29 dash rail

midgetracer

midgetracer

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Is there a difference between a 29 Roadster and 29 Tudor dash rails, and if so what is the difference. My parts catalog lists a 29 dash rail for a roadster and phaeton, but does not say it is also for a 29 Tudor. I cannot see a difference.
Thanks for teaching an old Model A man.
 
Are you referring to the part that is attached above the instrument panel with 6 machine screws? If so, the dashs are definitely different between phaeton's, roadster's & OCPU's and tudors & coupes. I have both styles of cars and they are NOT the same.
Rusty Nelson
 
Yes that is the panel I am referring to. What is the difference? I am only talking about the rail that has the small dimple above the dash plate. I have a 29 Tudor that has a dash rail that looks the same as my 29 roadster. If there is some difference I would love to know what to look for. Thanks for any help.
 
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The open vehicle dash panels are thinner than the closed car panels. Also the open vehicle dash panels are slightly curved, top to bottom, where as closed cars like a tudor's, coupe's and CCPU's have a straight flat face. Both open vehicles and closed car panels have the small dimple in the center. If you have both a 29 roadster and a 29 tudor, you should be able to see the significant differences in the panels. If you only look at the 2 panels face, they look similar, but if you look at the top, you will see the open vehicle panel is about half the width of the closed car panel. I will see if I have pictures of both types of panels and if I do, I will post the pictures here.
Rusty Nelson
 
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Thank You Rusty. My 29 Tudor is in storage without lights and I did not see the difference. (my excuse). I see that the Tudor dash rail has a different ends.. no bead and not straight ends. I am working on another 29 Roadster and wanted to make sure I had the right dash rail. I do. I compared it directly to the other 29 Roadster I have and now see that the 29 Tudor, while similar, is quite different. Thanks for your help.
 
Open cars have their own cowl in the 28/29 cars. Nothing is the same except the gas tank and the lower boot cowl side pieces & firewall.
 
Just to add confusion to disorder, the Murray and Briggs fordors use different dash rails (different from the open or coupe/tudor ones). I believe the Closed Cab dash rail is different from the Coupe/Tudor, but only on the order of being about 1/8" narrower (I know the cowls have a different width).
 
Karl,
I believe you are correct, 28/29 CCPU's have a slightly narrower dash rail than tudor's and coupe's.
Rusty Nelson
 
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