The 1947 Dodge Build
Here’s what the heater case all disassembled looks like:
I will need to replace the 2 mounting studs that hold the upper part of the heater box to the firewall(at the top of those L-Shaped brackets near the heater core nipples).
I received the 12 volt heater blower motor from Rock Auto the other day and it’s the exact same size as the OEM 6 volt motor.
Even the adapter bolts right on. A 2nd adapter (seen just above the motor) bolts to the adapter now on the motor.
The original heater was just a single speed; I wanted at least a 2 speed. To accomplish this I am adding the resistor from a junk housing to the heater box.
I will swap out the 54 Dodge heater switch I was going to use to one from a pre-65 Valiant or maybe from an early van that Jerry @sgrip65 gave to me at the Nationals - it will be a match for the rest of the lower knobs plus a 65 heater harness mounts into both the switch and resister - win win!
Here’s what the heater case all disassembled looks like:
I will need to replace the 2 mounting studs that hold the upper part of the heater box to the firewall(at the top of those L-Shaped brackets near the heater core nipples).
I received the 12 volt heater blower motor from Rock Auto the other day and it’s the exact same size as the OEM 6 volt motor.
Even the adapter bolts right on. A 2nd adapter (seen just above the motor) bolts to the adapter now on the motor.
The original heater was just a single speed; I wanted at least a 2 speed. To accomplish this I am adding the resistor from a junk housing to the heater box.
I will swap out the 54 Dodge heater switch I was going to use to one from a pre-65 Valiant or maybe from an early van that Jerry @sgrip65 gave to me at the Nationals - it will be a match for the rest of the lower knobs plus a 65 heater harness mounts into both the switch and resister - win win!
