AC System De-gassed & Looking for engine crane

Had a bloke come out today to de-gas the AC system ready for detachment/removal.
Also heading out to look at engine cranes today. I'll stop by the usual candidates (supercheap auto, autobarn, total tools etc.), then compare the offerings on ebay. I'm hoping to find one which folds up to save space.

No exhaust

I just thought I'd post a quick pic of what the car will look like without an exhaust pipe.
I like it!

Holden Commodore "the Vee Elll"

Here's what I'll be driving while undergoing the conversion..
It's nowhere near as fun to drive as the Honda, but it will get me from A to B.

Car deconstruction begins!

Radiator, airbox and power steering pump removed. Aircon will be de-gassed soon and removed. I hope to be able to find a place later to mount the compressor and run it from an aux motor... or maybe just use one of these instead:


http://www.evworks.com.au/index.php?product=AIR-SIERRA00055



Here is above the fuel tank (also removed), where the rear seats were. Batteries go here.


Exhaust, airbox and other bits sitting in the trailer ready to go, never to be used again.

32A Outlet

Here's a photo of the 32A outlet I have setup in the shed. This is used for the welder (when working) and also for testing the charging circuit on the car.

I have another plug and outlet ready to install in the garage for daily car charging.

Welder Issues

So I may have blown some money...

I've since found out that my new welder I posted about earlier, was only designed with 60Hz AC mains in mind. Living in Australia we have 50Hz. The user manual for the Miller Diversion 165 is very misleading stating 50/60Hz. What I believe was meant by this is that they may (in the future) have two versions, one for each frequency but both with the same part number. Personally I think the part numbers should be different if they are designed to run on different mains systems but alas..

Anyway.. so I've put it back in its box and I'm trying to decide what to do with it.
Options:
1. Leave it in the corner and forget about it.
2. Sell it on ebay to someone in USA/anywhere else that has 230VAC 60Hz mains. The problem with this is the huge shipping cost. Sea shipping may make this a viable option.
3. Modify it? Any ideas people?

Here are the symptoms:
Welder welds briefly (5sec or so) then cuts out, fan kicks in, relays switch on and off, fan stops, then you can resume welding for another 5 seconds or so. Grrr.. so irritating.