That's exactly what I did, Dan. Had my barrier hoses made such that I could route them out of the engine bay, relocate the dryer, and have all o-ring fittings except for a flare fitting to match up with the stock evaporator; I used an o-ring-to-flare adapter where the 134a expansion valve connects to the evaporator. I had the shop make the hose with the flare fitting longer than needed so I can cut off that fitting and change to an o-ring fitting whenever I decide to upgrade the evaporator/blower assembly.
Ron
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