cowl patch

[bowed]

I have a 31 coupe and the bottom of the cowl is basically nonexistent so I have nothing to go by. I have a patch panel and the bead along the bottom ( from A pillar to firewall ) is straight. This is the hard part, trying to explain what I would like to know. Here goes; if you get your eye down and site along the upper bead across the door and across the cowl to the firewall, as you get to the cowl the bead curves slightly in towards the motor and then part way along it bends slightly out towards the tire. Should the bead at the bottom of the cowl (patch panel) follow the same slight curves or is the bead straight from the A pillar to the firewall?

[Tinbasher]

The bead along the bottom of the cowl has a slight curve in it from the A pillar to the firewall. Also most of the repair panels do not have the correct shape on them. They are usually square instead of being tapered from the top down like the door. I usually cut the ends of the bead and roll the bottom in a little to get the right shape. This is where a pattern maker can be handy. Eastwood has them, there's a series if pins or flat slats held in a holder and when you put it against the panel it will take to the contour. JP

[Bob C]

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You need to get the good patch panels that Bill Stipe makes.
I think some of the vendors sell them also.
https://www.specialtymotorcams.com/d...nels-cowlpatch