A/C to keep or delete
 

Mine is a 87 3.2 street/track hot rod...no pun on hot. It's not a purest car.
The a/c is mediocre at best. I know the front evaporator fan is kaput and who knows what else. The question is to spend more on making it work correctly or remove it all together? I think last year there were only a few days here in Maryland, I wished it worked better.
I may be doing a Florida house in the next year or two.
I,m curious, if anyone here has regrets after removing their a/c.

removing a/c was one of the first things i did to mine, haven't looked back

it is a targa though

Dig in..a big bucket of opinions in this thread. ; )

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/795363-c-yanking-regrets-yall-south.html

refurbishing the a/c was one of the first things I did on my car, never looked back.

not cheap, but not hard to do and not having a/c would mean I would not be able to drive the car in summer.

I only have one instance of removing an A/C system. About 20 years ago I purchased a 1978 911 Targa for my son. A/C didn't work and after getting a quote for getting it to work I decided to remove it entirely. Years later the car was sold on Ebay and the buyer in Fresno hunted me down and called to ask if I might have held on the A/C parts.

I think you should fix it and keep it! If it is a real hot day and you have Porsche A/C, then when you turn it on the car will go from 97 degrees down to 89 degrees in nothing flat!!

Obviously it's yours to do what you wish :), but something to consider when time to sell. When I look for a used 911 (it's just my twist on this BTW :rolleyes:), I usually walk away from those missing their AC system (or components of it) & it's usually for more reasons than one. Yeah there's the obvious cost to replace &/or repair (if I could ever be bothered/persuaded to do so like a reasonable reduction in price), but it seems there are plenty other more "complete" ones with reflective asking prices that are just easier to pay a little extra for, especially if it works :D * I've never regretted bringing my AC syst. to where it was intended to be at, I could only imagine what it would feel like to not only lose the money it could command with it as well as, well... the "cool experience" I'd otherwise miss out on if I did get rid of it ;)

I live in Florida and decided to keep mine. I drove it today and windows down was fine everywhere I went until I entered the Highway. It's just too much wind and noise for me so I put the windows up and turned on the AC.

I hear ya all.... I sort of feel the same way. I just needed to hear it from others.

I'll just put that project down the list for now.

Thanks_Bob

I am very practical as to value. One of the cliches is we are keepers of these cars. There is some truth to this. Look forward twenty years and having an original car will be rewarded. Having a car that had Aircon and not having the parts will be a fair sized deduct to value. As the years roll by, originality will be rewarded financially.

If you're serious about the track part then there's only one answer for you.

Location, location location!!! I think your on the right track following your instinct. Worse case, you fix it up later!

I don't have AC OR heat......top goes down when hot, Jacket when cold.

It is just like an antique, you want it as original as possible. If I was looking I would try to find a 911 that has not been lowered, headlights messed with and make sure it had the A/C. Also no backdate/ front dating of any kind. Gold wheels! I would just walk away! That stuff seems fine to the current owner but we all sell our cars sometime. Sooner or later. Why would you want one with the wrong engine installed? Nope, must be original as possible.

I have no interest in keeping my car original for the purpose of re-selling, as I plan on keeping it indefinetely.

However, I chose to upgrade my A/C so I can drive my car year round in all weather conditions. And also so my wife will ride along sometimes too!

My 87 was already AC-less when I bought it two years ago. I do have all of the components, though.

Don't really miss it, however I live in California so I can get by without it compared to other states.

The one bonus of not having AC is that it makes working on the engine quite a bit easier!

It's a sport car. AC is just perverse.
Carter

+1
And removal makes working in the engine bay so much easier.

Then so is heat, and power windows, and power seats, and cruise control, and stereos, and power sunroofs, and cigarette lighters, and.......

I suppose we should all just be driving stripped down dedicated track cars on the street then.:rolleyes:

Yes, if you need cooling you should do it the proper way, cooling tubes threaded through your suit top, pants, etc, with a container of icewater and pump to keep the "cool" flowing, the way TRUE sports car drivers do it.