Let's not be hasty now!
In keeping with a general clean up I washed the radiator and fan shroud up nice and cleaned out collected dust/dirt.
When I did the restoration I installed an old-school looking manual heater valve into the head for future use on adding a heater. This lets me keep the heater circuit turned off during warmer months.
I also installed a bulkhead fitting that made passing the coolant lines through very easy. Here I've used some 45-degree fittings on the bulkhead to attach hoses too. The bulkhead and angle fittings are all from Old Air, the same maker as my heat/AC unit.
I needed to make a bracket for the heater valve controlled from the dash. I had a nice piece of aluminum from a test cut I did for an old project on my 80-series.
And mounted it up to one of the firewall supports. Adjusted and connected my heater pull. Plumbed with 5/8" Gates hoses and constant torque Breeze clamps.
I did use OEM hose clamps where I connected to the block and return pipe.
Hardest part was probably installing the pulls in the dashboard. I had to disconnect the heat/AC unit and drop it down to fit up inside the dash. It's crowded up in there.
And interior coolant lines installed.
For the AC I replaced the drier bottle and expansion valve. I also flushed the entire system. This was somewhat precautionary, but it also ensures the highest performance from an AC install.
After ensuring everything was connected and cinched tight I vacuumed out the AC system and filled the coolant system.
And buttoned up the front end re-assembly and charged the AC.
And back to cruisin'
