Anyone ever seen this "claw-style" compressor bracket?

[thehackmechanic]

I'm helping a friend transfer the a/c from his old 2002 onto the one he just bought prior to the trip to The Vintage in oh crap like five weeks. The new car used to have a/c, which makes certain things easier. The old car had a Clardy system with a Sanden compressor and a "Hobiedave" bracket. I was about to mount them when I saw that the new car has a "claw-style" bracket already on it. You can find "claw-style" Sanden adapters on eBay that bolt to the big York bracket (https://www.ebay.com/itm/263125140545), but I've never seen a standalone one that bolts directly to the block before. It has a certain form-follows-function appeal to it, but the about-the-right-size belt I threw on comes very close to rubbing against the lower water pump bolt, though it's a meaty "ridge-top" belt; a narrower one might clear just fine.

 

Anyone ever seen this bracket?

 

[jgerock]

Why not just use the Hobie Dave bracket?

[thehackmechanic]

Jim, I probably will. It's just curiosity. 

[jgerock]

3 hours ago, thehackmechanic said:

Jim, I probably will. It's just curiosity. 

Perhaps the original one was meant for M10 E30 or M10 E21 application??

[zinz]

Yours looks much heavier than this one that I’ve seen on the e28 forums. I tried it on my 535i but found the “claws” were not rigid enough. 
 

BMW M20 M30 Sanden Compressor Bracket (E30, E28, E24, etc.)

WWW.ACSOLUTIONS.CO

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Designed with originality in mind, this compressor bracket is used to adapt the Sanden 508 (SD5H14) or 709...

 

Ed Z

[rstclark]

Interesting to see that the "Hack" hasn't seen it all 

Love you Rob . Your column is the first thing I read in the Roundel  --- and sometimes the only thing I read

[Stevenola]

Layne makes great stuff:

 

M-10/S-14 BMW Sanden bracket

LCWYLIECO.BIGCARTEL.COM

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Replace your inefficient, expensive, and hard to find OEM air conditioning compressor with a modern Sanden style unit. Please specify your engine...

 

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by Stevenola

[JQ02]

On 4/12/2023 at 8:29 PM, zinz said:

this one that I’ve seen on the e28 forums

I exchanged emails with acsolutions today. They are coming out with an m10 version in about May. It will be on the exhaust side and I'll be needing a bracket for the intake side cuz there will be a turbo down there.

BMW S14 M10 Sanden Compressor Bracket (E30 M3, 2002, etc.)

WWW.ACSOLUTIONS.CO

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Designed with originality in mind, this compressor bracket is used to adapt the Sanden 508 (SD5H14) or 709 (SD7H15) compressor (v-belt configuration) to the S14 and M10 engine block. Professionally engineered, designed, and manufactured in California, this has been fully FEA...

 

[Son of Marty]

I'll just drop this here.

Get Smart - The Claw.mp4

[rstclark]

Not sure I see how it mounts to the block 

[rstclark]

FYI I will have Hobiedave brackets available in the next two  weeks