The Ford Barn

bill3337 · 03-09-2012, 01:20 AM

Can anyone tell me what this semi circular recess in the beading on the driver's side of the firewall was for in an original '37? I've never seen a car with anything mounted there. Thanks, Bill

barryfromvictoria · 03-09-2012, 04:04 AM

bill---my `37 does not have that semi circle or the skinney bead on end.---barry

don's 37 · 03-09-2012, 05:55 AM

There was a hole there if the car had an optional exhaust heater. There would be a pipe that ran from the exhaust heater to the inside of the cowl for your windshield defogger. So, your car when it was original had the optional exhaust heater system. At one point, someone had closed it up.

38 coupe · 03-09-2012, 10:17 AM

I think Ford put that there so you could locate the hole for the exhaust heater. My 37 has the same semi-circle and has never had an exhaust heater.

Bruce Lancaster · 03-09-2012, 12:21 PM

Isn't that on the wrong side for heater??
Anyway, if car is Canadian, Ford Canad supplied a lot of RHD cars to the Antipodes, South Africa, etc. and it might be a location intended for something on RHD cars.

Seth Swoboda · 03-09-2012, 01:08 PM

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Whats that thing sitting in the engine compartment?

Hoop · 03-09-2012, 02:32 PM

Here's my old '38. You can see the heater/defroster plumbing. The driver's side, left-hand drive, got priority from the defroster. Heat came from a heat exchanger on the exhaust.

jimTN · 03-09-2012, 05:06 PM

I smell a garbage truck engine! A 59AB in a 37 with 3:78 will run the interstate and go fast enough to kill you.

bill3337 · 03-09-2012, 08:18 PM

Thanks for the information. My car never had the whole cut, but I figured it was sort of "rough-in" prep for something. I understand from Barrry in Victoria, his doesn't have it, but it must have been a pretty common rough in I think. As far as the garbage truck engine..........yep, we all have our preferences, that is mine

Bill

03-09-2012, 04:04 AM	#2
barryfromvictoria Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 220	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? bill---my `37 does not have that semi circle or the skinney bead on end.---barry

03-09-2012, 05:55 AM	#3
don's 37 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Palmyra, NY Posts: 195	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? There was a hole there if the car had an optional exhaust heater. There would be a pipe that ran from the exhaust heater to the inside of the cowl for your windshield defogger. So, your car when it was original had the optional exhaust heater system. At one point, someone had closed it up.

03-09-2012, 10:17 AM	#4
38 coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Texas Posts: 1,631	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? I think Ford put that there so you could locate the hole for the exhaust heater. My 37 has the same semi-circle and has never had an exhaust heater.

03-09-2012, 12:21 PM	#5
Bruce Lancaster Member Emeritus Join Date: May 2010 Location: Madison, NJ Posts: 5,230	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? Isn't that on the wrong side for heater?? Anyway, if car is Canadian, Ford Canad supplied a lot of RHD cars to the Antipodes, South Africa, etc. and it might be a location intended for something on RHD cars.

03-09-2012, 01:08 PM	#6
Seth Swoboda Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 3,795	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Whats that thing sitting in the engine compartment?

03-09-2012, 02:32 PM	#7
Hoop Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 1,137	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? Here's my old '38. You can see the heater/defroster plumbing. The driver's side, left-hand drive, got priority from the defroster. Heat came from a heat exchanger on the exhaust. __________________ "Remember that when it comes to intelligence, half of all of us are below average."

03-09-2012, 05:06 PM	#8
jimTN Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Powell, TN Posts: 2,509	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? I smell a garbage truck engine! A 59AB in a 37 with 3:78 will run the interstate and go fast enough to kill you.

03-09-2012, 08:18 PM	#9
bill3337 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Victoria, British Columbia Posts: 176	Re: '37 Ford - Can you tell me what this is? Thanks for the information. My car never had the whole cut, but I figured it was sort of "rough-in" prep for something. I understand from Barrry in Victoria, his doesn't have it, but it must have been a pretty common rough in I think. As far as the garbage truck engine..........yep, we all have our preferences, that is mine Bill