Chopped40, are you saying you eliminated the 292 by-pass hose? I am not sure what you connected the "T" to.
It looks like I set the compressor slightly higher than yours. The by-pass and both heater hoses are as originally located. My main concern was to be able to get the belt on/off with the HEI. The
bottom of the compressor travel arc, sits it just
on the plug wires.
Forgive the absence of Bling.
Mine is a junkyard special. Two Cadillac pusher fans (the second one should come on at 210, but it hasn't happened yet), Chrysler LHS parallel flow condensor, VW Jetta 508 and a Lincoln Mark VII Climate Control AC unit. It has fly-by-wire as you described it, but with digital readout. OH, the 210 fan thermostat is Honda.
I should tell you that this is a '67 3/4 GMC. A lot more room to play with than you had available.