A/C Problem - Quick Question

So other than my car being the victim of a hit and run (while parked - search for my post if you desire), the A/C died shortly before hand.

Before I go yanking all of the A/C crap out of there and getting a short belt, is there anything I should bother checking to see if I can fix it very cheaply?

It started taking longer to cool off, then one day it just stopped blowing cool air completely.

If no one has any ideas, I will just remove the system for now. If I decide to get A/C again, I will just do the R134a conversion. For now, my new daily driver keeps me nice and cool on the drive to work and classes.

If I do decide to reinstall A/C and do the conversion, I will likely be redoing all of the lines to make sure it is done properly and so that it will last another 12 years before it fails on me again.

Heh, implying I like to spend money based on my sig? I will note I get the cheapest deal I can find when I buy.

And since R12 is so expensive, plus I am pretty sure for legal reasons you have to pay a certified mech. to do the labor. That is why I am leaning towards waiting on doing the R134a conversion - it will allow better control over repairs and parts when the time comes down the line to fix it again.

That, and as I said, I just bought a daily driver (alright, I just "financed" a daily driver for people who apparently think I spend TONS of money) that blows very cold A/C and with gas as expensive as it is, the Mustang is presently garaged so I am fine without using the cheapo R134a kits at the discount auto parts store.