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37 Coupe · 03-09-2019, 12:24 PM

Were the original ram horns that the windshield lower post stanchions attach to original some sort of casting? Were they vulnerable to cracking or just plain falling apart? I see that repros are some sort of casting and not drilled or tapped and pretty expensive. My '31 looks like it has some sort of fabrication under the lower stanchions and I had a '30 roadster that I do not remember the parts looking like the "ram's horns" that vendor sell. Is this a tough to find original Ford part? Thank You. I may try Bert's.

frank mcdaniels · 03-09-2019, 02:56 PM

I bought a ruff roadster body a few years ago that I’m sure had been upside down in a junk yard. The ram horns had been busted off and brazed back together very crookedly. I still have them somewhere They were some kind of cast steel and riveted to the framing behind the cowl panels. I got replacement from brook I’ll that we’re cast brass. I had a restoration shop rivet the new ones on. They drilled and tapped for the screws for the lower Stantion bracket. It turned out to be expensive and the shop that did the work tapped the wrong threads so I couldn’t use original screws. Hope this helps. Should of said brookville. Frank

37 Coupe · 03-09-2019, 10:14 PM

Thank You for the info.

jhowes · 03-10-2019, 10:25 AM

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60 years ago I had a couple of 30-31 roadsters and the lower windshield stanchions were cast steel on one and cast brass on the other. Anyone have knowledge of these differences? Jack

03-09-2019, 12:24 PM	#1
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,835	1930 1931 Roadster windshield ram horn question. Were the original ram horns that the windshield lower post stanchions attach to original some sort of casting? Were they vulnerable to cracking or just plain falling apart? I see that repros are some sort of casting and not drilled or tapped and pretty expensive. My '31 looks like it has some sort of fabrication under the lower stanchions and I had a '30 roadster that I do not remember the parts looking like the "ram's horns" that vendor sell. Is this a tough to find original Ford part? Thank You. I may try Bert's. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II

03-09-2019, 02:56 PM	#2
frank mcdaniels Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: moorhead minnesota Posts: 166	Re: 1930 1931 Roadster windshield ram horn question. I bought a ruff roadster body a few years ago that I’m sure had been upside down in a junk yard. The ram horns had been busted off and brazed back together very crookedly. I still have them somewhere They were some kind of cast steel and riveted to the framing behind the cowl panels. I got replacement from brook I’ll that we’re cast brass. I had a restoration shop rivet the new ones on. They drilled and tapped for the screws for the lower Stantion bracket. It turned out to be expensive and the shop that did the work tapped the wrong threads so I couldn’t use original screws. Hope this helps. Should of said brookville. Frank

03-09-2019, 10:14 PM	#3
37 Coupe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,835	Re: 1930 1931 Roadster windshield ram horn question. Thank You for the info. __________________ "Never complain,never explain"... Henry Ford II

03-10-2019, 10:25 AM	#4
jhowes Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: upstate NY near Mass border Posts: 789	Re: 1930 1931 Roadster windshield ram horn question. Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) 60 years ago I had a couple of 30-31 roadsters and the lower windshield stanchions were cast steel on one and cast brass on the other. Anyone have knowledge of these differences? Jack