Restore factory ac or go aftermarket

My plan.......partly due to cost and partly "what I found" was to buy the aftermarket Sanden stuff from a member on here .......used, and then found an aftermarket, unitised evap / heater off CL. It's VERY VERY tiny takes up less room than the orignal heater

Disadvantage: Heater connections are "in" the car. No fresh air through the heater. Also, the original controls don't work, although "industrious" people might be able to modify the factory controls. Mine of course were originally "heater only"

You could hide the aftermarket controls in under the dash or in glove box

Advantage: Not that expensive, gives you an "all new" components package, and smaller and more compact than original