Wondering if anyone has gone this route. I've noticed that there is a A/C Delete Box available.

Thanks

Being where you are from, you may be able to get away with it, but I wish I'd have NOT removed it back in '77.
May also consider resale value as well.

Greg,

From what I've read all goes away in the engine bay except for the wire to the blower fan???

Thats what I did. Made it nearly impossible to put it back on now. I may not have needed to, but I had a cover made to cover the hole left by the missing evaporator case. I also have only one fan speed now, but that should be addressable.
I did it for better access to the plugs and wires. That I certainly have.

If you choose to do so, be sure to hold on to all your parts. Some are rather tough to find.

Next Generation sells very nice A/C delete firewall plates. I'll be happy to send you a pic and contact info if you need them.

Vikki,

Can you send the info. Wondering what's involved??

You remove all the A/C components until your firewall is bare. The delete plate screws on, using factory bolt holes. A bead of seam sealer or rope caulk is advisable.

He also has the blower motor delete plate, which is not appropriate for a street driven car as you need the windshield defogger.

The photo in the catalog is very poor quality, so I won't post it. You can call Jim at (586) 336-1930 for details.

Vikki where can I find a heater core that is only 2 inches thick??? All I come across is 2 1/2, the straps I have to hold the core in place will only work for a 2' core.

this is something I have been thinking about also. and is there an after market one that will work fine but has a smaller suitcase?

just to add a few words from someone who looked for a conv. 400 with a/c for well over a year before i found one, in proper shape. there are few out there, even coupes are somewhat slim. but if you do, keep all the parts.

I have some spare non-A/C parts left over from converting a car back to A/C that had been removed years ago. Underdash box etc. The problem is that the cutout in the firewall is different for A/C vs. non-A/C (different size, shape and location) so no matter what you do you will need to make some modifications.

Heater control is different, wiring harness is different, blower resistors are different. It is not necessary to replace everything with non-A/C parts but you will need to do some work-arounds, some of which are relatively hard to reverse.

Check out this web site.
http://www.acdelete.com/

That's a good product and would make retention of the heater core much easier.

The ac delete box offered from American Grafiti just seems to easy. Has anyone used that box and is it as easy as they claim.

Vikki,

I may give up a call some time this week to pick your brain..

The customized conversion plates from AGM (sold through acdelete.com and americangraffiti.biz) are THE easiest solution for a street driven car.

I'll be here on Thursday before 4, but I really don't have any better answers than retaining as many parts as you can in order to keep it painless and reasonably inexpensive.

You can remove the compressor (tie back the harness and wrap it), the compressor brackets, and the A/C suitcase and reclaim all that stolen space. When removing the A-frame bracket from the intake, be sure to measure the depth of the hole and use washers if necessary to keep the longer bolts from bottoming out, potentially causing an intake leak.

With the custom delete plate, you can retain your existing heater core, or acdelete.com sells a full package with a heater core and blower motor if yours is tired or your heater core is incorrect.

The a-frame bracket referred to above bolts to two dead holes in the intake. No leaks with or without bolts.

I removed everything AC related in the engine bay and kept the air equipment and heater core under the dash. Many of the parts were missing when I bought the car and it would have cost a mint to put the original system back in. Now I simply close the vent to keep the engine compartment air out. I have looked at purchasing an AC delete plate so that I can use my defroster as Vikki mentioned. Just can't bring myself to pay 169 bucks for it.

If you don't care about retaining the originality of the car, you can always go with the many aftermarket AC systems out there to get AC back in the car. They require a lot less room than the original, and are fairly easy to install from what I've heard.

I removed all my AC stuff in my 69 convertible. I repaired the firewall to match a non-AC car and used all non-AC parts to have heat. That included the blower motor box, heater core box, ducts, controlls and everything else to make it a non-AC car.
In my case every thing was missing under the hood, the inside parts were a mess and it's a convertible in MA. I didn't need it.