Mine's probably not exactly like yours because mine's a diesel but is probably close. I first removed a small cabinet and drawers that was fastened to the floor at the center of the dash where your 'dog house' would be. I the removed the vertical close out panel to the right of the cabinet where the 120V outlet and A/C duct are located. The screws were not visible because they were screwed thru or were covered by the carpet so I removed the carpet which we're replacing soon. Note that screws were used on the two sides and staples on the bottom. Only when the panel was removed could I see the 3 sided wood 'frame' that was attached to the floor, the right outer wall, and the cabinet. Once this stuff was removed it was only a matter of disconnecting some wiring and approximately 8 screws that hold the evaporator case to the wooden 'firewall.' NOTE that the heater case was separate and did not have to be removed. All it took was some twisting and coaxing the evaporator case. Just reverse the process to reassemble. Be sure to add a sealing puddy, etc. on the case where necessary. I have attached a couple of pics that might help you.
Regarding reharging; I couldn't find a freon capacity anywhere so I used a pressure/temperature chart. It was cooling well with 3 lbs. of 134a but 1 more lb. lowered my outlet temperature to 43 degrees. Please let me know how it goes for you.