Kitchen Gas Appliances - Old Gas stove on a Douglas Fir floor

I am planning on cleaning up and using the old 1940s era gas stove (http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos5192/1/64/99/11/82/1/182119964112_0_ALB.jpg) that came with my new house but has clearly been disused for years. It has a lot of rust, but everything seems to work. Of concern is a little stovepipe vent (http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos5050/1/84/47/4/34/2/234044784112_0_ALB.jpg) that sticks out the back of the oven "quarter" of the stove several inches. I don't have any plans for immediate venting other than a common Range Hood and I was wondering how to accommodate it and if I should take precautions to protect the gypsum wall behind the stove. Second I am setting the stove in a kitchen with softwood flooring but the base of the stove is just thin metal sheeting on edge. There doesn't seem to be anything really insulating it from the floor. Any thoughts as to how I could situate this stove nicely to alleviate any concerns about damage to the surrounding area?

Here's a picture of the location the stove will live (http://images.kodakgallery.com/photos5130/1/84/24/31/28/2/228312484112_0_ALB.jpg)

Hello variable. Welcome to the Gas Appliances topic.

Unfortunatetly....:( every link you've provided to the photos failed....:wall: Try again.

I'm not sure how to protect the wall behind the stove nor from what? Heat? Physical damage? ???? Kindly elaborate.

Softwood flooring? Meaning linoleum, linoleum tiles, or does "softwood flooring" mean bare wood???.........:confused: >Kindly elaborate here again.<

To protect the flooring from any heat at the base of the appliance, if there is any need to at all, inquire at a home building retail store what material is best suited for this purpose.

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