Question: Are there any rubber seals between the frame, horn covers, bumper brackets, and tail lights - are were they all just installed metal to metal?
Metal to metal , light bracket to bumper bracket to cover to frame horn welting between top frame horn & tank , there a rubber c Chanel on top of frame horn cover between cover & tank & 2 rubber bumpers on top between horn cover & rear panel
Gotcha thanks. And while I’m here, what is the order of installation? I assumed it is cover, bumper brackets, then lights. But want to confirm.
If you are using an aftermarket spreader bar, you will soon understand why all of Henry's bars had threaded holes in the ends. The new ones have loose nuts, but you can't reach them with all the tin in the way.
On a similar note, I have a 32 highboy which will be getting assembled soon - does welting go under everything from the gas tank to the cowl feet? Anything else anywhere? Anyone have any tricks or tips for getting putting the bolt holes in it, keeping the ends from fraying and/or keeping it put while dropping the body on/shimming? Thanks
My virgin tudor had a slightly thicker rubber pad under the firewall feet. If you’ve already assembled your car preliminarily with no thicker pad, I’d think you wouldn’t need it now. Just use the same webbing front to back.
Little details like this have a lot to do with some cars having panels aligned and flowing body contours and some that don't. I've seen a number of cars with the "broken back" look due to the hood not meeting the cowl on the same plain. Most cars require their own little bit of fuss'n to pull this off, what works on one car doesn't work on others.
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