I need to replace the whole a/c system in my '72 cutlass. Where is a good place to find a replacement kit? Thx

 

I have several parts cars & at least one complete AC system removed from the car with the freon still in it. I can provide anything & everything.
Scott
c. 317-727-7041

 

Vintage air has a model specific kit now.

 

What exactly are you looking for? Are you looking for stock replacement components or an aftermarket street-rod style A/C system. There are some aftermarket kits (like Vintage Air mentioned above) that completely replace the stock A/C components with smaller aftermarket units.

If you are looking for a "kit" to rebuild your stock A/C, no one makes a complete kit. You need to purchase the components individually.

 

I would go with an aftermarket system. Espcially since Vintage Air makes a kit specifically for your car. I converted the AC system on my 90 Buick Estate Wagon from R12 to R134a and it never cooled as well as originally.

FWIW, I like the orifice tube system better than the Suction Throttling Valve system that was used on alot of older cars. There are too many wires and tubes running this way and that on the older AC systems. If I install AC on my 71 98 it will definitely be an aftermarket unit. Those original compressors weigh a ton too.

 

Again, it depends on what the O.P. is looking for.

I've converted both my 84 Custom Cruiser and 86 Caprice wagon, and both cool just fine. I did nothing special, in fact on the Caprice I simply evacuated the system and filled it with R134. The 84 needed a new compressor, so I also replaced the drier and the orifice tube.

 

True. If you want to keep everything original then look to Fusicks for replacement parts. I'm sure they carry AC parts.

When I did the AC retrofit on my Estate Wagon it worked well enough to keep the car comfortable during MO summers, it just wasn't as cold as I would have liked.