'72 Heater and Blower restoration

[steffan]

probably too many of these threads out there already but figured I'd throw some more pictures in there as I go along

 

[steffan]

overall in pretty good shape. not sure why the PO used the random screws or the nasty black paint

 

[steffan]

resister and wiring - heat shields on the connector crumbled

 

[steffan]

orientation of rubber bushings of motor

 

[steffan]

new mesh and gaskets planned

 

[steffan]

the main box - again - very solid, but a shame the black paint was put on there

 

[steffan]

opening it up

 

[steffan]

the core insulators/ foam were intact but very crumbly

 

[steffan]

the defrost flapper

 

[dazerb]

Appreciate this. Mine is still fully functional but completely original to 74 and gives me a nice shower of dust when i crank it up and open the vent.
I'm looking for anything to procrastinate on all my rusty spots showing up, lol.

 

[Tanker120]

Great cataloging, more pictures the better, if you need some help with something or need a part, I might be able to help you out. I have done a few of these.

 

[Tanker120]

 

[steffan]

wow, those are over the top nice! I might be too embarrassed to post my follow up after seeing those pictures...
are those all original or restored?

 

[steffan]

here is my current progress - got all the nasty paint off the blower motor and fabbed up a new screen for the intake

 

[steffan]

I really wasn't excited to tackle the heater box because the blower was a major pain but after soaking the paint with a towel and some lacquer thinner, I was able to scrub off the black paint. Not sure why it was painted because it was probably in better condition than anything else in the vehicle

 

[steffan]

the old paint came off nicely so I was hoping I could keep the box original (just go over the inside) but it's just a little too far gone - would probably be ok but given that everything else has been redone it would really stick out

 

[Tanker120]

wow, those are over the top nice! I might be too embarrassed to post my follow up after seeing those pictures...
are those all original or restored?

Restored, I was going to do what you are doing, but never got the time, this is what MUD is about, thanks

 

[steffan]

some progress on the blower motor: there was the slightest pitting on some of the pieces where the foam was placed so I decided to use a hammered paint on the inside to mask it - the lighting doesn't reflect the color/ texture very well but it's a pretty close match to the heater color. the new mesh on the blower opening - expanded metal that I epoxied in place.

 

[steffan]

exterior satin black/ interior with the same color

 

[steffan]

the blower fan looks a little dingy but didn't want to go to any extreme measures to bleach it out