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Bill Lee/Virginia · 05-18-2019, 02:27 PM

Is there any difference between the construction (wood/steel) of the 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall and the Indented Firewall?

Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

Charlie Stephens · 05-18-2019, 02:36 PM

No significant difference as long as they are both slant windows. The vertical window sedan of early 1931 had the same amount of wood as the earlier bodies.

Charlie Stephens

Bill Lee/Virginia · 05-18-2019, 02:41 PM

Sir:

Thank you for the prompt reply.

My car is the slant window model.

Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

Bob Bidonde · 05-19-2019, 08:33 AM

Slant window Fordors made by Briggs and Murray have interchangeable body parts. That's what H. Ford demanded of them! The fit of the firewalls fit into the cowls are the same for both 1931 straight & slant window cars.

duke36 · 05-19-2019, 09:55 AM

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Many of the early sw's had the support for the steering column attached at the gas tank with the straight firewall, then later moved to the dash rail (see the Service Bulletins, etc.)

05-18-2019, 02:27 PM	#1
Bill Lee/Virginia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 295	1931 4 Door Flat Firewall vs Indented Firewall Is there any difference between the construction (wood/steel) of the 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall and the Indented Firewall? Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

05-18-2019, 02:36 PM	#2
Charlie Stephens Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern California Posts: 7,030	Re: 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall vs Indented Firewall No significant difference as long as they are both slant windows. The vertical window sedan of early 1931 had the same amount of wood as the earlier bodies. Charlie Stephens

05-18-2019, 02:41 PM	#3
Bill Lee/Virginia Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 295	Re: 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall vs Indented Firewall Sir: Thank you for the prompt reply. My car is the slant window model. Bill Lee/Virginia Peninsula

05-19-2019, 08:33 AM	#4
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,464	Re: 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall vs Indented Firewall Slant window Fordors made by Briggs and Murray have interchangeable body parts. That's what H. Ford demanded of them! The fit of the firewalls fit into the cowls are the same for both 1931 straight & slant window cars. __________________ Bob Bidonde

05-19-2019, 09:55 AM	#5
duke36 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 1,414	Re: 1931 4 Door Flat Firewall vs Indented Firewall Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Many of the early sw's had the support for the steering column attached at the gas tank with the straight firewall, then later moved to the dash rail (see the Service Bulletins, etc.)