The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Air conditioning on a 6 cyl.?

Patrick's has a set of brackets that puts the a/c compressor where the generator used to be and the alternator above the intake on the same side. The compressor has a two groove pulley and is hooked up the crank and water pump with a smaller belt to just the alternator. Set of brackets is about $100, maybe less.

I'd like to add p/s in addition to a/c and am going to drill the old pully off the harmonic balancer, thread the holes and bolt in a two belt pulley to be able to run the p/s on the passanger side of the engine. I think I found a aftermarket bracket that'll work but am going to try looking at the brackets on other l-6's in the boneyard and maybe have my block/head drilled and threaded to use one of those, if there is meat in the right places that could be drilled/threaded.