As far as the A/C, I don't plan on having one....I never did have an A/C in it even back in High School. I just plan on driving it on the weekends. This dream has been 10 years in the mind, and I am just getting to where I can throw some time and money into it. It should be some fun, I wanted to be a bit different, it seems like too many people were running 403's in the cutlass. Plus getting a 455 for free didn't hurt.