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That's weird to see a 4.0L with a 2.5L coolant bottle

Well she is back together. Took a little drive around the block, ran great! Forgot to plug in the speedometer, thank goodness I have cruise. Wonder how she will do when the system is good and charged.

My underhood light has the ford logo on it but with a AMC part number. Remember AMC was like a kid in the candy store. They used parts from Ford, GM(mostly) and Chrysler with some in-house stuff of their own.

Getting there!! It’s looking damn good...and damn cramped. Learned a couple things today: 1). Your father has a better idea of things and thus I learned to fish an AC line through this small crack between the radiator and it’s support like so; 2). The water pump pulley is bare metal for a reason on the groove for the belt....

I didn't know AMC put AM general on the back door. I watched a youtube video about a guys DJ and the back said "Jeep", but what really caught my eye was that the valve cover had a really big AMC logo and it said American Motors on it.

Just because this is the 101st post for Little Red and for my love of Fallout series I will post a quote by Ron Perlman narrating the opening to Fallout 3 "Vault 101. This is where you are born, this is where you will die." Also Wooo page five!

Nope. Just time, patience and a good flat head screw driver to get up in there. Orrrr you unbolt the door latch and the other rods to pull out the lock cylinder from the outside and unclip It that way.

Can't wait. Well I got almost everything in. Air hoses are now all hooked up. Some hoses I bought from Coheed showed up today and those hoses became my saving grace. So with the condenser being a factory condenser and not a dealer one really messed with the dealer hoses and made the distance from the dryer to the hose father away than what the dealer air would have. So if those hoses I had not bought shown up today, I would've been hosed(heh). They are in decent shape, seen years of use. not filthy on the inside just some mineral oil residue. They should work fine. All that is left is to button up the interior and install rad hoses, belt, fan and shroud. I need to get a picture of it up before I reinstall it. I painted it and it looks good. I really hope all this works. It is just a hot mess of 2.5L parts.

You know, It came with Little red when I got her from my grandfather. It is an actual AMC part. But I don't think they sold well or enough of them. 56002190. The factory installed condenser. It was available from vintage so I bought that one as the dealer condensers are not available. At least that I can't find. Can't wait to have AC!!

Thanks JMO, This project has been kicking my butt. I just really hope this abomination of a compressor and the dealer installed hoses will work.

Getting there! Course I ran into fitment issues. Expected. But everything fits. Alt has been modified for fit and pulley alignment. Sadly the hood light has to come out. Damn. (This is false, I since relocated the hood light and it fits under the hood like it should. I thought it would be weird for AMC to have a hood light and not have AC)

AM general and AMC were the same company until Renault enter the picture. The U.S. military told AMC that their contract is nulled due to outside involvement with military vehicles. So AMC sold AM general to the government.

Its happening!

Dash is in

Damn that's neat. I always struggled with building automobiles out of Legos. But I made some kick @$$ Star Wars ships. Still have all my Legos too. Mother hates it when I get more.

*ZZ TRIM STYLE ZZ - PLASTIC BUCKET SEAT -ZZ AJY Popular Equipment Package BAC 75 AMP ALTERNATOR BCQ Battery - 750 Amp Maintenance Free CGW Air Bags - Front, Next Generation** DGY Transmission - 4-Spd. Automatic,47RH EFB ENGINE - 2.8L GM 6CYL GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS GFD SLIDING RR WINDOW GPB DUAL - O/S MIRR PKG - LOW MOUNT - CHROME HAA AIR CONDITIONING - FRONT HCC HEATER W/UPR LEVEL VENTIL - TYPE II JHA WINDSHIELD WIPERS - DELUXE JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP K60 BODY SIDE MLDGS - VINYL LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED MFD BRIGHT GRILLE - TYPE I NAE EMISS CONTROL TESTING &&&&&&&& LABEL NFA TANK - 20 GAL FUEL NHM AUTO SPEED CONTROL NMB ENGINE COOLING - STANDARD DUTY RAB Radio - AM/FM SBA POWER STEERING SCE STRG WHL - EURO/SPORT TYPE SUA TILT STEERING COLUMN Build Date: 12/22/85

83504044(x1 needed) and 83504043(x2 needed) are your solenoid numbers. Catalogue doesn't say which is which Filter kit is this number: 5083122AA. Don't know who Chryslers supplier is. Probably Aisin or Warner as it is a joint project between the two companies for AW4.

NO one go buy the Jeepair kit. Highly disappointed in it. The only thing of value in said kit is the R134a fittings. But the high side nut came "ovaled". Anyways I am making some damn good headway. Removed the lower dash last night and got the dash pulled this morn. But this looks surreal; Just gotta get back at it and do the engine bay. Also made an interesting discovery. Under the old air box was a piece of the build sheet taped to it. Odd place to put that. My 2.5L AC-less brothers, expect a DIY on this. I will not include a full detail of dash removal as there is already a very popularly referenced link to a dash removal.

Well we got it out. Used a nubby screw driver and a pair of vice clamps and a phillips bit and we got the damn thing out.

I like it! I have a few different options now. Thanks guys!

Tell you the truth, I have no idea. Tomorrow I'm gonna run to home depot and get a 1/4 inch swivel and hope for the best. I'll have to try the needle nose pliers if the swivel fails. Guess its a good thing my dad did interior for minitrucks back in the day

If my father and I don't figure something out, I'm gonna go ape on it.

*ZZ TRIM STYLE ZZ - PLASTIC BUCKET SEAT -ZZ AJT RADIO PREP GROUP AJY Popular Equipment Package APP TWO TONE PAINT PACKAGE - (MEX POLICE) CGX Head Restraints-Outboard Seating, RR DCK 4SPD MANUAL TRANS - AISIN SEIKI EPD ENGINE - 2.5L I4 TBI GAS GAC ALL WINDOWS - TINTED GLASS GFD SLIDING RR WINDOW GPB DUAL - O/S MIRR PKG - LOW MOUNT - CHROME HCC HEATER W/UPR LEVEL VENTIL - TYPE II JHA WINDSHIELD WIPERS - DELUXE JJA CIGAR LIGHTER - FRT COMP K60 BODY SIDE MLDGS - VINYL LMA HALOGEN HEADLAMPS MBJ Bumper - Front, Black MDA FRT LICENSE PLATE ATTACH REQUIRED MFD BRIGHT GRILLE - TYPE I MWF BOX SIDE RAILS NAA ESA W/CATALYST (EXC CALIF SYSTEM) NFA TANK - 20 GAL FUEL SBA POWER STEERING SCG LEATHER STRG WHEEL - EURO/SPORT TYPE Build date 11/1/85 Early '86. Now what the heck is MEX POLICE??!

What the hell?! Sincerely, A loyal fan. Seriously though. All I really want to do is install AC and I run into stupid crap like this. How did I end up with a screw facing straight up to the windshield? All I can say is that I may need a new heater vent.

This world is full of Wendy wastefuls. Kinda miss the depression generation of kids who saved EVERYTHING. But that is what I call a diamond in the rough. Be sure to register it!