Location: Bethune, SC (204.116.151.110) | If you want to rebuild the original auto air completely, particularly if the condensers are on the roof, be financially prepared. I had a mobile air conditioning specialty shop in Smyrna (Atlanta), Auto Cool, redo mine including a new rotary compressor replacement for the original. This place does regular autos, customs, hot rods, semis, dash air in motor homes from all over the Southeast. Not inexpensive, but very good. The cost to get mine working better than new was just over $5,000. For all they did, that was reasonable.
Personally, I would have just put in two low profile roof heat pumps on the roof. One on the front part of the roof and one where the center vent is, or possibly a little further back. I am going with an 11.5K btu in the front and a 15k btu in the rear. Overkill, but incremental cost is small. FMC 589 with revamped auto air will be for sale soon. I am finishing FMC 920 with the roof heat pumps.
Henry |