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| | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 | Which of the 3 brace rods in this picture: Brace RodsGoes in the location shown here: Hood Latch I don't have the hood/latch available to check. Need to paint the correct one. The tile they are laying on is 12". The other two are front and rear fender braces.
Dave www.fallenherosdreamride.orgall give some MY SON GAVE ALL The fallen hero's dream ride is a 1951 Chevrolet 3100 with original 216 In memory of LCpl Phillip Vinnedge USMC KIA 10/13/2010 Afghanistan
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | B
2ea
8 inch long
I dont recall if there is any stamping on them.
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 433 | "B" for your Hood Latch... " A " is for the front tender support and " C " is the rear fender support...
1954 Chevy 3104 3 Window Hydra-Matic in my family for over 60 Years
Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right... "Scarlet Begonias" Grateful Dead 1974
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | The hood latch should have a 'L' and an 'R' stamped on them.
The lengths are so different for the Hood (8"), Front fender
(11")and rear fender (18") it's about impossible to get them
mixed up.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 | Thanks guys. "B" are stamped L & R, as are "A". "C" are not stamped.
Denny, I don't have any near 18". "C" is 12". The fender to firewall are about 28" and the radiator support to baffle are about that length also.
Dave www.fallenherosdreamride.orgall give some MY SON GAVE ALL The fallen hero's dream ride is a 1951 Chevrolet 3100 with original 216 In memory of LCpl Phillip Vinnedge USMC KIA 10/13/2010 Afghanistan
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Can't help ya out there buddy, I can't think of any where else
there would be a strut like that one.
That may be the rear fender, my truck is a 3600 and the kick up
and spaceing on the frame is different than the 3100. The 3100
frame is wider where the rear fender strut goes so it stands to
reason that the strut would be shorter.
DG
Just looked in the FAM at the angles on the strut and now
I'm sure those (C) are the rear's for the 3104.
Last edited by Denny Graham; 02/07/2012 2:00 AM.
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | The radiator support to lower baffle brackets are a different length.I can't remember which one is longer,left or right.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | on my 3100
front fender rod is 11"
rear fender rod is 12"
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 144 | Thanks. All figured out now.
Tim, the radiator supports are stamped L & R.
Dave www.fallenherosdreamride.orgall give some MY SON GAVE ALL The fallen hero's dream ride is a 1951 Chevrolet 3100 with original 216 In memory of LCpl Phillip Vinnedge USMC KIA 10/13/2010 Afghanistan
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Stamp makes it to simple, but the right one is longer to give clearance for the crank.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,557 | I've got a set I painted hanging on the wall,never noticed the stamp.
Tim
1951 3100 Chevrolet1951 Chevrolet Suburban CarryallImage"A house is built with boards and beams. A home is built with love and dreams." "Look deep before you leap !!!" / "Everything is Everything" "If I say a mouse can pull a house, hitch him up"
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ..yeah, when you go to put the rods in front of the radiator to the bottom apron you'll see that one of the holes is a little off center... and you can tell which way the long one goes. | | |
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