I am getting ready to install the
body on my 28 coupe. Most of the
rubber pads are simple enough to figure out where they go and are hidden from the outside. The front
rubber pads are different. They are longer and are a little odd shaped. I have some
rubber material with cording inside the
rubber I am making the
pads from. I am attaching a picture of some
pads from Snyder's catalog as a reference. Snyder's
pads look a little crude, but maybe that is the way Ford made them. The second picture is a cardboard pattern I made that looks better that Snyder's
pads. The question I have for someone with a 28/29 model A is; can you see the front
pads from outside the car? I am concerned that the
pads would be visible between the splash aprons and
body in the cowl area. Could someone post a response on how there pad looks after the
body was installed. I am wondering how much the pad should be cut back from the outside edge of the cowl and the A pillar so as not to show, but to still do their job.
Thanks for any help.
Rusty Nelson