1937 Ford part subsitution question

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albertaboy

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Hey
I'm evaluating my 37 p/u project and have a question regarding a missing part and if a substitution can work.
My grill shell is missing the inner lower shell that directed the air to the radiator. This had been hard to find. I've never laid eyes on one in person or on the internet. I've no pattern to fab a replacement.

Anybody with pictures would be appreciated.

Can a 35-36 part be made to work or can I just go without one. Anyone else solve this problem? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks.
 
Hello, i have a '37 1/2 ton with that lower deflector in place, be happy to post an image as soon as the weather cools off.
Tom
 
The 35 did not have a piece that went into the chin of the grill like the 36 did. The 37 is different than the 36. I posted pictures of both a few years ago. I have a correct 37 one that is hanging on the wall but no way of taking a picture of it at the moment. The truck one is not the same as the pickup one in 37.
 
oldandtired said:
The 35 did not have a piece that went into the chin of the grill like the 36 did. The 37 is different than the 36. I posted pictures of both a few years ago. I have a correct 37 one that is hanging on the wall but no way of taking a picture of it at the moment. The truck one is not the same as the pickup one in 37.
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I suppose I use "truck" and "pickup" interchangably. Do you mean truck like a 1 ton? If so-are you saying the 1 ton part differs from the pickup? Thanks.

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Truck and pickup are not interchangeable in Ford's way of identifying vehicles. A 1/2 ton and pickup are considered the same and the chassis is the same as a passenger car without what I call outriggers. Any cab on the larger chassis was considered a "truck". Pickups had the gas tank between the frame rails at the rear of the vehicle while the truck gas tank was beneath the driver seat.

BTW, it gets real complicated when you hear someone refer to a pickup truck. Oh well.
 
v8fordman said:
Truck and pickup are not interchangeable in Ford's way of identifying vehicles. A 1/2 ton and pickup are considered the same and the chassis is the same as a passenger car without what I call outriggers. Any cab on the larger chassis was considered a "truck". Pickups had the gas tank between the frame rails at the rear of the vehicle while the truck gas tank was beneath the driver seat.

BTW, it gets real complicated when you hear someone refer to a pickup truck. Oh well.
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My Green Bible arrived today. I can see how Ford used passenger, commercial and truck designations. I've lots of study material now. Thanks.
 
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