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| | | | Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 760 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 760 | I'm going to have to replace most of the metal on my inner cowls. I'm curious, when replacing inner cowls, what do you do with the windlace channel that is installed on the surface of the cowl? Is it better to cut it off and replace that portion of the channel, or to avoid it and do a cut out and weld of the cowl metal only?
Mike Burns
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| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,130 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,130 | I cut off the windlace channel and welded new sections on once I had the inner cowl panels on. I think it would be way more trouble to weld a joint near the channel. It's easy enough to plug weld new channel on by drilling holes in it for the plug welds to the inner cowl panels.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: May 2004 Posts: 76 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2004 Posts: 76 | When I did mine, I left enough metal to each side of the windlace track and butt-welded the panels on that side. | | |
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