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Perth, Western Australia
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Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 12:46
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Me an my dad did this, with minor modifications to original brackets. If anyone wants a writeup on it with pics n shit let me know or forever hold your piece, Bloody thing works like a treat!!!
ill do a writeup if anyone thinks it may come in handy!
i found it awesome concidering u cnt gey 18rg brackets
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 12:51
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Heres a start, i did it using the following two parts of the original brackets, photos here!
Thats a start, ill explain how to do it if anyone wants any info. If not, then ill just leave it 
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 12:54
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July 2002
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 13:03
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fix your pics dudey
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 13:09
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are they not working ? they show on mine!
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Brisbane CBD
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September 2004
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Sun, 13 February 2005 23:52
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yeh do a write up dude that would be sweet cos i have no chance of finding an rg bracket
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Crapberra
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September 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 05:40
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I second that, do a write up 
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Tamworth
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August 2004
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 07:15
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Yes Indeed, i support the writeup idea.
DOOOO IT!
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:09
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Here goes
Ok, well you will need the following:
- Top aircon mount from 18r-c (as shown in top photo)
- 18r-g alternator bracket (you should have one of these shown in bottom pic)
- a couple a big ol bolts n spannas
- a drillpress or other means of slotting the alternator bracket!
- good initiative, and patience!
Anyway, here goes
First thing, gather the required parts, as listed. You may find slight differences between the alternator bracket on the 18r-g and 18r-geu, not sure as i have an 18r-geu bracket.
In the photo i included showing the alternator bracket, the blue shows where u have to slot the hole in the bracket, i slotted mine about 30mm or around there, depending on the amount of belt adjustment you want. originally as you can see when you look at the bracket, it is only a hole, you need to make it a slot to allow adjustment.
This is the only real modification you will need to perform (or i did, if you have different extractors or exhaust manifolds it may vary. But that is in you hands.
The next few photos show the positioning of the aircon unit and hoses (which are also original off the 18r-c, just simply re-routed) You may choose to get custom hoses made, but i felt no need.
I have included pictures, which i beleive will be the easiest instruction in this minor mod.
After slotting the alternator backet to suit, everything is straight forward.
Basicly follow the pictures.
Where you cannot see my slotted bracket, i used a large bolt, with a 8mm spacer (commony on RA40 seatbelts) and placed it between the bracket and aircon compressor.
*****The belt you will require will be the bosch 13A1295
Took me a whole of 4 hours to set it up, including thinkin about it 
when the bloke came round and gassed it up, replaced the o-rings etc, he reckoned bloody good idea.
The only thing a few of you might question is the fact that the belt runs against the waterpump pulley but not in a groove (hence why i was chasing a 3 groove water pump pulley) which would be more suitable, but mechanics believe there is no problem with leavering off the warpump pulley, it lays no strain on it so its all good.
Any qesutions i would be happy to answer, but have fun, the summer is awesome in my car now chilly as
anyways, take it easy.
Steve
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:10
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Perth, Western Australia
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June 2003
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:17
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:31
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sorry to rain on your mounting but your alternatior bracket wont last long with those stresses, take note of how chunk the stock 18r brackets are, aircon draws a fair few HP from the engine and snaps on and off electricly at any rpm MAJOR shock loadings and the alt will allredy be loaded from the blower fan / thermos runing.
also i think you will find under load it will twist on that top bracket
Allan
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Tamworth
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August 2004
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:32
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Heh, kewl!
Ill be saving this....thanx!
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:34
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P.S get some ceramic coating or wrap on those headers or you may toast the compressor
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Location:
Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 08:48
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try adding this and use a tensioning idler pully to adjust belt tension
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Location:
townsville NQLD
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February 2004
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Re: Anyone intrested...18r-c aircon, Fitted to 18r-g using original 18r-c brackets?
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Mon, 14 February 2005 10:48
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hi,
these are the problems i see with it
1. in my opinion, those brackets will not quiet be adaquete support for the aircon considering the HP drain it puts on the motor and the amount of stress which is put on it when it cuts in.
2.u might want to use 2 bolts into the head (modify r-c bracket) because that alloy might crack after a while
3.if the diameter of the inside of the water pump pulley (alternator one) is too different to the diameter of the face where the a/c pulley rubs on, they will spin at different speeds and they will 'fight' (the alternator one will win).
other than that, great work similar to mine.
1 question for you; how did u get the hose to reach from the aircon to the condensor (radiator for a/c).
here is my setup, u might to think about a pulley like what i made, 15minutes work maximum
brett
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