Install/Not install

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Ok, you know I am doing my engine compartment over. My dilemma, should I install all the A/C lines and brackets. It looks so clean without them. The A/C work when I charged it a couple years ago but leaked out about an hour later. I could plug the firewall lines. The A/C pump, I would to remove it and keep everything together. How much trouble would it be to remove the A/C pump and install another set of belts? I probably would need another set of brackets for the belts?
Your thoughts!
Bob

[moparmadness]

Bob, my opinion , and I have done this several ways...

You will save a lot of headaches and trying to rig things by doing it just like it was a non-A/C car.
I would change my Crank & Waterpump pulley and Alternator Bracket to Non-A/C.
I would just save all my pulleys and Idler pulley in case you sell it down the road.
I just think it would look so much better and in reality it would take away from the firewall connectors being noticed.
Take that A/C compressor and fill it with A/C oil and cap it to assure it staying good and store it inside somewhere.

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MM, thanks. It does look so much cleaner without all that A/C stuff. I guess I'll check with Tom to see if he has the non A/C parts.
Thanks

[Nacho-RT74]

so do you guys sacrifice comfortability of A/C just for a "cleaner" engine bay look ?

Damn Nuts!!!

I understand if you will race with car to save weight then remove A/C... but is a street car!!!

Sorry is just an opinion not a judgement. I know I live in a Tropical contry here A/C is more usefull, but you have SUMMER up there same as I have down here along the year

My engine bay looks CLEAN with all equipment
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bob said:

I guess I'll check with Tom to see if he has the non A/C parts.
Thanks

I do not have a non-ac BB pulley set.

[Admin]

I totally agree with Nacho. My car will eventually have the air conditioning re-installed. Who says you can't have 500hp and air too.

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I have a feeling you are not in Georgia. Thats a no brainer down here.

[wjmopar]

I really like the clean look you got, Matt. Nice job filling that hole!
I could get by myself without AC, but if I want the little woman to go along on cruises, shows, etc., the AC must work.

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wm23n1 said:

I have a feeling you are not in Georgia. Thats a no brainer down here.

Nope, he is from Iowa. But hell, I'm in Wisconsin, and I hate humidity. So, I need the air.

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I lived in the South for close to 15 years before I owned a vehicle with AC that worked . Of course that was before I went to Tech school for Auto mechanics and starting doing that for a living.

The worst was the daily driver 73 I had that always oozed hot air out the vents. That was downright miserable in the summer. After a year or two of that, I did figure out how the heater control valve worked.