Beagle..t, you went overboard and kept the A/C, which then necessitates recharging it. Weather hear has been to good to run with the top on. Now that yours is almost running by the time you get the A/C recharged you will need the top on and not the A/C. (And I would get the A/C done before road miles.)
Dirtstr, did the tensioner break? I would just get one from salvage yard (your idea). I ended up making my PS pump bracket, which replaced the A/C bracket. But that is a lot of work getting it aligned correctly. I have a 95 motor setting on garage floor, but it did not have A/C.
Good luck on your search.