Removing an existing hot water convector (heater)

I had decided to extend the base cabinets and countertop on the right hand side of the stove for the new kitchen. To do this, I would need to remove an existing heater that was built into the wall. To an amateur like myself, this looked a bit daunting. There were two pipes running up from the basement feeding each side of the heater. My initial thought was that I could probably just remove the convector and join the two pipes. I'm glad I did some research before doing this.

I went down into the basement to see where these two pipes were coming from. To my surprise, the pipe feeding the right side of the heater was coming off of one main line, while the pipe feeding the left side of the heater was coming off of a completely different line. This made me double think my decision to connect the two pipes after removing the heater. I decided to search for a plumbing message board on the internet. I found a fantastic forum at plbg.com. I posted my question and I received an answer within 5 minutes! You can view my post here. I not only learned that what I had previously thought was a radiator was actually called a "convector", I was also informed that "If the two pipes are feeding from separate mains, then you can simply cap them off." So, that's what I did. I purchased a mini tube cutter ($10.26) to cut the pipes, and then used 2 SharkBite 1/2 In. End Stops ($4.94/ea) to cap the two pipes. It literally took me 15 minutes to do.