With the mechanical sliders removed and replaced with electronics,
the head unit was re-installed in the dash
New AC vent above the new electronic controls -
One last hole in the shaved firewall was required - this one for the AC kits wiring harness....
To mount the AC pump on the stroker engine, an entire serpentine kit,
complete with March Pulleys, was purchased.
Ready to install:
No sooner had I gotten the Alternator out of the way to pull the first pulley and I was stalled...
The aluminum fasteners holding the water pump pulley to the steel housing mount galled, welding themselves to the threads, necessitating me wasting an hour - plus, to drill them out, one size bit after the next so as to avoid ruining the threads....
After removing 'most' of each fastener, I ran a tap through each one, just to be sur the threads where clean and sharp and no bits of the old fasteners where left behind....
Oh well. MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my readers - and we'll get back at it on the 28th!
