Engine bay management tips?

Tylan said

Thanks guys for the responses, I feel more inspired now.

In terms of removing the AC, what would be the best way to evacuate whatever refrigerant may still be in the system? Taking it to the shop would be the obvious answer, but the car isn't exactly road worthy as of now and I don't have a trailer.

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There maybe a nearby shop that will do a service call to evacuate the AC, don’t know just a WAG. Or perhaps tow it to a shop,,,
But the question I intended to ask is: why tear out the AC system? It is my understanding that those early AC pumps are not too bad to rebuild and the parts are available. AC is actually nice to have.
However after reading your post linked in this post, my main question is: why in the heck are you worried about cleaning up the under hood appearance if the car is not as you say ‘roadworthy’?