The Ford Barn

jarretts70 · 03-05-2023, 01:35 PM

Hi all,

I'm starting to work on a friends car, it's a 1950 Canadian Meteor 2 door coupe (basically a Ford). A nice clean car, next to no rust. BUT....a previous owner took all the front sheetmetal off of it, then loosely put it back on to sell the car. Probably half the bolts are missing, and of the ones that were in place I'd say half are random, incorrect junk...

Does anyone know what kind of fasteners were used where the fenders & hood hinges bolt to the cowl? There are no J-nuts or threaded inserts at those locations on this car. It looks like the fenders were fastened with some sort of self threaded bolt. I can't tell with the hinges (ordinary nuts & bolts? Self-tapping?). I'm not concerned with bolt markings or stuff like that, but I'd like it to be close to original...thanks!

03-05-2023, 01:35 PM	#1
jarretts70 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Spruce Grove, Ab. Posts: 13	1950 Ford car front sheetmetal hardware Hi all, I'm starting to work on a friends car, it's a 1950 Canadian Meteor 2 door coupe (basically a Ford). A nice clean car, next to no rust. BUT....a previous owner took all the front sheetmetal off of it, then loosely put it back on to sell the car. Probably half the bolts are missing, and of the ones that were in place I'd say half are random, incorrect junk... Does anyone know what kind of fasteners were used where the fenders & hood hinges bolt to the cowl? There are no J-nuts or threaded inserts at those locations on this car. It looks like the fenders were fastened with some sort of self threaded bolt. I can't tell with the hinges (ordinary nuts & bolts? Self-tapping?). I'm not concerned with bolt markings or stuff like that, but I'd like it to be close to original...thanks!