Running boards
 

As I look through online catalogs on running boards, it appears that replacement running boards are separate pieces from the splash apron.

The running board and splash apron on my car are formed from a single sheet. Were the the originals separate parts or one piece?

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That is likely because your model year is 1930. Body Aprons and Running boards can be obtained in reproduction with the one-piece body apron and the two-piece body apron (likely what you have). You can verify this by looking at the running board where it attaches to the front fender and see if there is a dividing line on the body apron there.

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Originals were two pieces

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I'm confused, I think I read the statement differently than Brent. Car Pit, are you saying that your running board and splash aprons are all one piece together/no bolts, or that the splash apron is one piece instead of two?

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The apron and the running board are one piece. The attached photo is the best I have to show.

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And to Brent's point, there is a dividing line in the apron at the seem of the front fender. So, one section of the apron is formed with the running board.

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All the major suppliers (Bratton's, Snyder's, etc.) sell the 1930 running boards with the splash apron attached to it.

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Wow, Randy you are correct, they(I checked online) sell the 30's with or without the running board spotwelded on. I like it when I learn sumtin! :)

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I think there is some confusion in this. Yes, the majority of the 1930's had a body apron that WAS attached to the running board. It was one-piece. The corresponding fender originally had a short apron that was spot welded onto the fender flange making it one-piece too. Below are some pictures from different projects that hopefully will make this more clear.

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CT,
Today I learned that I'm s'posed to turn off the oxygen valve FIRST after welding!! GEEZ! I'm gonna' miss that "POP"!!!!!:eek: Bill W.

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turn off the oxygen last as it cleans the tip.

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Bill, Is there a reason that you always have to hijack a thread ? I don't get you at all..

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I always turn off the acetylene first so I don't get a room full of soot.:eek:

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Why you so kranky, Mike,
I also contribute a damn lot of good proven advice & helps-------------Bill W. By the way, I didn't "hijack" the thread, I was commenting on another poster saying he learned something NEW today!

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Mitch & Tom,
I read in the genuine VICTOR welding manual that turning the gas off first usually causes a pop that can back up soot & carbon in the mixing chambers & is tough on the large & the small "O" rings where the tip or the cutting head seals to the mixing body. (Buster just said, "SO THERE!) If it makes you feel better, I've always done it BASSACKWARDS in my mixed & colorful past. Gotta' read more! LOL Bill W.

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Not trying to hijack the thread or anything but i was always told the bottle would explode if you turned off the oxygen last. Not that anyone can afford to weld with gas these days with bottle hire costing more than the gas.

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So I just learnt sumtin new to.
Was '30 the only year that this was done.

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Yes, my intent is to work with what I have, especially if it is original. I ask because there are other signs of mismatched parts on the car that I randomly learn about, like the headlight bar is for a '29, not a '30.