| rrubio | -- 12-01-2020 @ 11:43 AM |
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On my 41 ford business coupe what parts do I need to connect my fenders to body such as welting and rubber grommets ?
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| nelsb01 | -- 12-01-2020 @ 1:18 PM |
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For your inner fender panels to the fenders and to the frame get some friction tape. This is what i use to go between where two pieces attach, but do not show on the exterior of the vehicle. It is available at sporting goods stores that sell hockey equipment (used to tape hockey sticks). Get the widest you can find. Also purchase a good hollow point punch set for making holes for the attaching bolts. Otherwise there is some good fender welting available from most restoration suppliers.
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| therunwaybehind | -- 12-01-2020 @ 2:49 PM |
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The welt is a cord wrapped with a fabric cloth that is painted like an old fabric covered airplane. It is very vulnerable to high speed sheepskin buffing wheels. I used Volkswagen Beetle on 1948 sedan coupe but partly because it was black. The VW welt is tough but I doubt it paints well if you want it to match your fenders. In my experience the fenders don't mount anywhere to the frame. They mount to the body at the cowl and at some inner gravel shields just behind the wheels and to a yoke that mounts to the frame in front of the radiator. Now that I have said those things. Any grommets would be where the headlight and parking light wires went through the inner fender aprons. Now I will look first in the Service Bulletins and then in the parts manual. My computer does not actually have a CD or DVD drive but I have an external Blu-Ray drive. From Dave Graham's Ford 13 Volume set 1928 thru 1948 Chassis Parts and Accessories Catalogue. Open with Adobe Acrobat Standard DC as the file is a PDF. It needed to be prepared for reading on this machine. We have a problem! The fenders are not parts in the Body group. Welt appears around the windshield and package shelf in the body. So we use the public Internet. https://www.bobdrake.com/fenderwelting In 25 foot lengths in colors for you to choose from samples. It's vinyl like the VW 1950's stuff. Good news! According to our club's book "1941-48 Ford Book on page 2-9 under Anti-Squeak "Welting" all models. The 1941 models only used black welt. The later cars used body colors. pyroxylin cloth covered 3/16 diameter welt is how it is described. In a humorous vein- jute cord wrapped with aircraft fabric and painted black for 1941. What will the judges say? The Ford Times USB stick the Club puts out has "1941 Fender welting" 94- Mar/Apr -66, 82 -Jul/Aug-59; also just "Welting" 81-JUL/AUG-50; then "Front Fender Welting and Hardware" 88-MAY/JUN-45; "1941 Fenders and Welting" 07-NOV/DEC -91 My best effort. This message was edited by therunwaybehind on 12-1-20 @ 3:38 PM
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| TomO | -- 12-02-2020 @ 8:20 AM |
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I did my car while Roy Nacewicz was still alive and bought the correct welting, that goes between the fender and the body, from him. I don't know if Third Generation has the same welting, but it does look correct in the photos. I don't like the vinyl covered welt looks. https://thirdgenauto.com/product/1930s-40s-50s-new-25-foot-roll-of-fender-welting-2/ If you have the 2 or 3 piece fender you will need the friction tape between those connections. The only rubber parts that I can think of for the 41 fenders is the bumper bracket rubber. Tom
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