I'm driving an old 200 dollar Grand Cherokee until Jeepzilla is determined to be reliable, and most of all, I get the A/C fabbed up. The old Grand Cherokee has cold air, but, man it's a rustbucket.
I'm currently building a hybrid Chrysler, GM, and aftermarket A/C system, using original Jeep parts, Vintage Air bendable lines, a Jeep condenser, and a Sanden 508 series compressor. It's going to be ugly. Trying to make it pretty would mean having a custom made condenser and lines fabricated by someone other than Me. I want it to be stout, and reliable, and put out cold air. I think I can get it done.
The high side discharge hose, with a service port & high pressure switch. The service port is located in a compression fitting, made for A/C lines. Pretty cool little item.
A mockup of the layout of the original Jeep A/C lines, before adapting them to the new compressor.
I fabricated a condenser mount bracket from 1/16th aluminum. Pop rivets make short work of non structural pieces like this. They are a lifesaver.
Laying out some 90* fittings, as a work around to pass the lines under the huge radiator, that now covers the A/C access hole in the core support.