Updating Air Conditioning 1970 Duster

Hi All,

First, just a shout out to everyone here, I am new to the forum and have never had such a nice welcome, so thank you FABO! Also, forgive any typos, I am doing this on my phone...lol.

I am planning on updating the AC in my new (to me) factory AC equipped '70 Duster. I believe I am going to go with a Vintage Air builders kit with AC, heat, and defrost (maybe the compac, gen II, etc.).

In doing the research, I know that there is no kit for this car, and that the blower motor hole in the firewall is different than the heat only cars. In the 17 pages in this forum I've gotten through though, I haven't seen anyone propose what I have in mind, so I thought I would put it out there...

What I am thinking about doing is pulling the existing AC/Heater box, then separating (and using) the blower motor case that protrudes through the firewall as the AC hose "grommet" if you will (maybe dropping the hoses out the bottom, etc.) so I don't have to fab up a weird looking plate. My thought is it would look factory-ish and be the right size, etc.

Thoughts or ideas are appreciated!

Justin