It seems as if I have run into another little snag from my trucks previous life. In April I was going to swap out my engine for my new 383 and decided to re-do every thing up front from the ground up. My first clue that it had been wrecked once was the pass side fender was once white
not the original ochre. Then yesterday I noticed the cab had been mashed a little near the heater. The AC control valve (door) was kinda knocked around also. Can I do away with this or seal it permanently ? I Don't care about outside air or venting. Also if I seal the door in the kick panel while I'm at it will the ac , heat and defrost all still work?
I have to patch where the fan motor seals , can't see it in the pic but it warped pretty bad and maybe cut in new metal in the corner where the most damage is if there isn't enough air flow. I am assuming both ac and heat recirculate the cab air?