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Old 09-02-2014, 02:32 PM   #1
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Default Original thickness of 28-29 Cowl rubber pad?

Does anyone know what the original thickness of the reinforced cowl rubber pad was?

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Old 09-02-2014, 08:26 PM   #2
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Default Re: Original thickness of 28-29 Cowl rubber pad?

I had one original rubber cowl pad, but it was pretty worn. All the pads I have seen (a number of them) on original body blocks are about 3/16" thick. I would think the cowl pads would be the same.
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I can take a picture of mine, but can't get a measuring instrument on it. I'd bet it's 1/8" though.
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Default Re: Original thickness of 28-29 Cowl rubber pad?

Because they were used to mount the body and to align the doors as is done in restoration, I have seen thicknesses from 1/8" and 3/16" and have seen them stacked to a height of more than 1/4". They were made from the worn out belting used on the belt driven machines to power them and I would further assume they would have varying degrees of wear on them, making the thickness be inconsistent, even as originally installed. I have seen both single layers of the nylon reinforcement and multiple layers of reinforcement, probably as a result of multiple suppliers of the belting and the thickness.
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Rusty, Tom and Will,

Thank you all for your expertice answers.

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