Originally Posted by
Dervish
My setup is basically a 300Tdi knee chiller unit kit-bashed onto the 4BD1, because that's what I had. With the cargo barrier isolating heat gain through the rear of the vehicle and a full length roof rack providing a semi safari roof effect it is remarkably effective. The only part that is anything like fancy is the KLR compressor mount. This is the only picture I have of it off the vehicle. The two "ears" are bolted onto a old dead compressor that they have (pictured) and slot into the rectangular holes in the larger piece. They are then welded in place. I believe they electroplate the mounts now, but mine was the first so we just sprayed it. It bolts to the block via 6 bolts. The two slotted holes are for bolts that sit under the ears, so need to slide into place. The compressor runs off a pair of belts to the crankshaft using the twin belt FFR crankshaft pulley. As for using a compressor that will fit the 28V alternator mount, I don't like your chances - it's a huge unit. The evap/dryer is the 300Tdi unit, mounted more conveniently on the passenger's side. I made this mount by cutting up the 300Tdi mount and using some scrap steel to make the thing you see in this next picture. I will paint it properly one day. The condenser is the 300Tdi unit, upside-down and back to front again to get the inlet and outlet on the passenger's side. I made the mounts up to fit it out of L-profile steel. I don't have any pictures of them but I can probably grab some if you want. The hoses were quite small profile to fit between the wing and the radiator, but they work fine.
