Koda

So I had a wonderful weekend at the HOCA nationals as a guest of some members. May have to buy one someday. I was looking under the hood of a 68 H/O that has A/C. This vehicle, of which I have pictures of this and will add some later, has a unique situation with the AC compressor and the right OAI hose.

If you all will recall, the 66-69 W-30 cars were no A/C, I believe, and the 70-72 cars had no OAI hoses due to coming through the hood. The 69 HO also did OAI through the hood, so it seems that the 68 HO was the only one that could come with hosed OAI through bumper scoops and AC.

This is relevant to me as I am putting a track pack option on a 67 442 that has AC. This is a stock-correct dealer kit one could buy and install on any 67 442, so while I am sure that it is legitimate to do this, it may never have actually been done. My thinking was to relocate the AC muffler with some custom hoses and put the OAI hose through the gap, but the 68 HO has the hose just jumping the compressor, and actually being higher at that point than the air cleaner inlet. It seems to clear the hood.

If mine could clear the 67 hood, maybe I could do that, but it looks like a hack job on the 68 HO, but maybe that's the way it was. I'll get the pictures tonight, but I'd appreciate people's thoughts if they have any on how I should do this.

costpenn

My '68 is routed correctly and as you mention. It looks funny with the hose kind of peaking and then coming down to the A/C inlet. The W-46 cars did not have the clamp attached to the RH well.