Sears wood burning stove

[Mattsmith]

Hello all! I hope this isn't duplicating a previous thread, but I couldn't find anything on this type of stove.
Recently bought a home, previous owner has converted this unit into a gas burning stove. I want to burn wood in it again.
Should I just remove the gas portion (don't worry, I'm well capable of doing all of that safely) 😁 Should I consider adding some fire brick to the interior?
Was this originally designed to be a metal walled stove (since it has a fan to distribute the heat)? Any and thoughts are appreciated!!

 

[Mkeller]

Hi we have the same type stove. I am not sure if I have an answer for your metal wall versus brick. I know it has venting hole on the side for the hot air to be blown out when hot. I'm not sure it brick would cover those and prevent it from blowing the air out. I was wondering if you were able to figure it out?

Our metal back wall is now rusting and has a hole. We need to figure out a solution for it.