Complete AC kit, installed by dealer. Worth? Options

[Jason74914]

What is reasonable and fair price for me to sell complete dealer installed AC. Inside under dash, lines, condensor, compressor.....everything.

[BillJ]

Lol. Just being honest. I know a stash of like 5 of these and they just arent worth very much as they require cutting the car up and they never worked well to begin with. There is value in the under dash unit provided it is in nice condition.

[914rrr]

Lol. Just being honest. I know a stash of like 5 of these and they just arent worth very much as they require cutting the car up and they never worked well to begin with. There is value in the under dash unit provided it is in nice condition.

I respectfully disagree with "...and they never worked well to begin with. " I had a 74 2.0 DD with the VPC dealer installed AC while living in St. Pete / Clearwater FL. The PO replaced the hoses, dryer, clamps, etc. and kept the boat anchor piston compressor running R-12. It also had the gawd awful single 2bbl Holley Weber carb setup.

That AC system blew ice cubes even while stuck in stop n go rush hour traffic on US 19 (pre-overpasses, zillion traffic lights) in the middle of summer with 90+ F and 90+ percent humidity. Added bonus, it would defrost the interior and glass in seconds.

My current 74 2.0 project has a VPC AC system in it. I plan on getting it operational with a smaller modern AC compressor and smaller slimmer condenser and fan(s). My goal is to get a really skinny donut spare to fit under the front trunk board and retain all or most of the stock frunk space. There are potential options now for mounting the compressor either on top of the fan shroud or under the engine sheet metal.

I used to hang out with Ed Mooha who owned Gilmore Enterprises at his shop in Clearwater. Ed was a whiz at building ACVW AC systems. He was working on a complete 914 AC system but never completed it due to family and health issues. Ed moved to NV and sold the business. I contacted the new owner a few years back and he unfortunately has ZERO interest in building 914 AC systems, even though he has a Type II bay window bus system. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)