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Originally Posted by leathermang
Very interesting.... I wonder if 1980sd had seen this if he would have chosen the Sanden for his conversion ....
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I have read every thread on this forum about putting a sanden on a 617. I have studied every picture of every bracket that is posted here...
I AM using a sanden for the reasons Larry talked about, just a 709 rather than the more popular 508. The aftermarket seems to be leaning towards the 709 as well. Not much difference in price.
The mounting dimensions are the same for either compressor. The york to sanden bracket will fit an SD505, SD507, SD508, SD510, SD709, SD5H14, SD7B10, SD7H10, SD7H13, AND SD7H15.
A generic sanden seems to run about $150, (Mine cost $70 because I got a good deal on a reman) the york to sanden bracket was $50, I still need to round up proper grade 8 bolts for the whole thing which should be about $20.
There are also the hoses. I got an AC hose kit marketed towards hot-rods and it cost about $100 and came with a bunch of hose fittings, hoses,clamps and a receiver/drier. With a "kit" you'd only need 2 pre made hoses and some adapters from O-ring to flare fittings. Hose is about $1/ft and end fittings seem to be about $5 each.
There is a GM manifold back for the sanden which would allow the old R4 manifold/hoses to be used but I don't think there would be enough clearance for it to work.
Doesn't look like Larry ever got into prototyping. Probably because it's a PITA with the risk of awesome failure...