Picked up a Chevrolet Steering Wheel Logo for the X-11 wheel from a 1985 Chevrolet Cavalier
Stock
Location of the A/C Accumulator: This is fine for the 2.5L, 2.8L, or 3.1L
engines,
but
the 3800 (being a 90-degree V6) is MUCH wider, so this MUST move !!!!
Created
a Mount for the A/C Accumulator using the accumulator bracket
from
a 1988 Oldmobile Ciera and the Power Distribution Panel from a 1987 Chevrolet
Celebrity 2.8L MPFI, which mounts to the strut tower
New
Home for the A/C Accumulator: Mounted to the Strut Tower:
NICE
and OUT OF THE WAY !!!
A/C
Accumulator: View from another angle
Trial
Fitting: Installed the A/C Hoses from a 1988 Oldsmobile Ciera,
which
came optional with a 3.8L V6 engine The hoses fit PERFECTLY and the compressor
inputs/outputs are
in
the exact location for the 3800 SC Engine
The
1988 Ciera A/C Hose passes thru the front of the engine compartment
perfectly,
then mates to another A/C hoses just above my aftermarket transmission
cooler
Picked
up the Correct Rear Transaxle Mount Bracket:
The
mount CLOSEST to you is the 125-C Bracket
The
mount FURTEST away is the 4-T60Ehd Bracket
(Bracket
Courtesy of 1987 Bonneville with 3800 V6)
Picked
up the Correct Front Transaxle Mount Bracket:
The
bracket on the left is the 4-T60Ehd bracket, while the bracket
on
the right is for the 125-C
Notice
that the 125-C bracket is LARGER, but ONE bolt hole is ANGLED,
which
if you look at the 4-T60Ehd bracket, all hoses are FLAT
(Bracket
Courtesy of 1987 Bonneville with 3800 V6)
This
is the FRONT engine mount bracket attached to a stock
1983
Chevrolet Citation 2.8L mount. This bracket is actually from
a 3300
engine, but is the same bolt pattern as a 3800SC
(Bracket
Courtesy of 1992 Oldsmobile Ciera with 3300 V6)
Rear
Transaxle bracket installed onto rear mount