TeW - I’ve moved your thread to the General Truck Talk forum as it’s the better place for further help and conversation.
Folks should be along soon to try and offer help.
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Thank you for the feedback. Although I was asking about the plate or (what the book calls the "lower baffle") behind the grill. I think its for air flow? I am missing how it attaches. The three bolt holes on the end. see picture.
The piece I outlined would be the baffle. It's analogous to the part on an AD truck.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truck Follow this saga in Project Journal Photos 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.
I’m sure it was probably very similar to the Chevy. I happen to have that all apart on the doghouse of my 37 Chevy and here’s a picture. The lower part has a half a dozen stove bolt and square nuts, attaching it to the chin. It appears somebody just put in a convenient, rectangular piece of sheet metal to yours and put a hole in it for the crank.
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