Inliners International Forums General Discussion Engines A/C compressor mounting

I'm not sure if I should be posting this on here,please correct me if I'm wrong.
Is anyone out there running an aftermarket a/c unit on their ride with a 250 family type engine?I'm preety sure that I will have to make my own brackets but I wonder wether the compressor should be mounted on the driver or passenger side of the engine.I've seen brackets for a 235 that locate the compressor low on the driver's side where the alternator usually mounts and moves the alternator directly above it.I could build something like that for my application but I wonder how to route the hoses.My car is a '66 chevy ll.Any feedback or pictures showing what you have will be a great help.Thanks,HF.

Most of the 250 - 292 style motors mounted the A/C brkts on the front right side of the head just above the distributor on the 250. You will see two holes in the head that are best suited for this. My '54 had an aftermarket compressor on it with a homemade brkt but the support interferred with the vacuum advance on the distributor. On my 292 I just bought a complete set of brkts off of e-bay to mount the late model radial compressor on it. You can check with your local GM parts dept but I don't think any of the earlier brkts are still available. Mave have to go scrounging. Good Luck

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