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01-27-2015, 09:20 PM | #41 |
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Re: Converting 1929 Coupe from Rumble Seat to Trunk...
Actually I was referring to the SMALL rubber PLUGS in the side rain gutters. They fit in the hole for the rumble hinge bracket, when it's a trunk. Look in the gutters about 4" up from the rubber corner bumpers.
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01-28-2015, 11:48 AM | #42 | |
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I thought it was a screw,...like I have in my car. Is that rubber plug something that the vendor's sell,.....interesting! |
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In your 3rd photo, the panel that makes it a "trunk". The 4 stiffing ribs on the panel,....which way are they raised, to the front or to the rear ?? Can you do a better / closer photo of them? Thanks, Dudley |
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01-28-2015, 01:48 PM | #44 |
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01-28-2015, 02:54 PM | #45 |
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All, Through slight of hand, smoke and mirrors and just plain luck (I'm not saying if that was good or bad luck!) I find myself as the Technical Director for our club. I would very much like to assist and (mostly) benefit from the creation of such a "How-to" article. I've had a few of A's and the coupe I had and the roadster I now have both had rumble seats. I love the thought of the rumble seat but I'll be the first to admit they aren't practical and I'd never let anyone ride back there except perhaps in a parade and even then I don't like the idea. Can we work on this together? Thanks for your consideration!
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01-28-2015, 03:44 PM | #46 | |
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PeteCruz, send me your email by PM and I'll put you on my info list as I go through the procedure. I probably won't start in earnest until late March or early April.
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02-02-2015, 08:46 AM | #47 |
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This isn't the best pic, but here are some NOS rain gutter rubber plugs when it is a trunk model. I got these from Dan Bixby 5-6 years ago. I can take better pics if anyone is interested. These are not reproduced to my knoledge.
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02-02-2015, 09:19 AM | #48 | |
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Thanks for showing these! Pluck |
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02-02-2015, 11:14 AM | #49 |
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Just some thoughts about this, after being in this "mess", with emails over the
weekend. 1. Dennis's trunk panel is different, Rusty Nelson (wrndln) pointed this out, Rusty has one also. The 3 screws, on each side, can be installed from the top,....the panel has a "relief" for the screws. I guess the panel is another "oddity"...? 2. Dennis,...the 6, 1/4" screws at the base of the trunk panel should be "oval headed, counter sunk",.... are the holes dimpled?? |
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Re: Converting 1929 Coupe from Rumble Seat to Trunk...
d.j. here's a photo of the holes .
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02-02-2015, 02:46 PM | #52 |
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Here is a pic of the plugs I have. I may have included them in one of my Restorer articles back in the 80's. The one on the right came from a fairly unmolested May '30 Coupe my buddy Larry Ryder was restoring about 30 years ago. He called me to see them before he attempted to remove them just in case they didn't survive. The funny thing was that Turlock swap meet was about a month later and a found 8-9 NOS ones in the bottom of a box. I've never run across any since!
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Marco, there seems to be some confusion about the placement of the trunk hinge pieces. Could you please look at this thread (https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=160504) and give us your input regarding differences, if any, between 28-29 and 30-31 installations?
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Fred, if you could just take a picture of your trunk hinge similar to this one from Steve Wastler, that might confirm our theory about 28-29s and save a drive. Isn't the coupe running?
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02-02-2015, 08:08 PM | #56 |
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Ray, yes the coupe is running very well. Have driven it on a couple of our tours. But from our place to yours is about 50 miles one way through traffic and trying to stay out of the way of the weird Portland drivers.
I will try to get some pictures in the A.M. (if it doesn't rain to much) I messed around with one of the trunk hinges a year or so ago and tried to put in a "new" after market one. This new one never quite did the job. But I think the other side is one of the original ones so may be able to get some pictures of it.
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I am truly sorry about all this ruckess about rumbleseat to trunk conversion but you know what...this is what Model A'ing is all about and I love it!
All you guys contrubuting to this thread ...Thanks. Pluck |
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Ray, let me get some pictures and see if that gets what you need. Sorry about the comment about Portland Drivers!
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02-03-2015, 05:16 PM | #60 |
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Re: Converting 1929 Coupe from Rumble Seat to Trunk...
Ray and others. Here are some hinge pictures, lock latch and lower right lid corner. I think the right hand one is a bit messed up. It "pops" out of the part of the hinge bolted to the body.
Ray if you need more, I could meet you at the Rock Creek tav for lunch sometime????
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