57 Nomad Project.........

[kwhizz]

I called Glide today and explained what happened and they are going to make new seat back frames to suit and all for N/C...…….. Great customer service after the fact.....They could have told me tough luck......Not the case !!!!!!

[Xplantdad]

Wow...you are so close!!!

[BCreekDave]

Never seen a AC condenser mounted horizontally.
When you think about how they work, with hot gas entering the top and then it condenses to liquid in the bottom third of the condenser and then as pure liquid out the bottom I wonder how it can work efficiently laying down? The liquid refrigerant will just level out horizontally with liquid-gas going out the exit port.

[dustinm]

The only thing a condensor does is dissipate heat to the atmosphere. If you remember the old days of R12 and sight glasses on the receiver dryer low systems would have many bubbles going up the stream - and still would cool fine. Newer 134 systems removed the sight glass because if you filled them until they have zero bubbles they wont cool.

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by BCreekDave

Never seen a AC condenser mounted horizontally.
When you think about how they work, with hot gas entering the top and then it condenses to liquid in the bottom third of the condenser and then as pure liquid out the bottom I wonder how it can work efficiently laying down? The liquid refrigerant will just level out horizontally with liquid-gas going out the exit port.

I never even tried the A/C with the condenser mounted like that......After buying the car I put it in the Garage and ripped it apart and did it correctly.....

Ken

[kwhizz]

Since it pains me to say that the car season is basically over for the year....The refining process will now continue over the fall and winter season.....Couple things I'm not comfortable with...… Ordered a new GM Ignition switch to hopefully solve the intermittent starting issue...… #2... I'm going to bite the Bullet and change out the Concept 1 Front drive set-up(single belt for everything) for a Wegner LSA front drive ( two belt drive) ……. In the 57 the single belt C1 set-up moves everything forward to align with the Blower Belt position...… In this position everything fits, But.…..There is no clearance between the drive and the fans and radiator...… So, in driving the car like we do across the country, if anything would happen to fail …….. the only way to access the components is to basically remove the radiator and or Core support (another reason I was hesitant to take the Nomad on the Road Tour this year)...… Don't want to be in that position..... With the Wegner set-up, there will be another 1 1/2" of room to at least have room to access the Pulley's Etc... One of these things you learn as the process moves along..... Gonna make it more Gooder !!!..... LOL

[Xplantdad]

And so it continues!

[Stefano]

You must have regained access to the purse.......spend it.

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by Stefano

You must have regained access to the purse.......spend it.

Yep !!!!

[kwhizz]

After buying the Glide Engineering seat 2 1/2 years ago...…. It's been a struggle trying to get the foam and covers made to have a comfortable decent looking seat...…. After being in three different shops and finally getting a decent job in the third shop, then finding out the seat was too wide and didn't fit...… I've had it with that seat..... Glide made new seat back frames so the seat would now fit, but, after being on the Road Tour a couple weeks ago and talking to and sitting in Bret Vogel's car...… I have decided to sent the original seat to Tracy Weaver in Nebraska and get him to recontour and work his magic on it as he has done many of these conversions………. Here are some pictures of the seat after receiving it from upholsterer #2 …….What a waste of time and her money !!!