trying to figure out what these bolts hold

[drumyn29]

Drivers side firewall. To the upper right of the steering column.

[Mitch//pa]

i wonder if your cab mount is rotted out underneath or has some structural problem. this looks like a support for that kind of an issue
the longer stud on the top was probably used to hold something
just a pure guess

[Skibb]

What year and body style is that please. I notice a horizontal crease my car has something similar.

[ericr]

I can't tell from the photo, does the bracket extend underneath the cowl?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Both sides have the bracket added, so it's as Mitch said, I'm sure. It does look like the brackets bend and go under the body mount as well.

[Purdy Swoft]

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Never seen one like that before , snicker, giggle.

[Randy in ca]

Have you had the car for long? I recall a thread some time ago with pictures showing the same or very similar braces.

[Marco Tahtaras]

It looks in part like a "farmer fix" for cracks around the front body bolts. the cracks weren't uncommon which is why Ford changed the reinforcement in that location in October 1930.

[Keith True]

I wonder if those brackets were sold by places like Western Auto or JC Whitney.I've seen a few of them,and owned one car with them.Mine looked too nice to be hammered out in the backyard,it had nice bends,perfectly drilled holes,looked like a factory installed part.I worked on a Tudor last summer for somebody that had them,but those were shorter than the ones on mine.Those look like manufactured ones also.I have a doodlebug with them on it,but I never looked at them too close.

[drumyn29]

Originally Posted by Keith True

I wonder if those brackets were sold by places like Western Auto or JC Whitney.I've seen a few of them,and owned one car with them.Mine looked too nice to be hammered out in the backyard,it had nice bends,perfectly drilled holes,looked like a factory installed part.I worked on a Tudor last summer for somebody that had them,but those were shorter than the ones on mine.Those look like manufactured ones also.I have a doodlebug with them on it,but I never looked at them too close.

Mine look VERY professional!

I inspected the body and found no rust, maybe it was preventative?

[Marco Tahtaras]

Originally Posted by drumyn29

Mine look VERY professional!

I inspected the body and found no rust, maybe it was preventative?

I believe if you look carefully inside at the curve down from the face of the firewall down to where the front body bolt is you will find a lateral crack or separation. It was originally continuous.

[Farrell In Vancouver]

I had found a similar fix on the cab of my AA. Over built brackets to make up for the missing front cab mounts.

[heneste]

The only thing I've seen mounted in those locations before were sometimes the odd accessory oil can. The gauge of the steel bracket though would be sort of an overkill if it were for those purposes I would think.

[mot]

as Marco said
"a farmers fix"
roads were a lot worse than today
gravel.mud,potholes
and the body cracked there
heres another one,from the wilds of Idaho
tom

[Purdy Swoft]

I agree, thats exactly what it is. I've got a similiar rig on Gus my rusty 29 tudor. I use to repair a lot of wrecked Mack trucks. The new model R front ends that I would get had two nice L shaped thick metal brackets on the pallets that they came on. I always saved the brackets When I got Gus in early 93 , he had sit outside and hadn't run in over forty years. The wood cowl blocks were long gone. I just wanted to get him running and driving without getting into any heavy body work. I raised the cowl and welded a couple of the L shaped brackets and made a temporary repair.

[rocket1]

jury rigged brackets,there is a problem at the body mounts,also that heavy 4 blade fan will wear out the pump bearings,ran one years ago,no from experience.

[drumyn29]

Originally Posted by rocket1

jury rigged brackets,there is a problem at the body mounts,also that heavy 4 blade fan will wear out the pump bearings,ran one years ago,no from experience.

I would love to get a different fan. Know of any?

[Tom Wesenberg]

Snyder's make an aluminum fan and they sell it through their store as well as other parts houses, Bert's, Bratton's, etc.

[Purdy Swoft]

Here is Gus, I couldn't find the pic a while ago. this don't show the rigged braces at the cowl , I'm still looking \for that pic. Gus does have a Snyders Fan. Its running in this pic. Thats Purdy Swoft at the throttle.

[drumyn29]

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Snyder's make an aluminum fan and they sell it through their store as well as other parts houses, Bert's, Bratton's, etc.

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