Project AirLS 70

[Hendo67]

A few more shots of the A/C mount and a little backyard machining for you. I used some extra aluminum as a straight edge for what used to be the tensioner mount on the water pump. I had to make it match up with the thickness of the A/C compressor and make the surface flat. On the power steering pump plate I located the mounting holes for attachment into the head. Then used a scrap of wood and drilled the holes that I used to route the recessed bolt holes. I used a plunge router and just a standard wood bit. I have a guide bushing on the router so it can follow the edge of the pattern so I can gradually increase the depth of the cut. I simply sprayed the area to be "machined" with WD40 between passes to lubricate. I used the edge of my wood block to machine the edges of the mount. It's best to minimize how much material you remove with the router as it can heat up and get gummy. As you can see, I had a pretty rough cut on the bracket, but it looks like a machined part when finished.