air-con/compressor

couldn't find anything about it over there.
Thanks anyway

Haven't found what I want yet but still looking, got some great info on mods for the 80
thanks,
NickR

I meant to post and ask them there ;)

Will make some phone calls, it would be great if I would find one that fits on my air-con. If not, well, I just have to make the pulley myself and somehow fit it on the original clutch.
Thanks for the tip

will fit the air con on a 80 series turbo and a non turbo both diesel. Both pulley has to be custum made as the turbo air con is different from the none turbo. Got it all work out today, and there is just enough room to fit the second air con on both engine version. In the none turbo version, I will have to shift the battery 90degree and move the air filter towards the master cylinder to have a bit more room. My friends turbo got plenty room.
if your are in Perth, you'r welcome to see how i will fit the babies together. If not in Perth, well, u just have to wait the pictures.......
Send me a mail
Teaser

if you need to get some machining done, send me a mail, I'm sure I can help you.

Check out post 16894 - i recently asked a similar question. There's also lots of info in the archives - as i discovered.
Twigiee

I beleive, the only place to fit it is next to the original air con. If you have a diesel none turbo, you will have to rotate the battery 90 degrees and shift the air filter towards the master cylinder to have more room.
Piece of cake in my case. I'm using an 200 ZX Nissan air con for the compressor. Big mama.
The air intake will be somewhere in the cab, air is always clean up there.
Of course it will be fitted with a air filter, " K&N" most likely. Was thinking making a mini snorkel, but I dont thing it's a good idea. Still working on it. However it would look cool.
Keep in touch and I will release all the details for a bottle scotch.
teaser

Had a good look in my LC 80 petrol and found a spot directly above the main aircon if I can get a pulley machined up to bolt on directly between the fan and where it goes on to the motor. it looks to me that the fan can move forward up to 40mm so if the pulley had a 4mm plate on one side it could bolt on there and still have the fan a safe distance from the radiator. Then it would just take some creative brackets to mount the compressor. what do you think?
a whole bottle of scotch? surely we could share, i like at least a johnny black
NickR

Hi Bob
There are only 1 brg, fully sealed, and greased, just under the pulley.
So, no need to worry about it. However, for the pistons, it's just a matter of disconnecting the inlet port and pour some oil in it. Thinking of some kind of T piece, with a plug, for it. Doesn't need much oil as the air con is running, what? ......10 minutes? at the time?. Don't forget, it takes only 1,18 minutes to fill up a 35 litres tank or a tyre.
It started up with quite a bit of thinking to do, but my friend and me have been SO impressed with the result, that there is NO chance that we are going to give up the project. Both of us got 80 series, so not sure how it would fit on an other 4by. But as we said : "if there is a will, there is a way"
As soon as the project is finish, I will post all the details.
Teaser