AL WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**GMCNUT** · 08-18-2014, 09:16 AM

OK I guess this is a stretch maybe, but I am going to ask anyway - top money will be paid. My 66 project has its #'s matching 327 engine and factory A/C, but someone removed the engine compressor bracket and studs when they worked on the engine at some point, so now I need to try and find these needle in a haystack studs or come up with similar aftermarket ones at least.

Anyone happen to have all 4 of the correct V8 AC bracket studs off a 64-66 Chevy truck?

**pimpston65** · 08-18-2014, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GMCNUT

OK I guess this is a stretch maybe, but I am going to ask anyway - top money will be paid. My 66 project has its #'s matching 327 engine and factory A/C, but someone removed the engine compressor bracket and studs when they worked on the engine at some point, so now I need to try and find these needle in a haystack studs or come up with similar aftermarket ones at least.

Anyone happen to have all 4 of the correct V8 AC bracket studs off a 64-66 Chevy truck?

well if you find em i need a set also. i have all the brackets, but no studs. i was just gonna make some as close to oem as i could

**GMCNUT** · 08-18-2014, 12:34 PM

yeah, not too difficult to make some its just I am so picky I would really like to have the exact right ones - especially for the intake

**pimpston65** · 08-18-2014, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by GMCNUT

yeah, not too difficult to make some its just I am so picky I would really like to have the exact right ones - especially for the intake

i thought the exhaust side was the harder ones, i was just gonna use regular bolts on the intake, are those studs also?

**GMCNUT** · 08-18-2014, 02:08 PM

yes they are - the "nut" is squarely in the center of the stud but is only 1/2 the width of a normal 3/8" nut - the studs the bracket sits on are smaller in diameter (maybe 7/16"?) than the 3/8" stud that goes in the intake.

**pimpston65** · 08-18-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by GMCNUT

yes they are - the "nut" is squarely in the center of the stud but is only 1/2 the width of a normal 3/8" nut - the studs the bracket sits on are smaller in diameter (maybe 7/16"?) than the 3/8" stud that goes in the intake.

so its like a needle ina needle stack, super hard to find just the right studs and even harder to find someone willing to sale them let alone all the studs intake and exhaust... i will keep looking and make up my mind if its worth it to have my build drag for the "correct" studs or ones that are functional!!! my burban has a ways to go before im to that point, but im always looking for parts!!!

LT1 Burb · 08-18-2014, 09:19 PM

You can buy those at car quest and no one will ever know they aren't correct at a show.

**pimpston65** · 08-18-2014, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LT1 Burb

You can buy those at car quest and no one will ever know they aren't correct at a show.

roger that!!!

**southern parts** · 08-22-2014, 09:11 PM

ttt for you

**GMCNUT** · 08-24-2014, 02:02 PM

PM sent to Southern Parts for payment info - thanks

chewychevy67 · 08-24-2014, 11:39 PM

Mine had and still has two bolts holding the intake on directly thru the bracket. No stud. If I used a stud it would never fit. I tried. Any chance some ot these were done this way?

**GMCNUT** · 08-25-2014, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by chewychevy67

Mine had and still has two bolts holding the intake on directly thru the bracket. No stud. If I used a stud it would never fit. I tried. Any chance some ot these were done this way?

Well, you see the Chevrolet assembly manual drawing above - its pretty cut and dry. Your bracket was removed at some point for the engine to be rebuilt or something, and they lost the studs and replaced with bolts. If your bracket is identical to the one in the above drawing, then it will fit with studs -

LT1 Burb · 08-25-2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by chewychevy67

Mine had and still has two bolts holding the intake on directly thru the bracket. No stud. If I used a stud it would never fit. I tried. Any chance some ot these were done this way?

Your bracket must be under some tension because when I put mine on there was a gap between the manifold. I could not use even a regular stud as it is like a 1/2 nut that will only fit in there. If you look at Southern's picture the 2 bolts above the line to the right appear to be intake bolts, look at the the thickness of the nut.

08-18-2014, 09:16 AM	#1
GMCNUT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arab Alabama Posts: 1,809	WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 OK I guess this is a stretch maybe, but I am going to ask anyway - top money will be paid. My 66 project has its #'s matching 327 engine and factory A/C, but someone removed the engine compressor bracket and studs when they worked on the engine at some point, so now I need to try and find these needle in a haystack studs or come up with similar aftermarket ones at least. Anyone happen to have all 4 of the correct V8 AC bracket studs off a 64-66 Chevy truck? __________________ My Projects and Toys - All 100% Stock 1972 CST "Highlander" Blazer - 350 auto, PS, PB, A/C, Tilt, Tach, AM/FM & Positraction 1966 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab, #'s matching 327 V8 & Powerglide, factory deluxe heat, PS, PB, Tinted Glass, sway bar 1961 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 283 V8 & Powerglide w/ uber-rare Cool-Pack A/C, factory PB, deluxe heat, Clock 1961 GMC K1000 4x4 SWB w/ BBW, Custom Cab and numbers matching 305D V6 engine & 4 spd 1960 GMC SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 305A V6 & Hydramatic, factory PB, Clock, Tach, Compass, Hood Jet 1959 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab w/ rare stainless bed trim, #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, Deluxe Heat, radio, spotlight 1958 Chevy Cameo #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, radio, window washers, Factory PB 1958 GMC BBW SWB Fleetside Custom Cab, #'s matching 336 V8 Hydramatic, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Deluxe Heat & Hood Jet 1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) #'s matching 347 V8 Hydramatic, uber-rare vacuum ashtray, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Hood Jet 1956 Chevy 3800 1 ton w/ rare 9 ft stepside bed, factory 265 V8 w/ Hydramatic, factory PB, Custom Cab, deluxe heat, spotlight and hood jet.

08-18-2014, 12:34 PM	#3
GMCNUT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arab Alabama Posts: 1,809	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 yeah, not too difficult to make some its just I am so picky I would really like to have the exact right ones - especially for the intake __________________ My Projects and Toys - All 100% Stock 1972 CST "Highlander" Blazer - 350 auto, PS, PB, A/C, Tilt, Tach, AM/FM & Positraction 1966 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab, #'s matching 327 V8 & Powerglide, factory deluxe heat, PS, PB, Tinted Glass, sway bar 1961 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 283 V8 & Powerglide w/ uber-rare Cool-Pack A/C, factory PB, deluxe heat, Clock 1961 GMC K1000 4x4 SWB w/ BBW, Custom Cab and numbers matching 305D V6 engine & 4 spd 1960 GMC SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 305A V6 & Hydramatic, factory PB, Clock, Tach, Compass, Hood Jet 1959 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab w/ rare stainless bed trim, #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, Deluxe Heat, radio, spotlight 1958 Chevy Cameo #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, radio, window washers, Factory PB 1958 GMC BBW SWB Fleetside Custom Cab, #'s matching 336 V8 Hydramatic, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Deluxe Heat & Hood Jet 1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) #'s matching 347 V8 Hydramatic, uber-rare vacuum ashtray, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Hood Jet 1956 Chevy 3800 1 ton w/ rare 9 ft stepside bed, factory 265 V8 w/ Hydramatic, factory PB, Custom Cab, deluxe heat, spotlight and hood jet.

08-18-2014, 02:08 PM	#5
GMCNUT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arab Alabama Posts: 1,809	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 yes they are - the "nut" is squarely in the center of the stud but is only 1/2 the width of a normal 3/8" nut - the studs the bracket sits on are smaller in diameter (maybe 7/16"?) than the 3/8" stud that goes in the intake. __________________ My Projects and Toys - All 100% Stock 1972 CST "Highlander" Blazer - 350 auto, PS, PB, A/C, Tilt, Tach, AM/FM & Positraction 1966 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab, #'s matching 327 V8 & Powerglide, factory deluxe heat, PS, PB, Tinted Glass, sway bar 1961 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 283 V8 & Powerglide w/ uber-rare Cool-Pack A/C, factory PB, deluxe heat, Clock 1961 GMC K1000 4x4 SWB w/ BBW, Custom Cab and numbers matching 305D V6 engine & 4 spd 1960 GMC SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 305A V6 & Hydramatic, factory PB, Clock, Tach, Compass, Hood Jet 1959 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab w/ rare stainless bed trim, #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, Deluxe Heat, radio, spotlight 1958 Chevy Cameo #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, radio, window washers, Factory PB 1958 GMC BBW SWB Fleetside Custom Cab, #'s matching 336 V8 Hydramatic, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Deluxe Heat & Hood Jet 1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) #'s matching 347 V8 Hydramatic, uber-rare vacuum ashtray, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Hood Jet 1956 Chevy 3800 1 ton w/ rare 9 ft stepside bed, factory 265 V8 w/ Hydramatic, factory PB, Custom Cab, deluxe heat, spotlight and hood jet.

08-18-2014, 09:19 PM	#7
LT1 Burb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Winchester Oregon, formerly Vancouver BC Posts: 2,949	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 You can buy those at car quest and no one will ever know they aren't correct at a show.

08-22-2014, 09:11 PM	#9
southern parts Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Elberton Ga. Posts: 3,470	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 ttt for you

08-24-2014, 02:02 PM	#10
GMCNUT Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Arab Alabama Posts: 1,809	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 PM sent to Southern Parts for payment info - thanks __________________ My Projects and Toys - All 100% Stock 1972 CST "Highlander" Blazer - 350 auto, PS, PB, A/C, Tilt, Tach, AM/FM & Positraction 1966 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab, #'s matching 327 V8 & Powerglide, factory deluxe heat, PS, PB, Tinted Glass, sway bar 1961 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 283 V8 & Powerglide w/ uber-rare Cool-Pack A/C, factory PB, deluxe heat, Clock 1961 GMC K1000 4x4 SWB w/ BBW, Custom Cab and numbers matching 305D V6 engine & 4 spd 1960 GMC SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab #'s matching 305A V6 & Hydramatic, factory PB, Clock, Tach, Compass, Hood Jet 1959 Chevy SWB Fleetside BBW Custom Cab w/ rare stainless bed trim, #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, Deluxe Heat, radio, spotlight 1958 Chevy Cameo #'s matching 283 V8 & Hydramatic, radio, window washers, Factory PB 1958 GMC BBW SWB Fleetside Custom Cab, #'s matching 336 V8 Hydramatic, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Deluxe Heat & Hood Jet 1957 GMC Suburban Pickup (GMC's Cameo) #'s matching 347 V8 Hydramatic, uber-rare vacuum ashtray, Factory PS, PB, Clock, RSD, Hood Jet 1956 Chevy 3800 1 ton w/ rare 9 ft stepside bed, factory 265 V8 w/ Hydramatic, factory PB, Custom Cab, deluxe heat, spotlight and hood jet.

08-24-2014, 11:39 PM	#11
chewychevy67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here Posts: 5,539	Re: WTB: correct A/C bracket studs for 283 / 327 Mine had and still has two bolts holding the intake on directly thru the bracket. No stud. If I used a stud it would never fit. I tried. Any chance some ot these were done this way?

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