I have made a bracket to mount the MX-5 AC compressor to the Maserati engine. My engine did not come with an AC compressor, so I decided to use the MX-5 one. This has simplified integrating the two systems together as all I need to do is bolt the MX-5 compressor to the Maserati engine.

This shows me templating the location of the bolt holes on the engine block. It can’t be seen in the picture, but the mount points are not in the same plane on the engine. I had to make spacers under the upper two points to bring everything level. I bolted the washers to the mount points and then welded pieces of rod to hold everything in place.

Next step was to transfer the hole locations to a piece of stainless plate.

My template worked and the plate bolts up to the engine.

Next I transferred the hole pattern from the AC compressor to the plate. I also had to cut out the middle of the plate for the compressor to go through it.

Some trimming of the plate and clean-up and it is done!!