Holden V8 304 Gilmer kit with A/C & P/S !!!

[Hillerus]

Yeah I did the same when I got rid of the AC mounting bracket. You would not believe how damn heavy it is!

Reaper

Did you get your missus to give you a hand with it, or did you manage by yourself?:yeah:

 

[libardu]

Mattykaspeedy:

I used two p/s pulleys to stick on the gilmer crank pulley. works fine!! i had to hit the pulleys sooo friggin hard to get them on though. i think theres a reason for that too, its not dodgey workmanship, they're made specifically like that so when the p/s and a/c belt turn on the crank, its not the pressure of the screws holding them together, if it were, they would twist very easily if not done up tight enough. i spaced my p/s out 30 mm.

Ill get some pics up right now...

 

[libardu]

Heres a set of photos of my set up

1. How I spaced the P/S
2. The A/C
3. Left Veiw
4. Right Veiw

If you got any questions for me about how to do it just ask!!

Oh and i had to modify the clutch fan to, i cut off the last bit on each fin, the curled around piece, about 15 mm in.

 

[NOGEN 3]

Looks great. Cheers for the pics. So it's only the p/s bracket that needs spacing out?

 

[libardu]

Yeah Mate. Alternator and A/C are simple swaps :thumbsup:

Oh yeah, if you need the belt sizes for the new P/S I used a Bosch 11A1090. It only just squeezed on but you cant really go any bgger because the p/s fouls up on the top radiator hose. Im gonna look into get a new hose that will let me access the top of the p/s.

The a/c can stay the same but the new pulley is a little smaller and when it you tension the belt it comes quiet close to the swaybar, so you could go a size or two smaller but seems fine so far...

Good luck if you do it:dance:

 

[Holmez]

so how did you actually hook up the air con? just with another pulley on the back and the bolts go straight through?????

 

[mattakaspeeedy]

yea but you have to get longer bolts...

 

[Holmez]

from where and how long???????

 

[libardu]

Mate just go buy the kit and youll figure it out. theres more than enough info hear... you may need some creavtivity but we all managed to do it. i got 4" (100mm) bolts, 5/16th thread from coventrys specialty bolt store. thats in perth though, not sure what it'd be called where you are

 

[mattakaspeeedy]

hey libardu, just curious what size bolts and thread you used for the power steering bolts ?