Thread: 1980 V8 Rangie Build Up.

Originally Posted by HangOver

hi
I was wondering where your air-con radiator is ? is that the part of the radiator on the left or is that the oil cooler?

Was your new radiator from a wreckers or new and about what did it cost.

Did you have to cut the old viscous bolt to fit the new electric fans?

No air con have removed it and using pump for Endless air,
Yes i had to cut the bolt and welded the pully on to it and today drilled and installed bolt across it just in case.

Its a bullet proof rangie! Speaking about air cons as air pumps, whats involved in that? I like to use my air con as a air pump for stuff like tyres etc, but dont know how to go about it. Is it difficult to convert?

What a great build up and X cellent pics... A question... Would you say you have spent more than 10G on the build?? The reason I ask is I have my car for sale for that much and when you look at everything you have done I reckon you must have spent near that?? My car also has High Mount Winch, 4.4 now 5ltr and Maxi rear end locker and is a genuine 1 owner....

Curious...
Matt a

Hi
I was thinking maybe of doing the radiator mod to my rangie come summer if it gets too hot.

I was wondering how you managed to fit the smaller radiator hose to the RRC water pump as the hose is much bigger than the one in your pics.
thanks
steve

Originally Posted by stooge

Its a bullet proof rangie! Speaking about air cons as air pumps, whats involved in that? I like to use my air con as a air pump for stuff like tyres etc, but dont know how to go about it. Is it difficult to convert?

Very easy to convert. Just remove all the hoses from the air con pump. Measure up the length of hose you need to go from the air con pump to a tank you need to mount somewhere in the Rangie. Then go to an auto refirigeration supplier and buy a legth of hose and get them to crimp a fitting onto one end. (take the threaded fitting on the air con pump with you so they can fit the correct joiner.) You will need one hose to go to the tanks and another short hose for the intake. I just ran my intake to the firewall up high. The intake will also need a similar fitting crimped to one end.

It is worthwhile spending the extra money and getting proper air con hose and crimp fittings. When I first did the conversion I just used standard air hose and hose clamps and due to the high pressure and heat they just kept popping off.

For the tanks I just bought a cheap $80 21l compressor from bunnings and removed the motor. This then gave me a tanks and switch and pressure valve all in one.

If you want to keep yr A/C it's pretty much what walker said but get a second hand A/C pump and make some very easy brackets and mount the new A/C pump on top of the old one an get the right size belt (from mazda i think) this all all given you have a 2" body lift.

mick

Originally Posted by matta

What a great build up and X cellent pics... A question... Would you say you have spent more than 10G on the build?? The reason I ask is I have my car for sale for that much and when you look at everything you have done I reckon you must have spent near that?? My car also has High Mount Winch, 4.4 now 5ltr and Maxi rear end locker and is a genuine 1 owner....

Curious...
Matt a

All up just under 8 grand matt, including the Maxi Drive axles and locker i got a few weeks back.

Originally Posted by HangOver

Hi
I was thinking maybe of doing the radiator mod to my rangie come summer if it gets too hot.

I was wondering how you managed to fit the smaller radiator hose to the RRC water pump as the hose is much bigger than the one in your pics.
thanks
steve

I'm a Plumber Steve, Just made an Adaptor

Originally Posted by walker

Very easy to convert. Just remove all the hoses from the air con pump. Measure up the length of hose you need to go from the air con pump to a tank you need to mount somewhere in the Rangie. Then go to an auto refirigeration supplier and buy a legth of hose and get them to crimp a fitting onto one end. (take the threaded fitting on the air con pump with you so they can fit the correct joiner.) You will need one hose to go to the tanks and another short hose for the intake. I just ran my intake to the firewall up high. The intake will also need a similar fitting crimped to one end.

It is worthwhile spending the extra money and getting proper air con hose and crimp fittings. When I first did the conversion I just used standard air hose and hose clamps and due to the high pressure and heat they just kept popping off.

For the tanks I just bought a cheap $80 21l compressor from bunnings and removed the motor. This then gave me a tanks and switch and pressure valve all in one.

Got all the stuff just got to do it.

Originally Posted by mickrangie

If you want to keep yr A/C it's pretty much what walker said but get a second hand A/C pump and make some very easy brackets and mount the new A/C pump on top of the old one an get the right size belt (from mazda i think) this all all given you have a 2" body lift.

mick

Thanks Mick, Ill keep it in mind.




Better update.
Pics Coming.

Ok it's been awhile since i have updated.

1/ Installed a heavy duty Drag link.



2/Replaced all front end Rubber, Ball joints and so on.



3/ Installed new Guages.