The water idea is OK if you can pull it off. The electric heat plates will work, you may have to relocate the holes on the plate to make it fit. We just put them on my buddys 38 Ply with a flat six. Haven`t tested them with the car running yet, but see no problem with them working. Next time you are at the bone yard get one of those plates off the Geo like I mentioned earlier---what do you have to lose. Then it won`t affect the look and should be easier to do...Good Luck
