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General Category => Early Chevy/GM Discussion => Topic started by: Chevyv8-348 on May 03, 2013, 11:20:43 AM

Title: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: Chevyv8-348 on May 03, 2013, 11:20:43 AM: Hi everybody, new to Rusty Bowtie. I stumbled across this while looking for any info on how these go together and such. I noticed in my box of chevy puzzle peices that one of my windsheild posts is cracked and I can't tell if it's pot metal or aluminum? I'm missing the upper broken half of the otherside so I'll have to see about making it using the other as a reference. Does anybody reproduce them by chance? Thanks for any help.
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: TFoch on May 03, 2013, 12:46:26 PM: Welcome to the site. Is it for a 29 Roadster? The ones for my 33 Cabriolet are pot metal and no one reproduces them. I'm not sure about a 29 though.
Tom
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: themoose on May 03, 2013, 01:04:41 PM: I can't help much with your windshield post but would still like to welcome you to the site.

Moose
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: Chevyv8-348 on May 03, 2013, 01:33:11 PM: I wish it was roadster but it's a 4dr sedan and thinking about making a 2dr sedan delivery out of it.
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: TFoch on May 03, 2013, 08:20:57 PM: Sounds like a cool project. Post some pictures when you get a chance.
Check out "My Old 27 Chevy" in the Early Chevy/GM Discussion section. Ghost28 (John) made a Sedan Delivery out of a sedan.
Tom
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: EDNY on May 03, 2013, 10:07:55 PM: Chevyv8-348

Welcome to the forum...should we assume you have a W engine? I have a 348 in the shop for boring right now.

Ed
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: ghost28 on May 03, 2013, 11:51:41 PM: It's an out side covering to shield the wood and they are pot metal. I had a set, but I let them go with the basket case 29 3 window coupe I had. I believe they are 29 specific, and I am not sure if they are being reproduced, but if anyone has them it would be the filling station. They have a ton of old chevy stuff. I like the sedan delivery concept you are shooting for. I have made two of them from chevy sedans.
John
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: Chevyv8-348 on May 04, 2013, 09:49:14 AM: I have a couple 348's. One in my 58 Belair and in my 58 Brookwood wagon. I want to put one in the 29 but funds are tight due to house remodel going on but got a 283 that will probably be what going in it. I also been reading Ghost's build up on the HAMB. Since I'll be replacing all the wood with steel so I may just try making some replica sheetmetal posts with my homemade beadroller. Maybe work a slight chop into it at the same time. Still all in planning stages right now.
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: Coley on May 07, 2013, 12:23:15 AM: Hi, check with Gary Wallace.

www.20schevyparts.com

I may try to make some, but need good originals (never replated - pitted OK) to use for specs.

These would be returned , unharmed.
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: Chevyv8-348 on May 07, 2013, 11:52:29 AM: Sounds good. I'll see about getting ahold of him in the next couple days.
Title: Re: 1929 windsheild post aluminum or pot metal
Post by: ghost28 on May 08, 2013, 06:49:11 PM: Did you get my responce about tubing sizes? I checked my sent items and could not find it...John

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