1936 coupe, is this factory?

[ford nut]

i'm getting my coupe ready for paint, so i've been fixing all the things that can happen to a car of this age. i'll be posting some pics of the left and right lower cowl repair that are finally done later.

the car had been up against the wall for months while i was working on the driver side cowl, so i haden't see the passenger side for some time.

i moved the car so i could go over areas to recoat epoxy primer, and found a strange slot hole i can't remember ever seeing in the passenger door jamb.
if i had seen it, i would have done the repair. i'll post some pics, and you can tell me what you think. . . .thanks, kurt.

 

[BLACKNRED]

looks like a chisel hole to me

 

[mercman from oz]

Non factory hole on 1936 Ford Coupe needs repair before paint.

 

[ford nut]

i think blacknred is right. it does look like a chisel or something similar was used. i got behind it and saw the door post had a exit hole coming through, also rectangular. the door post is a hallow "box" about 1-1/8" thick, exit hole is smaller telling me it was tapered like a sword of something. they must have had to use a hammer to do the damage as the metal is bent/folder outward. anyway, it looks like 3 or 4 hours to make it go away.
thank you for the replies, kurt.

 

[sugarmaker]

We need some pictures of the car and the finished work. Details!
Regards,
Chris

 

[ford nut]

i can do that. it's not stock though. . .some don't like that. . . .

 

[Zeke3]

I have some major repair work needed on the lower cowls of my 1937. I would be interested in your repairs it that area.

 

[TJ]

Is that hole in the back door jamb or in the cowl? If it's in the back door jamb it doesn't belong there. If it's in the cowl I don't see any place for the door hinges to mount?

 

[TagMan]

Nothing like that on my 36 3w coupe.

 

[uncle buck]

Is that hole in the back door jamb or in the cowl? If it's in the back door jamb it doesn't belong there. If it's in the cowl I don't see any place for the door hinges to mount?

It is on the B pillar / back door jamb from what I can see. Unfortunately, it does not belong.

 

[ford nut]

it got it fixed yesterday. i'll post some pics after i grind the welds today.

 

[ford nut]

alright. the mess is cleaned up, i took a few photos and now can get back to doing some bodywork. i still can't believe i didn't remember this gash. i will be posting some lower cowl repair photos and some firewall repair photos too. what it takes to get these old car in shape is nuts. they go through hell before we even buy them.
anyway, here's the photos of this repair. . . .

 

[cas3]

Looks good !

 

[Zeke3]

Great looking repairs. I can't imagine what the reason was for making those holes in the first place, but it looks good now.

 

[mercman from oz]

Looking good. Congratulations on a job well done.

 

[ford nut]

don't be lookin' for my mistakes . . .kidding. car looks like a garbage can inside.

 

[ford nut]

i'll put up a preview of the driver side lower cowl repair . . .

 

[mercman from oz]

From Rusted to Repaired. Great workmanship. Congratulations for a job well done.

 

[TJ]

Nice work.

 

[ford nut]

totally forgot about the lower cowl repair photos. so sorry. will get them up very soon, kurt.