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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Default Pulling out the A/C system....

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1980 Corvette...

A/C never worked when vette was purchased....
Not interested in jumping in an bottomless pit $$$$.00 to get her goin' again.... I'll invest the $$$$.00 elswhere on the vette
Want to take the system out.
Is there something that I need to do when yankin' the hardware out ?

Is there switches or relays vacum hoses or any other items that I need to make changes to ?

Phil
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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Whatever you decide to do, keep any parts that you remove. If you sell the car some day, such items could make or brake the deal.
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Old Jul 27, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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leave it alone .spend your time elsewhere.you will have to sell someday .try and find your build sheet .
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 06:34 AM
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Default She looks ugly Terry !

See what you're sayin' Terry but the compressor is ugly rusty colour. Planning to clean up the engine bay and paint piece by piece....
I guess I could paint the compressor and leave it alone...

Phil
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Old Jul 28, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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I would just paint the compressor and brackets and leave it alone. I took mine out while doing the samething you are doing now. Wish I would have left it alone.
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