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03-19-2024, 08:38 PM | #1 |
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Spare tire bracket 28-29
I am installing steel fenders on a customers RPU that had glass fenders. I found a pic that says the point on the triangle bracket should be pointed towards the rear. This was opposite. It also has a slight dish in it where it mounts to the arm. No L or R designation on it. What does a factory 28-29 triangle bracket look like installed and does it in fact point to the rear like this photo?
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03-19-2024, 08:56 PM | #2 |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
That plate is angled forward on 1930-31 Model A's, but is straight up and down on 1928-29's with side wells. The point of the plate is at the bottom. Make sure you have the correct side arm, as they are different between the '28-29 and '30-31 Model A's.
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03-20-2024, 11:48 AM | #3 |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
Maybe these comparison photos will help you determine which side mount arm and plate you have. The almost-assembled car shown is a 1929 Murray Town Sedan with dual side mounts. Note the plate orientation, as well as the length and shape of the two arms.
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03-20-2024, 11:56 AM | #4 |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
By the way, if you have the incorrect '30-31 side arm, mount and plate instead of what you need for your '28-29 Model A, I have a complete new set-up that has never been installed. See the want ads from two weeks ago. Less than 1/2 price from ordering the same thing. Shipping cost only added.
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03-20-2024, 12:31 PM | #5 |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
Looks like the customer has the wrong triangle plate but correct arm. Is this a ‘30-‘31 plate?
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03-20-2024, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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03-20-2024, 04:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
Good news for the poster if only the plate is wrong on his side mount setup. He can order just the plate needed from Snyder's @ $10.95 + S & H:
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/p...3875&cat=41742 Because the '28-29 plate's slot is vertical, it can be used on either side, unlike the '30-31 plates, whose slot is angled, meaning there is a left and right plate. Marshall |
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
Thanks for the link! I will be ordering the correct plate for it.
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Re: Spare tire bracket 28-29
Marshall V. Daut's photo, (post #2) show the bottom end of the support bracket as being vertical, and his photos (post 3) show it as being horizontal. Are they from different years? Different applications?
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