1972 Dodge Charger SE, Six Pack question

[Kobrak]

So I bought the car with a Six Pack set up on it as some of you know. I found out after the fact that the base plate for the set up was some sort of fiberglass re-pop. No biggy I figured I would bite the bullet and buy a new base plate. Do to my ignorance I never stated the car has AC. Of course now I understand there were no Chargers or for that matter Road Runners with AC that had Six Packs I guess. Anyway, the enclosed picture shows where I am at. Butchered the brand new base plate. I’m still about a quarter of an inch away from seating the front carb

I’m in it deep now. I’m thinking I can unhook the AC line right at the big nut and bent the tube down a bit and bend the other end to match? Hind sight……… was there something else I could have done? I am so bummed man………..

 

[Paul_G]

Switch to a Sanden compressor. Way smaller.

 

[496 polara]

And why didn't you do it with the fiberglass one first?

 

[PurpleBeeper]

Don’t freak out. I used to have a six pack air cleaner that was cut to clear a factory a/c compressor. If you cut the “skirt” of the base all the way up to the edge of the filter in that area, it will fit. OR, as mentioned, switch to a Sanden compressor which is much smaller

 

[Kobrak]

And why didn't you do it with the fiberglass one first?

The fiber glass one fit without any modes as there wasn’t a skirt on it.

 

[RR Fan Dan]

Why not just put the fiberglass one back on?

 

[6PKRTSE]

I notched mine similiarly around the A/C components now for over 36 years.

 

[kiwigtx]

Bouchillon Engineering had pulleys and brackets for the Sanden Compressor so that you can sling the compressor underneath the alternator.

No need to cut anything off the air cleaner base.

 

[Nacho-RT74]

Hence why oval air cleaner models didn’t have A/C or two speeds wipers


Amazingly Monteverdi already solved that back in the days before Chrysler did (which actually NEVER did LOL)

And notice… Hemi with A/C on 1970… something that Chrysler never made LOL.

AS FAR I RECALL, manual transmission too. Europeans are not pro auto transmissions, even less on a sporty car.

 

[70chall440]

Its called "hotrodding" and you need to do what you need to do.

You could not have done anything different assuming you wanted to keep the compressor you have, however I would have just used the fiberglass base and called it done. But since you went this route you are on track, keep whittling away until it fits. Give yourself a little extra room (like 1/16-1/8) just so it doesn't rattle.

 

[Kobrak]

Why not just put the fiberglass one back on?

It is all trashed. A really bad re-pop!