(wanted) 49 F1 Cowl vent panel
 

Hey anyone have a cowl vent panel for a 1949 ford F1? It seems like everyone sell the mechanism along with it which i really dont need. I am having trouble just finding the thing on any magazine. The one i have is rotten all to hell.

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meat6895 , can you use the old one for a pattern and make a new one from the same thickness sheet metal , I did one for my 34 ford... JMHO...

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True true true. The only problem with that is all the nice rounded edges and im work metal about as well as a monkey does math. Its entertaining to watch but thats about it. It is worth a try though.

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Re: (wanted) 49 F1 Cowl vent panel
 

48 thru 50 are the same. The 51/52s are the same dimensions and would probably swap, but they are made differently.

48-50 is a sandwich or clam-shell piece made of two pieces with cage nuts inside.
51/52 is a single piece of sheetmetal with a metal bracket to make up for the depth of the earlier one.

Wish I had a picture...........

Re: (wanted) 49 F1 Cowl vent panel
 

@mtflat- I heard they fit from 48-52 but didnt know there was a difference. Thanks for the heads up. Ive heard of people getting frustrated and just welding over the vent flush and excluding the whole thing all together.

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Mine is functional and it's wonderful on those warm summer days with both windows open. Crack that vent and you instantly feel the rush.

I haven't tried to swap the two styles but they look like the mounting bolts/holes will line up just fine.

It can be a challenge getting the seal to keep water out in a downpour, but worth the bother.

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I live in oregon so you could say its been known to rain a bit here. Its definetly worth a try.

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Well i made one. Atleast it will look good closed and im gonna try to make my mount on the underneath as pretty as possible before i call it good. Wished someone had one that was in better shape than the one i already have and thank you to all the folks that showed me what they were willing to sell.