question if you dont want to use the stock tank , when you cut the bottom out of the tank, what are some ideas for mounting your steering column ? what do most people do make a hoop roll bar ? under the tank or ? I have never seen pics that anyone has posted of this, So any pic's or idea's ?
When I did mine I used a '32 style dash, then used a column drop fastened to the lower part of the dash panel.
I welded a piece of 3/4" square tubing from side to side,and mounted my column drop to that.It also worked good to secure my wiring harness running to guages etc.
I cut the upper rail from another cowl, trimmed the bulk of the slotted section off and welded it in upside down, and also added a flat section on the bottom facing the firewall. So my dash will be flat and curve upwards at the ends somewhat.
Similar to unclerichard I had a 1" square tubing bent to match the curve of a '32 dash and they tack welded it to the dash. Then I built a column drop that bolted to the tube using nutserts.
The tank gives the cowl a lot of strength. I run a square tube across and down both sides. No cowl shake.
What are you going to do for a dash?I run a 36 dash and picked up 2 original bolt holes from the tank to cowl mounts on either side and bolted in a 3/4x3/4 rhs from side to side. Mounted the column off this.Also mounted the fuse panel and electrics on the other side as hvychy did.
1" square tubing side to side behind a Deuce style dash , then a column drop from the tubing to the column
I cut much of the bottom out of the tank on my '30 -- but why cut it all out? See the photo..... By the way, the lower steering tube mount attached to the firewall is a late '31 Model A column drop.
This is a pic of a late 31 column drop(they attached to the top lip of the tank instead of the bottom) next to another one that I modified to fit a 28-29 tank.Ford made this change in 31 due to fuel leak problems .
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