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Newc · 11-30-2021, 09:57 PM

Hi; I have a late '32 frame with slotted frame holes and need the reinforcing plate- have a chrome one tho. Are these available or shall I have 10 made for you all? Will fit 33/34 also. Newc

Krylon32 · 11-30-2021, 10:13 PM

I think the slotted hole steering holes were so the same frame could be used on the passenger car and pickup. As for the plate, try Neal Jennings. I got one from him earlier this year.

cas3 · 11-30-2021, 11:02 PM

The frame holes are slotted, but the plate is not supposed to be. They are often missing, and you can see the damage done to a frame without them. Not too hard to make, but someone should repo them I would think

petehoovie · 11-30-2021, 11:04 PM

DavidG · 11-30-2021, 11:11 PM

Dale,

I'd like a couple for my '33s, please, if you proceed to make them. While late '32 frames had slotted holes to eliminate the need for separate steering sector housings for commercial vehicles as Krylon32 indicates, that plate did not come into use until late in the '33 model year. They are a good idea, however, as castle or slotted hex nuts do a number on the paint on the frame when slotted holes are present.

rockfla · 12-01-2021, 07:40 AM

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Put me in for two as well IF you have them made!!!!

David J · 12-01-2021, 07:48 AM

And 2 here also ,

32phil · 12-01-2021, 09:20 AM

Maybe you want to make 20?
I'm in for 2 or 3 soooo

Krylon32 · 12-01-2021, 09:23 AM

As I said above I got mine from Neal Jennings. He's NealinCA on here and specializes in early steering and parts.

19Fordy · 12-01-2021, 09:46 AM

Have them water jet cut for a nice clean edge.

woodiewagon46 · 12-01-2021, 11:23 AM

Make more than you anticipate selling. I'll give you and example. I started reproducing '41 thru '48 Station Wagon, tailgate hangers. I tooled up and made six and kept on receiving orders and the final tally was 41 set's sold.

NealinCA · 12-01-2021, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Krylon32

As I said above I got mine from Neal Jennings. He's NealinCA on here and specializes in early steering and parts.

I've been making these up for a while. They are not a duplicate of the 34 version, but were made up to work on 32's as well as 33-34. They are .125" thickness, versus the .109" for the original 34 piece. They are also symmetrical, whereas the 34 version has one side clipped off.

See pics below, comparing my version to an original 34 plate.

If interested in one please send me a PM.

Thanks,

Neal

cas3 · 12-01-2021, 10:34 PM

Nice job Neal, as usual !

11-30-2021, 10:13 PM	#2
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,460	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering I think the slotted hole steering holes were so the same frame could be used on the passenger car and pickup. As for the plate, try Neal Jennings. I got one from him earlier this year.

11-30-2021, 11:02 PM	#3
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,567	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering The frame holes are slotted, but the plate is not supposed to be. They are often missing, and you can see the damage done to a frame without them. Not too hard to make, but someone should repo them I would think

11-30-2021, 11:04 PM	#4
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,074	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

11-30-2021, 11:11 PM	#5
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,093	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Dale, I'd like a couple for my '33s, please, if you proceed to make them. While late '32 frames had slotted holes to eliminate the need for separate steering sector housings for commercial vehicles as Krylon32 indicates, that plate did not come into use until late in the '33 model year. They are a good idea, however, as castle or slotted hex nuts do a number on the paint on the frame when slotted holes are present.

12-01-2021, 07:40 AM	#6
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,946	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Put me in for two as well IF you have them made!!!!

12-01-2021, 07:48 AM	#7
David J Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: St Croix Falls WI Posts: 2,080	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering And 2 here also ,

12-01-2021, 09:20 AM	#8
32phil Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Montgomery, NY & Port St. Lucie Florida Posts: 935	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Maybe you want to make 20? I'm in for 2 or 3 soooo __________________ Early Ford Lock & Key Service http://www.fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=46583

12-01-2021, 09:23 AM	#9
Krylon32 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 4,460	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering As I said above I got mine from Neal Jennings. He's NealinCA on here and specializes in early steering and parts.

12-01-2021, 09:46 AM	#10
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,919	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Have them water jet cut for a nice clean edge.

12-01-2021, 11:23 AM	#11
woodiewagon46 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Long Island,NY Posts: 1,554	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Make more than you anticipate selling. I'll give you and example. I started reproducing '41 thru '48 Station Wagon, tailgate hangers. I tooled up and made six and kept on receiving orders and the final tally was 41 set's sold.

12-01-2021, 10:34 PM	#13
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,567	Re: '32 reinforcing plate 4 slotted frame holes steering Nice job Neal, as usual !

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