1936 ford coupe questions

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Need help with 3 questions. 1.does anyone know where i can purchase a set of scuff plates.all the places i checked do not have any in stock. 2. Did they ever make a garnish moulding for the back window, i have the roll up.or do you rely on the drain pan to keep the water out. 3.what size dia did they use for the drain hose for trunk and below the windshield. At the upholstery shop and he needs this info. Would appreciate any help
 
Scuff plates have been hard to find for quite awhile, but I do not know any supplier who has them in stock.

The rear window has an inside frame, but no added garnish molding like the doors. The drain pan collects the water.

The size of the hose should match the outlet tube on the passenger side of the drain trough and the outside diameter must match the hole in the body just in front of the inner wheel well above the running board.

I hope this helps.
 
Gary has given some good advice but, let me add a couple of things. First, the rear window moulding is NOT the same size on all models. At first glance all rear window mouldings look the same however, the sedans are somewhat larger and won't fit.

The second item is the drain hose. As Gary mentioned the hose attaches to an opening on the floor which the hose fits around. From my experience this attachment is the number #1 rust maker on '35-/'36 cars (probably others. also). I do something different to avoid this problem. Rather than attach the hose to the sheet metal fitting I slip a smaller piece of plastic water tubing inside the hose and clamp the hose to the tubing. I then slip the plastic tube into the body hole. Just to be on the safe side I bevel the end of the tube where it comes in contact with the running board. This insures free flow of the rain water without plugging.

Rear window drain hose I.D. is 1". Windshield drain hoses (2)
are 3/16" I.D.

Hope this helps.

Tom
 

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Thanks flatheadfan, I did not see the windshield hose listed.

Those two hoses also are behind interior panels and terminate in the lower cowl section. Sometimes if the area has been welded with patch panels, there is no opening for these hoses. Look for an opening, otherwise water may collect, that is, if you do happen to drive in the rain or as bad a condition wash the car.
 
Gary-

What I have done to the two windshield drains was to route the hoses over to the cowl drain hose. I cut that hose and installed a 4-way plastic coupler and tied everything together. Now everything drains out the cowl drain hose. That was over 2o years ago with no problems to date. :)

Tom
 
Who has the little rubber bumpers that keep the rear window from rattling, and scraping on the metal of the body? I'm speaking of the bumpers that are along the bottom edge of the rear window opening.
John
 
flatheadfan gave excellent advice, but I decided to go a little different route. That area on my '36 coupe was all rusted out, so I cut away all the bad stuff and welded in an EMS replacement panel. Instead of installing a nipple for the hose to slide onto, I turned & welded in a thin wall bushing, which the hose fits into snuggly. The hose will extend through the bushing and terminate even or just a hair past the body.

Using the bushing eliminates any chance of water escaping past the hose * nipple and gathering on the sheet metal and eventually cause rust. No one will see the bushing., either. Just seemed like a better 'mouse trap', to me.

Attached are a couple of pics showing the bushing installed and the 2nd, showing the hose where it will go (note: the hose is just laying there in the photo and not placed into the bushing).



 
Gary Tosel said:
Thanks flatheadfan, I did not see the windshield hose listed.

Those two hoses also are behind interior panels and terminate in the lower cowl section. Sometimes if the area has been welded with patch panels, there is no opening for these hoses. Look for an opening, otherwise water may collect, that is, if you do happen to drive in the rain or as bad a condition wash the car.
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flatheadfan said:
Gary-

What I have done to the two windshield drains was to route the hoses over to the cowl drain hose. I cut that hose and installed a 4-way plastic coupler and tied everything together. Now everything drains out the cowl drain hose. That was over 2o years ago with no problems to date. :)
Tom
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Are these windshield drain hoses being discussed a production change, my '35 has holes in the lower corner of the windshield opening; but they don't seem to end up at a hose nipple. It appears they would just drain on the inner structure and fall to the bottom of the cowl sides. The '35 is an earlier one
with smooth cowl sides, etc. Thanks
 
I have a early '35 and an early '36. The drains are what you have described. From these small tubes a short hose is connected and is bent over and behind the cowl panels. On the bottom of the cowl panel channel is a small opening which the water is "suppose" to drain out on to the fender. Needless-to-say, this is one of the first areas that body rust occurs. :(

Tom
 
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