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I Installed air conditioning, from scratch... when I did my full rebuild AC was low on my list, so I've only gotten around to it a year after the rebuild.
Hardest part was running the return/suction/big line down the passenger side between the frame and the body, had a split hose from DGo. Needed to put the body on stands, undo the body bolts and even then I only got it a mm at a time, took about five hours, dreadful work. I suspect a lot of my issue was that the heater lines were pressing down on the AC line because I wasn't paying attention to positioning when I reconnected the body to the frame originally.
Radiator has to come out to get the condenser on, which was a bit of a faff, and the dryer was fiddley to align with the new evaporator.
One interesting thing is that I spent ages researching compressor oil and added the "correct" amount, but when I brought it to the AC guy (all he does is AC systems) and told him he was a bit exasperated, told me he'd need to vacuum it all out again - seems that his machine measures the exact amount of oil given the capacity of the system, therefore no PAG was needed from my end.
I have to say I was delighted to see the clutch engage and then for the first time cool air coming out the centre vents; I had rebuilt my HVAC box so its quite a strong flow, I also deleted the door vents exiting the HVAC box, which helps a lot.
Any questions ask away while it's still fresh in my head
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