Builds POTM - March, 2014 - Javelina By Pablo Cruise

[fj55-100]

no a old Man a fre 50 gallon one

 

[PabloCruise]

We went from this:

To this - much nicer:

In the first pic you can see how well Evan's @fj55-100 exhaust mount from PP '17 held up!

This will be great for hanging a spare under the Pig and freeing up room inside the Pig!

 

[PabloCruise]

For the 62. I really wanna do the pig, but realized in time that I’d have to cut out the floor pan to fit the auto and full time (soon to be part time) case... and yes... that is the plan; just not this week...

Back to this - are the AC and auto tranny somehow tied together?

 

[PabloCruise]

Not sure why they switched AC compressors mid-way through the FJ-62, but life can be a mystery sometimes.

Not sure if I have the newer compressor, or older.

Here you can see compressor pulley lines up with the tensioner pulley:

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The long, tedious AC project plods along.

Parking this here for future reference:

 

[PabloCruise]

I have a solution for integrating factory a/c to an efi motor; to get rid of the idle speed cutoff function.

Perfect for a piggie with a diesel, or an efi motor that can control idle speed when a/c is on.

It works without any coil input(rpm) but still allows stock thermistor and temp dial to set temp.

More info to follow. Going to build a few for sale, so I will need to get a star. Will include controller box and a small wiring adapter, with or without a wire to integrate to ecu “a/c on signal”

Definitely works with 73 and later systems, but I am going to create a slightly different harness adapter for the 70-73 style.

If you come up with a stock underdash unit, without wiring or controller I can also get you functional with this and a new harness.

Big shout out to Brett - @cruiserbrett for making this happen!

Looking forward to using this controller unit to integrate the Pig AC with the 3FE ECU and compressor.

Thanks Brett!

 

[RUSH55]

Sheesh, that’s a lot of pulleys

 

[PabloCruise]

Big shout out to Brett - @cruiserbrett for making this happen!

Looking forward to using this controller unit to integrate the Pig AC with the 3FE ECU and compressor.

Thanks Brett!

Gotta add pictures!

 

[PabloCruise]

Sheesh, that’s a lot of pulleys

Right?

Looking forward to setting the belt tension on those!

 

[RUSH55]

I bet!

 

[Megadoomer]

Sheesh, that’s a lot of pulleys

Poor little 125 hp hasta work overtime.

 

[RUSH55]

Did someone ever dream up a serpentine setup for the 3F?

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

Back to this - are the AC and auto tranny somehow tied together?

No, they’re not.

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

The pulleys aren’t the issue; it’s the fan shroud.

 

[PabloCruise]

Did someone ever dream up a serpentine setup for the 3F?

That would be a lot of pulleys to engineer...

 

[RUSH55]

Uh, yeah...

 

[PabloCruise]

Kurt @cruiseroutfit turned me on to these guys - going to see if they may have an AC condensor to fit Miss Javelina:

Ranshu LLC - Everything Automotive A/C Parts and Accessories

www.ranshu.com

 

[Honger]

Kurt @cruiseroutfit turned me on to these guys - going to see if they may have an AC condensor to fit Miss Javelina:

Ranshu LLC - Everything Automotive A/C Parts and Accessories

www.ranshu.com

That’s a great resource...

 

[PabloCruise]

Ever since the Pig Party the garage has smelled like gas. Wondering if I tore the "new" tank just like the old one was torn?

Also wondering if I could add some flex to the tank mount where the tank bolts to the floor of the body? Maybe sandwich some o-rings on both sides of the tank flange...

 

[PabloCruise]

Putting some details about the AC condensor space here to aid my thoughts as well as anyone else...

The existing holes in my rad crossmember look like 11" on center:

 

[PabloCruise]

Maybe 10 7/8" center...