AC guys, need some advice on retrofit

[jayharrell]

Well i've got most of my factory ac system back in. But have been looking around, and *correct me if i'm wrong* cant a 75ish truck accumulator bolt right up to where the POV and expansion valve and all that mess that is hooked up to the evaportor??

Looks like i will need to get the hoses from the condensor on to the compressor and to the evap from the 75ish to make it work. Anyone done this?? I will have to get one of those orifus tube retro kits, and end the couple of small lines coming out of my evaporator.

Am i crazy for even tring this?? The scrap yard would yeild the lines and fitting, and a new accumulator would run about $50. That for a retrofit system that will work rather then spend 5 or 600 on new valves and stuff to hope the OEM system might work. I just don't want to put the cans of R12 i've got into a system that might fail. Plus i'm on a budget.

Has anyone done this?? Anyinfo would work. I've seen a couple of threads about the orifus tube retrofit, but i'm looking more for specifics on the hoses and whats needed from someone that has done it.

ttt for hosting my wierd way of thinking. lol