A/C conversion ?

[Dom]

How much would it take to have a/c in my car it came with no a/c. Is it even worth it? And what donor cars can I take the parts from? Thanks

[bravekozak]

I did it. I believe it was worth it. It was a pain in my case to route the A/C lines around my power steering lines. You can just take the complete A/C sytem and wiring from any A/C Festiva at the junkyard, and just transplant it. Make sure you use the exact size crowfoot wrenches on the fittings + lots of Mazola oil (penetrating fluid). I ruined one compressor by snapping the aluminum threaded connector off. You need a baby hammer to break up any seized fittings before turning. You really should relace every O-ring seal on every connector. They are cheap and I bought them in a box at Ford parts. You must be very patient when taking apart pieces that have been screwed together for over 20 years. Southern systems are preferable.

[Dom]

Can someone tell me a list of parts that I will need to convert to a/c set up also if anyone has a picture of a engine bay with it I can't find any on the web with pics of it

[bravekozak]

Here is a picture of what the air conditioner looks like installed in the dash.

You will have to do a search for the engine compartment picture.

[Dom]

lol. thats funny maybe i will try to fit my 5000 btu in there ..

[bolokid]

It's a small car, you may not need 5000.

[Dom]

I would hope not i actually found a link on there from back I'm 2005 he explains the whole thing

[F3BZ]

here's pretty much the parts from a factory set up. this is for a car without power steering. doesn't show the condenser fan motor. grab that too.

[F3BZ]

an i wish i could learn how to post more than one picture at a time from crapbucket. here parts if you are doing it to a power steering car.

[Dom]

Nice, good info. now trying to locate all if this should be interesting . Thanks

[Festevil3]

I have all the parts needed for a AC conversion on a NON-POWER STEERING car, pm me if intrested.

[bravekozak]

I finally found the picture of a non-P/S A/C system.