Do any of the experts out there know if anyone is making, or know where to look for the 1928-29 Ford Model A CCPU cowl post inner braces? I'm trying to bolt my cowl post through the sub-rail to the frame, but my drivers side inner brace is rusted completely away. The only inner brace I can find is for "open car".
1929 CCPU Cowl Post Inner Brace
- Thread starter AF Texan
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You need to post a picture of the brace you are referring to, even if it is in bad condition. It is hard to determine what brace you are referring to without a picture. 28/29 passenger cars and open & closed cab pickups all use the same cowl - they are interchangeable.
Rusty Nelson
Rusty Nelson
SteveB31
Well-known member
1928-1929 pickup cowl is very different then the 1928-1929 coupe and Tudor cowl, and that inner brace is different as well, and neither are the same as the open car ones. Send me an email and we will see if we have any . Send to parts@modelastore.com
Steve @ Bert's
Steve @ Bert's
Neil Wilson
Well-known member
Steve, The cowl for 1928-1929 are the same for all A's and AA's. The hinge pillar (also called the coupe pillar by Ford) are different for various body types. I am sure that you are referencing the hinge pillar?
I think that the part being referenced by AF Texan is A-35032/33 (front side sills). These parts are the same on all 1928-1929 A's and AA's. Maybe he will post pictures so guessing is not needed.
Neil,
I wrote Steve an email stating about just what you wrote above. I mentioned the A pillar is what is different between closed cars, open cars, and pickup/trucks. I suspect he is think about the A pillar. I am not exactly sure what A F Texan's brace question is about and that is why I mentioned that he post a pictures of the brace he is questioning.
Rusty Nelson
I wrote Steve an email stating about just what you wrote above. I mentioned the A pillar is what is different between closed cars, open cars, and pickup/trucks. I suspect he is think about the A pillar. I am not exactly sure what A F Texan's brace question is about and that is why I mentioned that he post a pictures of the brace he is questioning.
Rusty Nelson
d.j. moordigian
Well-known member
Ya,..a photo would be great..
PatrickGrant
Senior Member
PatrickGrant,
I have welded up worse rusted out areas than what your A pillar pictures show. You need to sandblast the area well so it is clean and then use a piece of copper to back up the welding, clamp the copper to the bottom of the protruding rusted out area and weld up the holes and then use a carbide burr cutter in a die grinder to dress the weld down to the way it was originally. I usually finish the dressing down with a 1" or 2" right angled sander from Harbor Freight to make the welds look nice. It takes a little work, but it isn't all that hard to do.
Rusty Nelson
I have welded up worse rusted out areas than what your A pillar pictures show. You need to sandblast the area well so it is clean and then use a piece of copper to back up the welding, clamp the copper to the bottom of the protruding rusted out area and weld up the holes and then use a carbide burr cutter in a die grinder to dress the weld down to the way it was originally. I usually finish the dressing down with a 1" or 2" right angled sander from Harbor Freight to make the welds look nice. It takes a little work, but it isn't all that hard to do.
Rusty Nelson
PatrickGrant
Senior Member
Thank you Rusty for the info. I'll give it a try and go from there ! I also met a guy that's in the same boat, so I'll copy your info and forward it to him.