Hey fellers, my 69 firebird (2 weeks in my possession) came with factory A/C. Am wondering if anybody can give me some assistance on removing it. The shop manual is quite difficult for me to follow.

As background, I have no idea if the A/C works, the belt isn't hooked up, and I suppose I'd be stupified if it did work.

In any case, I'm thinking hard about removing it because accessing the passenger side of the motor is nearly impossible.

This is motivated by the need to do a compression test on this motor since I really don't know anything about it. It seems nearly impossible to access the passenger side plugs with this A/C unit installed.

Thanks for any advice. Would also welcome hearing advice on whether factory A/C is a desirable thing, the chances of it working after god knows how many years of not being spun, etc.

Thanks!