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12-01-2016, 08:52 PM | #1 |
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1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Having bought two reproduction toeboards and neither fit I have decided to make my own. Does anyone know the height, thickness and wood type from an original toeboard on a 33-34 passenger car? Thanks
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12-01-2016, 09:55 PM | #2 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
is it by chance a 4cyl? i have a steel toe board, factory, only one i've ever heard of, but it has a hump in the middle which i presume is for the longer engine/trans unit of the 4.
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12-01-2016, 10:50 PM | #3 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Have you tried Roy Nacewicz? I don't know if he still does, but Roy use to make excellent reproduction wood for the '34 car....
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12-02-2016, 12:19 AM | #4 |
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The wood repro ones I have now appear to be 1 inch short on one of them and 1/2 inch short on the other toeboard. Last edited by gearhead1952; 12-04-2016 at 01:11 PM. Reason: clarify |
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12-02-2016, 08:29 AM | #6 |
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Suggest you use solid core ply wood, I was told it only came in one wood. I believe the original wood was CLOSE to 5/8 thick. Unless your going to do exact reproduction as Roy has, you will have to settle for what is available in wood thickness. A cardboard pattern works well and inserting threaded rod into the D-nuts and placing a small dab of lip stick on the end of the threaded rods will give you the marks necessary for precise location for holes for the attachment screws. There are other holes that you have to use the metal plates for the seals around the pedals as well as the pedal bumper plate to locate as well as holes for the floor mat metal inserts for the floor mat clips. |
12-02-2016, 12:59 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
How many floor mat clips are they? Pics?
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12-02-2016, 02:32 PM | #8 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Try ford wood art. They have what you need.
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12-02-2016, 08:27 PM | #9 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
I wouldnt try Ford Wood Art. Roys floorboards worked just fine in my 34.
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12-03-2016, 03:19 PM | #10 |
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12-03-2016, 03:22 PM | #11 |
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Yeah not impressed with Wood Art anymore. Lots of places sell toeboards and I now own two of them. Complete crap. You think you are saving time by buying a repro item only to find out it does not fit when you are way beyond the return window for the part.
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12-03-2016, 03:56 PM | #12 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Hi gearhead I am making a new one for my 34 Roadster I assume all 34s would be the same PM me with your email address and I will send you photographs of my work in progress,the original appears to be 5/8 plywood cheers
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12-03-2016, 04:44 PM | #13 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
I just made new toe boards for my 36. I had the originals to use as a pattern so it went well, I'm a cabinet maker. The original thickness on mine were 5/8" plywood. I just happen to have some 5/8" plywood from 1958 that I removed from my barn when I remodeed it, worked out perfect and has the look. I also switched over to hydraulic brakes using a set of 39 pedals and swaped out the steering box to a 37 so I had to adjust the drivers toe boad for those alterations and it looks factory.
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12-03-2016, 05:47 PM | #14 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Have been told that 'Henry', when contracting with his suppliers, specified that the parts be shipped in wooden boxes of a certain size so that they could be used for 'toe boards'.
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12-04-2016, 09:09 AM | #15 |
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Roy's worked fine on my 34. I think I had to enlarge a hole or two something minor. Could have been the car though, replaced the firewall, floors ect.
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Re: 1934 Car Wooden Toeboard
Ford had its own wood working facilities at Iron Mountain. That is how Kingsford charcoal got started from the waste not-want not attitude Henry had.
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12-04-2016, 11:54 AM | #17 |
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Yes, but in keeping with Henry's waste not-want not attitude it would not surprise my if he used the boxes as a supply of wood to fabricate the toe boards at the wood working facilities.
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12-04-2016, 11:59 AM | #18 |
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They made T bodies there but that changed after the model A plant was built at the Rouge. After that they shipped production parts in crates. Ford used the crates too but I don't know if they did that as much after the model A production ceased but they shure could have.
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Lawson have you ever used his wood for a 34? I felt the same about his stuff being good which is why I went to him first but not now in regards to the wood products. |
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