66 Chevelle heater box

I forgot to post last week when I went to the Englishtown Swap Meet. I found a '66 Chevelle used rear seat for the bargain price of $50, and a steering column for $20! Tommy was trying to sell his 75 Vette, and picked up a cool pit bike.

I ran down to IWS to fill my welding tank and pick up a new tip and some wire for the MIG welder, in preparation for all the new sheet metal. Most of it is here, still waiting for the inner rocker panels however, and without them I really can't do too much. I did learn that the 40 lb bottle should last me about an hour welding, looks like I'll be making regular trips back soon.

I started unpacking some of the many parts and pieces of the 66 Chevelle, and when I unwrapped the inner heater box, I was in for an unpleasant surprise. It was rusted out..bad. Where there wasn't a whole, the metal was as thin as tin foil. There was obviously a leak in the heater core for a VERY long time, all the inner workings of the box were destroyed. I tried to patch it up, but it is mostly just for parts. I ordered another off eBay for $100, since no one seems to reproduce this part. The only other option would to be to install a new air conditioning system, and since the car already came with a brand new heater core, it didn't seem worth it.