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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can you show me a pic of the custom acc bracket?? i dont like my alt where it is. ugly to me
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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why'd you leave the mount for the bottom of the alt mount if you dont mind me asking?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:19 PM
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How much of it do you want to delete?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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the bottom of the mount is retained to install the idler pulley. so the belt system still functions properly.
This pic was during the trial and error but this is the pulley used.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by the_merv
How much of it do you want to delete?
i was thinking of doing just the compressor but the whole system dont look bad
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by litch2004
the bottom of the mount is retained to install the idler pulley. so the belt system still functions properly.
This pic was during the trial and error but this is the pulley used.
ok i was kinda curious.. what about using a shorter belt?
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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the_merv did everything i did except he left the guts behind the firewall and still retains his heater. great idea if you live up north. I will be installing an aftermarket heater system in mine though
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:27 PM
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I used a much shorter belt but if you look at the way the power steering pump is the belt has to go under the pulley so you still have to have a way to do this and keep tension on the pulley.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:29 PM
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nvm... said that before i thought
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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LOL its cool. my actual plan was to delete the power steering as well but my girlfriend was in town at the time of doing everything and she was not happy. She started throwing around well what if you get to drunk to drive and i have to drive. I wont be able to steer it. so it got left on there.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:37 PM
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gotta have the heat.. its in the 40's now
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:41 PM
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ya it is 55 here in texas right now. Im lucky enough to have a DD. My car hasnt been on a road in over a year so.
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Old Oct 18, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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i deleted the a/c run a a/c delete bracket and took everything off the firewall but kept my heater.. I live in Colorado and for the first year no DD and the heater worked good, and i have t-tops for the summer..
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