The 1947 Dodge Build

Here’s what the heater case all disassembled looks like:

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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).

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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.

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Even the adapter bolts right on. A 2nd adapter (seen just above the motor) bolts to the adapter now on the motor.

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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.
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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!

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Don. Probably no fiberglass or plastic on any of those 47 heater boxes or parts. Will surely be exciting to see that one complete. Did you decide on which engine/drivetrain on the 47? Seems to me that you were toying with the idea of a V6 Dakota or a 340 at one time. Keep up the good work. JJ (sgrip65)