33 floor panel question

[Doctor's Ford]

I am installing the metal panels on the front part of the floor of my 33 model B sedan. There are 2 panels, the smaller one is the transmission cover and in front of it is a larger metal panel that completes the front section of the floor. Just over the pedals area (RHD car) there is an open section that is not covered by the floor metal panel. The area is shown in the photos. The entire section (brown color in photo) is sunken compared to the level of the floor determined by the panel. Photo # 2 shows it is about 1/2 inch deeper than the floor panel and the whole section does not look complete. This is my question: Is there any other part (wood or metal) missing in my car to cover this area? It is not a V8 but a 4 cylinder model 40. Thanks for your input. Manuel

[petehoovie]

Could it be this? > http://lbcunited.com/earlyford2/prod...oducts_id/4457

1933-1934 Pedal & Steering Tube Seals
[40-7001730]


Fits 1933-1934 Fords with an original brake and clutch pedal assembly.

This thick foam seal fits underneath the metal tin that goes around the pedal arms and the steering column tube.

"metal tin" > http://lbcunited.com/earlyford2/prod...oducts_id/5838


1933-1934 Ford Car Steering Column Floor Plate [40-700392]
Perfect reproduction of the original metal plate that fits around the steering column and brake and clutch pedals for 1933-1934 Ford passenger cars.

I suppose you could turn these over for right hand drive....

[DavidG]

Manuel,

The #1 floor board in '33'34 fours is a unique steel stamping to accommodate the further set back of the engine compared to the V-8 and necessarily unique for LHD and RHD vehicles. The first photo below shows those two steel floor boards with the RHD version on top in the photo. (It is the '34 version with the attached foot rest, otherwise it is identical to the '33 version.)

The next photo shows the RHD upper plate (in black) that goes over a dense black rubber weather seal similar to that shown above, but shaped the same way as the upper plate. (Please ignore the light-colored plate in the photo as it is for a LHD V-8.) Unfortunately, I doubt that anyone has ever reproduced the upper plate or the weather seal in either the LHD or RHD versions. However, you could likely trim a LHD V-8 weather seal to fit into the recessed area in your floor board.

[Doctor's Ford]

Excellent. After readings your replies I digged into my "rubber parts department" bin and found a Dennis Carpenter part # 40-7001730 Pedal & steering tube seal sponge rubber. It is LHD of course and fits poorly but can easily be modified. I will now buy one Steering tube & pedal plate, part # 40-700392, and modify it as well. In DavidG's photo is seems that the RHD pedal plate is the same in the internal design around the pedals but it differs only on the outside shape. If that is the case it will be simple to adapt for my RHD. Thanks!

[Doctor's Ford]

David: Why is the right upper corner cut off in the RHD pedal plate in your photo? I checked my car and the right upper corner of the floor is pretty much square, not slanted (see post # 1).

[Steve Staysko]

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Although this photo is for a 34 LHD V8 this is how it all goes together and if you rotate the angled plate in David's photo it will fit.

[DavidG]

Manuel,

Look again at your photos and at my photos. It's not the upper right hand corner that is angled, it is the lower left hand corner that is. I thought the you'd be able to figure out that both the upper plates in my photo are shown with their right side down.

[Doctor's Ford]

Oop! Sorry for being goofy on this one David . Just when I started thinking that I have some basic understanding of my old Ford I totally missinterpreted a simple photo. Will keep trying to learn! Thanks for your comments.

[Doctor's Ford]

Originally Posted by Steve Staysko

Although this photo is for a 34 LHD V8 this is how it all goes together and if you rotate the angled plate in David's photo it will fit.

Thanks a lot. Now I clearly see what I need to fabricate considering no reproductions available for RHD cars.