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[themechanic]

Morris Classics sells these which look like the ones I had custom ordered from Seatbelt Planet.

Charger (Hardtop) Front 3-Point Seat Belts for Bucket Seats

Morris Classic offers front 3-point seat belts for 1968-73 Chargers that directly bolt into the factory locations and come with all necessary hardware. Classic Dodge Charger

www.morrisclassic.com

 

[Richard Cranium]

Morris Classics sells these which look like the ones I had custom ordered from Seatbelt Planet.

Charger (Hardtop) Front 3-Point Seat Belts for Bucket Seats

Morris Classic offers front 3-point seat belts for 1968-73 Chargers that directly bolt into the factory locations and come with all necessary hardware. Classic Dodge Charger

www.morrisclassic.com

Looks like the same retractors, but those are much better latches. If you talk with Seat Belt Planet, let us know what they say.

 

[qkcuda]

What brand and any pictures?

I bought my belts from Wesco. I initially tried to use the seatbelt bolt for the retractor and belt anchor. That didn't work so I made a bracket and installed the retractor in the rear foot well bolted through the double seam in the floor. It lined up directly under the roof mount and worked way better. I did not use a sash extension, but then again this was in an A body.

 

[themechanic]

I bought my belts from Wesco. I initially tried to use the seatbelt bolt for the retractor and belt anchor. That didn't work so I made a bracket and installed the retractor in the rear foot well bolted through the double seam in the floor. It lined up directly under the roof mount and worked way better. I did not use a sash extension, but then again this was in an A body.

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The difference in A, B, and E bodies mounting points made at big difference in the function and fit.

 

[Richard Cranium]

I bought my belts from Wesco. I initially tried to use the seatbelt bolt for the retractor and belt anchor. That didn't work so I made a bracket and installed the retractor in the rear foot well bolted through the double seam in the floor. It lined up directly under the roof mount and worked way better. I did not use a sash extension, but then again this was in an A body.

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Later on this week, when we're back home, I'm going to look into seeing how that might work out.

 

[qkcuda]

Here are a couple of photos of the bracket I made and how it attached through the floor.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Got the a/c charged today, but we had to hot wire the compressor clutch to energize it and circulate the freon. It's either wired wrong or a blown fuse. Got to look into it tomorrow.

 

[Jeff Peterson]

Afterwords did you plug it back in normally? a lot of systems won’t allow the clutch to engage when there’s no pressure.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Afterwords did you plug it back in normally? a lot of systems won’t allow the clutch to engage when there’s no pressure.

No, we checked it with a test light & there just was no juice to it.

 

[Jeff Peterson]

Just spit ballin’ from experience

 

[Photon440]

Got the a/c charged today, but we had to hot wire the compressor clutch to energize it and circulate the freon. It's either wired wrong or a blown fuse. Got to look into it tomorrow.

Perhaps the low pressure sensor is unplugged?

 

[HawkRod]

No, we checked it with a test light & there just was no juice to it.

Linking to @Photon440 comment above:

Assuming you have a cycling type system it could be the pressure switch. I just fought with a bad pressure switch on one of my cars. Check if it has juice just before the pressure switch (maybe you did that)

Good luck!

 

[Richard Cranium]

Tracing things back, it appears the the issue lies with the trinity switch. Current goes into it when the a/c is switched on, but it’s not going out to the compressor.

Got to order a new one.

 

[themechanic]

Tracing things back, it appears the the issue lies with the trinity switch. Current goes into it when the a/c is switched on, but it’s not going out to the compressor.

Got to order a new one.

Trinary switch. A Trinity switch is for turning her on.

 

[DeltaV]

1. A noise & vibration coming from the steering rack when turning the wheels while not moving or at very slow speed.

Did you see any air bubbles in the reservoir fluid?

Yeah, the rack noise is the biggest issue. I have cycled it lock to lock several times to no avail. I do have a cooler on it. It’s not an RPM issue as it will do it (at a stop) with the engine revved to 2 grand.

Did you do an initial bleed by cycling it lock-to-lock a bunch of times (like 15+ times) with the engine off?

Front tires off the ground of course. Keep an eye on the fluid level in the reservoir of course. Best to have a helper and a bright flashlight. Watch for bubbles when checking the level.

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Then, do the lock-to-lock bleeding again with the engine running.

Check the fluid level periodically. Check for air bubbles too of course.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Did you see any air bubbles in the reservoir fluid?




Did you do an initial bleed by cycling it lock-to-lock a bunch of times (like 15+ times) with the engine off?

Front tires off the ground of course. Keep an eye on the fluid level in the reservoir of course. Best to have a helper and a bright flashlight. Watch for bubbles when checking the level.

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Then, do the lock-to-lock bleeding again with the engine running.

Check the fluid level periodically. Check for air bubbles too of course.

Done all of the above. I will say that it is worse turning left versus turning right

 

[DeltaV]

Done all of the above. I will say that it is worse turning left versus turning right

Plan B: Bleed while applying a vacuum to the reservoir. A handheld vacuum and modify a spare cap to add a fitting.

Worse in one direction than the other? I don't have any guesses.

 

[kiwigtx]

A Trinity switch is for turning her on.

Did someone say Trinity?

 

[Richard Cranium]

Plan B: Bleed while applying a vacuum to the reservoir. A handheld vacuum and modify a spare cap to add a fitting.

Worse in one direction than the other? I don't have any guesses.

If the QA1 people are here again this year, I’m going to grab one of their guys and have him listen to my car.

 

[Fran Blacker]

Did someone say Trinity?

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Watch out when you hit the Trinity switch, see the first time somebody hit the switch.