February 2004

We're going to remove the front bumper.

Remove the 2 bolts on either side, accessible from the inside of each front fender well.

Next, remove all of the bolts that hold the front valance.

Front bumper and front valance removed.

Now we'll remove the dealer installed A/C. Begin by removing the 2 bolts that hold the home-made bracket. This bracket holds the condensor in the front trunk. Disconnect the 2 A/C hoses and the single electrical connection. Remove the condensor.

Remove the passenger's side valance. This will expose the 2 A/C hoses that run the length of the car.

This shows the A/C hoses. The dealer cut holes in each supporting bracket of the longitudinal.

This shows the passenger valance removed. It is remarkably clean. There is the usuall dirt build up at the jack point. This is the cause of the jack post rusting out.

Close up of the dirt build up.

This shows the dryer attached to the passenger's side inner fender well.

This shows the hoses going through the body to the passenger compartment, to hook up to the under dash control.

This shows the hoses going to the back of the car.

This shows the hoses coming from the side of the car, into the rear fender well.

This shows the hoses in the engine compartment. This is where the A/C would hook to the compressor on the engine.

You'll need to remove the windshield washer bottle to access the hoses underneath.

This shows the hoses underneath the washer bottle.

There is a bolt on either side of the A/C control unit that will needed to be removed.

There are 2 hoses and 1 electrical connection that was removed from the back of the A/C control unit.

Left view of the A/C control unit.

Another view of the A/C control unit.

This shows the A/C control unit removed. The pink/red wires are for the after-market installed radio.

You'll notice the 2 A/C hoses in the background.

The metal lip on top of the A/C control unit, slides on top of the lower edge of the dash.

This shows the condensor,evaporator and hoses.

This shows the blower fan, in the engine compartment. To remove the blower, loosen the bolt that holds the metal hose clamp and remove the electrical connection.

This shows the electrical wires and their placement.

Reference shot of the rubber around the engine compartment on the driver's side.

More rubber at the front of the engine compartment.

Rubber on the passenger's side.

Drain hose near the battery tray.

Top of the drain hose and battery tray.

This is the brake splitter.

This shows the brake line along the driver's side, underneath the engine shelf.

This shows the brake line from the right side of the brake splitter.

More of the right side brake line.

This shows the brake line along the passenger's side, underneath the engine shelf.

Driver's side valance removed.