air conditioning

[j17_mia]

i have a 1984 olds cutlass supreme.. some thieves stole the a/c out of my car.. im doin a restoration on and and want to put it back in.. what do i need as far as parts for the a/c.. because i live in miami and it gets extremely hot!! please help

 

[85 Cutlass Brougham]

Well, what is missing? Did they just take the compressor or is there a large, gaping hole in the firewall where the A/C suitcase used to be? I would go to the junkyard and find a car with the same engine family as yours and see how it was set up. A basic A/C system consists of a compressor, receiver/dryer, condenser, evaporator core, a cycling switch, hoses, an orifice tube, and a fan to blow over the evaporator core and cool the car. I will be doing an A/C install in my car in about a month and will detail it in my build thread when it happens if you want to follow along. My car uses a hybrid system made up of Camaro V8 and Cutlass V6 parts.