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https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/d/winlock-1987-jeep-comanche/7709531883.html Not mine, but came across the listing today and thought the matching canopy was neat.

This is sweet. I picked up an original warranty guide and owners manual for my year as well. Very cool that your truck still had that little time capsule with it.

Sounds like a good excuse to buy a pair!

I'm considering making the switch because I already had the r12 discharged for a different project and it's pretty expensive to refill it with r12 (and will be expensive to refill again if I need to discharge the system for some other reason / there is a future leak or failure) so I'm thinking of converting. It worked fine before it was discharged. It's been a few months since the discharge - I definitely have the drier replacement on the list of must-dos.

That's not the kind of fireball I want coming out of my truck... I don't have any manifold gauges yet, but I have them on my list of equipment to buy / borrow / rent in order to get the job done (along with a vacuum pump).

Yes, my compressor is leaking a little bit of oil through the front seal - but no black gunk on the hood yet... I think I'm just going to replace it. I'll be sure it's new and not reman. I'll do an in depth visual check on the lines and go from there. Maybe I'll get a quote on the lines just as a point of reference for the future. Thanks for the detailed info including part numbers for the improved condenser and the conversion measurements. I might research this a bit more but if my lines don't need to be replaced maybe I'll spring for the $60 to replace it too. Interesting, I'll check this out as well! I'd seen some of the r12 substitute chemicals in my research but wasn't sure how legit they were. Sounds like folks have had good experiences with at least one brand. My concern so far is that they appear to be flammable and that makes me a little nervous - maybe that's unwarranted though. These replies are all awesome. Thanks so much for the advice everyone!

Awesome, thanks for pointing me in the direction of that video. I haven't watched it but I will do so shortly. Thanks as well for the additional info regarding the condenser and compressor. I'm leaning towards just swapping the compressor since I'll already be in there - and like you said, maybe avoiding a future headache.

hi My truck still has the original r12 AC system in place. It was working great but I needed to discharge it ahead of a heater core job I did last fall and now I'm considering an r134a conversion instead of recharging it with the very expensive and increasingly scarce r12. Less concerned with r134a blowing less cold - I don't need arctic wind blasting out of this baby because it only gets up to 90 for a few days out of the year where I live. Not considering an AC delete at this time. I'm new to AC maintenance and I've been finding a wide variety of info online regarding what actually needs to be done for the conversion vs. what people choose to do - all the way from "slap some adapter fittings on there and recharge it with r134a" up to "replace it all, even the evaporator and condenser." I've read some previous threads here on CC to generally educate myself but looking for someone with a little more experience to weigh in on what I plan to do specifically. At a minimum, here is what I think I need to do: Replace the receiver drier and O rings Replace the expansion valve & block and O rings Flush the system Pull vacuum and test Add PAG oil Recharge with r134a (~80% less than the amount of r12) Drink beer while the AC blows cold air in my face Things I'm not sure about: Do I also need to replace the compressor? If it's not required, SHOULD I replace the compressor as a part of the job? Mine is OEM and I'm not sure how often these fail. I'd rather do it now than later but I don't want to spend the money if these rarely go out. If I replace the compressor too, does this change any of the steps above? Same question for the A/C lines. Visually they look like they've seen better days, but I'd prefer to save this for a future, bigger project if it doesn't need to be done right now. There were no leaks previously so considering that a non-issue. I don't think it's required to replace the evaporator or the condenser if I do a system flush before recharging with r134a. From what I've seen, people are only replacing these if there are existing problems (such as an evaporator leak). But I would like confirmation of this. Thanks for your help. P.S. Maybe I can contribute to this dusty thread after it's wrapped up:

Awesome, thanks for the info!

Guy very new to bodywork here; what's meant by "edge out" the truck?

Thanks everyone - I do have some doublestick laying around so I’ll give that a shot and see how she fares. Was curious if anyone had done anything outside the box but maybe the best approach on this one is to keep it simple!

I have some factory b-pillar lights that are fully functional, but unfortunately the clips are broken on both. Any quick tips on getting these to stay mounted in the pillar without the clips?

Right on... well time will tell perhaps - Took a peek at your build thread and that white contrast of the shell looks sweet.

What do you love / hate about it? I've been considering a removable camper setup for next season so I'm in that mindset right now. I thought so too - wish I could take credit for that one but the previous owner made that call :) Awesome, thank you!

Thanks for the info! Yep, I picked up the cover from Downey almost immediately and it's been perfect.