Still head scratching regarding the interference on the alternator..
In the meantime, spent several hours trying to make up some mounting brackets for the condensor/heater unit.
There's a lot of messing about required as the unit is designed for LHD cars.
The other challenge is the outlets are damn close to the (im going to call it) cowling and the flexible pipe will need to bend at 90 degrees almost immediately leaving the unit.
Up under the dash is 3/4 handing mounting tabs (not sure what they are supposed to be for, but saves me drilling/welding - so thought it best to use them if possible.
I made up simple straps of aluminium as its easier to bend etc and once I'm happy with the design, I'll make them out of something a bit more rigid.
Apparently the box is supposed to "float", being supported by the straps and not hit anything.
But after many hours of chasing millimeters left/right/up/down/forwards/backwards, i finally got it to a point where I'm reasonable happy with it.
The box had threaded inserts to bolts to, but if there is one criticism, there needed to be an insert on the far right side to support it all the way.
The second pic shows the two front mounts - one on the left and one in the middle - needed one on the right as well...
In the second pic it looks a bit uneven, but its about as close to level/square in relation to the car as I could get.
The other issue (because its not LHD) is that the water lines and A/C lines all need to do a sharp U turn immediately exiting the relevant pipes.
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Feel like I'm making progress
You need to put aside approx two 1/2 days to do this.
The first 1/2 day is spend locating, thinking about how to mount it, the second is refining your ideas and getting it to where you want it.
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