37 grill fitment issue

Kdancy
Kdancy Senior Contributor
edited March 2012 in HUDSON
Driving me nuts! I didn't take this apart but got it as a basket case.
I am pre-fitting the parts before taking back apart and doing the body and paint work. Can anyone enlighten me on the lower gap fitment of the grill and fenders? I have everything pushed to the max on adjustment--
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http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm97/studebaker2/37 Terraplane PU cab work/

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  • dave s
    dave s Senior Contributor, Moderator
    On my 1936, that is different, but same style, we installed grill first and everything bolted up without much trouble.

  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    edited March 2012
    You are aware that there is a big, thick rubber welting that fits between the radiator shell the fenders, right? Much thicker than the one between your fenders and the body.
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    Jon, the rubber welting I have has about a 3/8" "bulb". The openings at the bottom sides of the grill is at least 1".
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User]
    Thats exactly why I dont wash my car . Water makes em shrink
    Roger:dry:
  • Jon B
    Jon B Administrator
    Okay, I'm flying blind here, but...

    Do you have the threaded rod in place that runs horizontally behind the radiator shell, and into holes in both fenders, thus them apart at an adjustable distance?
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    edited March 2012
    Jon B wrote:
    Okay, I'm flying blind here, but...

    Do you have the threaded rod in place that runs horizontally behind the radiator shell, and into holes in both fenders, thus them apart at an adjustable distance?
    Yes, the threaded rod is in place and the fit is good on both sides where the rod is located. As you go "down hill" the gap widens. where the fenders attach to the air dam, they are against both sides of the dam so unless I trim it they won't mover further in. At the bottom fender to frame attach points, everthing is pushed inward to it's limit. So between the air dam and frame attach points, I don't see a way to close that much gap. Is the Hudson grill wider than the Terraplane grill?
    The PU has a frame from a 37 Terraplane coupe and parts mixed from both but I understand they should be the same.
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  • Old Fogey UK
    Old Fogey UK Expert Adviser
    I had a similar problem when I put the grille back on my '34 after its repaint (it fitted OK before I took it off !) and ended up by resorting to a double strip of welt around the bottom of the grille - the special rubber grille welt with a strip of normal fender welt underneath. It looks OK, though.
  • Kdancy
    Kdancy Senior Contributor
    Does anyone have a good shot of that area on a finished 37 Terraplane? I have a lot of pictures but none really show the lower grill to fender area very well.
    (It looks like the grill edge takes a "dive" in that lower area and it looks stock, how do the fenders follow that on a finished car?)
    Old Fogey, we may have to resort to that but I'm going to try and exhaust all other options first.
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