.... basically....

-open beer
-call someone to legally evacuate the system for $60ish
-take out your condensor
-take out your compressor
-take out your compressor fan
-follow all the lines...
-take them out
-if your trashing the system anyway... don't be afraid to bend/break anything

as steve and i have both learned.... it's the funnest 2 hours of your car working-ness