Various types of brackets were used over the years to fix the aircon compressor to the engine. Early A12 and late A12 brackets differ. You can make your own brackets, buy used from a 1200 or 210/B310 or A-engined Cherry/Pulsar/Vanette, or buy new.
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Overview
The engine parts needed for aircon are 1) Compressor 2) Compressor bracket 3) Crankshaft Pulley and 4) V-belt
B110 1970-1976 All custom, various types B120 1978-1979 Factory high-idler mount B120 1980- Factory low-idler pulley mount
A bracket can be fabricated of two 8mm strips of metal (going across) and two vertical strips to connect to the compressor. An idler pulley can be added from a Nissan or other vehicle.
High-mount idler | Low-mount idler
Early Engine
Compressor on early A12 (1970-1973, front-mount distributor type)
Custom install on right-side, battery moved to trunk, compressor place just above oil pump. Mounted like an alternator with no idler pulley
This in an Australia 1200. It uses a humongous bracket to space the compressor out past the low-mounted alternator.
Here is a USA 1200 with a slightly different setup:
Uncommon Right-side compressor mount
Late Engine
For late model A12 (1974-up, mid-distributor type).
Custom bracket for modern short compressor, made out of 6mm stock
close-ear H86 from B310 (1981-1982)
1978 Factory Bracket
Old compressor type (York-type)
1979
Starting august 1979 -- New Compressor-type
Unicla
1977 Unicla compressor mount
idler pulley
B210
Vanette
C120 Vanette A15 mounts below oil pan rail
Part Numbers
JDM B120 FOR YORK-TYPE COMPRESSOR (1978) * 11910-G1661 BRACKET A * 11911-G1661 BRACKET B * 11925-A0100 IDLER PULLEY * 11933-A0100 ADJUSTER NUT * 11917-M0100 ADJUSTER BOLT
JDM B120 FOR RADIAL COMPRESSOR (1979-_) * 11910-G1615 BRACKET 7908-8910 * 11910-95W00 BRACKET 8910- * 11925-G1615 IDLER PULLEY
USA B310 used either York USA-source or similar Hitachi compressor 11910-H9100 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR -0678 11910-H9101 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 0778- 11910-H9900 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 0879-
JDM B310 used DKKC radial compressor 11910-H7401 -8010 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 11910-H8661 8011- BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 11925-H8900 IDLER PULLEY
JDM A10 A14 11910-H7401 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR -8003 11910-G2500 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 8004- 11925-H8900 IDLER PULLEY 7804- 11925-M3001 IDLER PULLEY -7803 11925-W0400 IDLER PULLEY 7906- A14,Z16/Z18 11926-W0400 BRACKET-IDLER PULLEY 7906-
JDM C120 11910-G2500 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 8106-8210 11910-G3400 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR A 8210- 11911-G3400 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR B 8210- 11910-G3401 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 8407- 11925-H8900 IDLER PULLEY
JDM C22 - high-mount pulley bracket 11910-G5100 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 11910-G5110 BRACKET-COMPRESSOR 11925-H8900 IDLER PULLEY