I give solid advice when I can, regardless of whether I would make the same decision, build the same car, pick the same powertrain or the same brakes, etc.
Anyhow, if I think someone's about to do something damn-fool, I tend to squawk about it.
Unless you deliberately swapped in a 2.76 rear axle, your '62 with a 170 has 3.23s or 3.55s, more compatible with that engine in terms of acceleration. And plenty of people added aftermarket A/C to A-bodies with 170 engines; you won't be the first. If you listen to the good advice you've been given, you'll wind up with a fine result.
