Making it look original

We plan to attend two shows this coming weekend, July 23 & 24, and both shows will have dedicated judges, as I understand it.  Saturday's show is in Hudsonville, Mi. and Sunday's show is a celebration of Chevrolet's 100th anniversary and is being held at the Gilmore Museum in Hickory Corners, Mi.  Now that the radio is back in and adds a look of orirginality to the interior, I figured adding the heater/defroster would be a good addition too.  The fan motor for the heater was unrepairable and I haven't found a replacement yet but I decided to at least make it look complete.  Running hot water thru the heater core in the passenger compartment is less than desireable right now with the hot spell of weather we've been having so I devised a way to block the water flow and still make it look like the heater is fully functional.  Dick at More Power tapped inside the new water outlets that screw into the block and thermostat housing.  1/4" pipe plugs were then screwed into place with a little pipe thread sealant applied to the threads.  The new, black, heater hoses were clamped to the blocked outlets and attached to the heater core at the other end.  The vent tubing is reinstalled on the heater too.  The only missing part is the motor and fan blades.  I reinstalled the heater control rheostat back under the dash also.  One wire is simply looped around and connected to the two contacts.  It gives the appearance of functionality but the wire goes nowhere!  Here's some pics:

                                                          Heater unit under the dash.

                                                   New hoses in the engine compartment.

                                                           Heater control under the dash.

My plan is to restore functionality to all non-working items over the coming winter.  The radio will be sent out.  I'll need to find a fan motor for the heater. and the parking brake will need to be redesigned to make it work.  Currently the parking brake lever, seen above just to the left of the heater control, is not connected to anything under the car.  I didn't reinstall the stock parking brake cables since the rear end is no longer the stock unit.
     Here's hoping the weather cools off a bit this weekend and the rain holds off until the shows are completed.