Vintage Air Install (4/12/2008-5/18/2008)


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Remove battery tray
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Remove hood latch
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REMOVE FENDER
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Another fender bolt
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Inner fender support bolts
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DO NOT DO THIS
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DSCF6092
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DSCF6093
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DO NOT DO THIS
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DSCF6095
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DSCF6096
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DSCF6097
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Remove inner fender support
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Installing drying
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Installing drying
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Installed condenser brackets
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Condenser installed
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Condenser installed
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Glove box removed
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Radio and heater controls removed
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Instrument panel removed
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Heater box removed
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Previous owners work
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Removed right vent
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Left vent
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Removed left vent
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Repro AC center vent
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Press fit pulg
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Cut for center vent
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DSCF6142
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DSCF6144
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DSCF6145
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DSCF6146
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DSCF6147
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Lower radiator hose
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DSCF6149
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Autozone hose number 180
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Upper radiator hose
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DSCF6152
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New upper hose installed
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New lower hose installed
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MAF hits radiator hose
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Trimmed air elbow for MAF clearance
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Cutting center vent gasket
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DSCF6160
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DSCF6161
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JB Weld to hold in plugs
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Drilled holes for evaporator bracket
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Installing right defroster duct
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Right defroster duct installed
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Right defroster duct installed
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Right astrovent cover installed
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Astrovent ducts and wrong left cover
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Cut right vent tube
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Installed new felt
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Installed felt strips
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Assembled right vent with hose adapter
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Silicone in the gap
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Left vent siliconed
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Extra foam pieces
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Trial fit gasket
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Stick gasket to vent
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Center vent installed
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Heater air intake cap installed
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Heater air intake cap installed
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Reminding myself where to reinstall grommets
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Reminding myself where to reinstall grommets
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Repainting
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Trimmed firewall pad
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DSCF6187
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Silicone and alignment studs on firewall filler
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Firewall filler in place
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Firewall filler interior side
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Evaporator lines and brackets installed
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Evaporator lines and brackets installed
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Evaporator installed
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Evaporator installed
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2nd wrong left astrovent cover plate
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Modified wrong left cover plate
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Installed modified cover plate
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Line cover installed
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Evaporator reinstalled
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Repro astrovent retainer
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Modified repro astrovent retainer
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Right repro astrovent poor fit
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Right repro astrovent installed
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Right repro astrovent poor fit
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New lower mount hole
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Modified repro retainer installed
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Right astrovent installed
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Left astrovent installed
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Left astrovent installed
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Hole in firewall for evaporator drain
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Hole in firewall for evaporator drain
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Evaporator drain hose
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Evaporator drain hose
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Right defroster duct
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Left defroster duct
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Stapled uncut host to workbench
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Measuring and cutting duct hose
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Right vent hose installed
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Center vent hose installed
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Zip tie left vent hose
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Left vent hose installed
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Reworked center vent hose
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DSCF6226
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Heater hoses connected to LS1
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3/4 to 5/8 adapter
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Heater hoses connected to core
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DSCF6252
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Vintage air control overlay
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Bezel reinstalled
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Electric conversion
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Electric conversion
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Controls installed
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Circuit breaker
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Relay mounting bracket
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Relay mounting bracket
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Relays installed
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Relays installed
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New overflow
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New overflow
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S&P LS1 high & wide compressor kit
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S&P compressor bracket
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S&P idler pulleys
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S&P Sanden clutch cover
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S&P polished SD5H14 compressor
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S&P polished SD5H14 compressor
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Connecting IGN power
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Testing the heater
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Bleeding the cooling system
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New overflow
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Kwikperf compressor bracket kit
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Old tensioner
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Move pulley from old tensioner
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Move pulley from old tensioner
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Pulley from old tensioner installed
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New idler pulley
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Brace to waterpump
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Use antisieze
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One bolt in head, two in water pump
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Tensioner reinstalled
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Lower compressor bolts
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Upper compressor bolts
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No room for PCM
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Torque all bolts as specified
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Belt installed
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Belt routing
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PCM remounted
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Secure duct with screws
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Drill hinge holes in new glove box
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Enlarge holes in glove box top
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Tap holes in glove box
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Drill holes for side bolts
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Top needs to be trimmed to match bottom
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Omit top right screw
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Glove box door reinstalled
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Binary switch
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Hoses marked
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Hoses marked
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Hoses marked
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Suction hose
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Sensor location
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DSCF6551
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Shipping off hoses
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Liquid line installed
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Liquid line installed
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Installing hoses
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Installing hoses
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Evacuating system
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Vacuum pump
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Vacuum reading
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Fixing creeper
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Extending sensor wires
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Sensor installed
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