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12-2
DESCRIPTION
CHASSIS SHEET METAL
(
436)
(2)
1949
Models
Pa
rt
Bolt
Bolt
Bolt
B
olt
B
ol t
B
ol t
B
ol t
B
ol t
B
olt
Bol t
Bolt
Bol t
Bol t
Bolt
Bo
lt
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
B
olt
Bolt
Nut
Nut
Nut
Nut
Bolt
Scr ew
Screw
Bolt
Lo ca tio n
Front
F
end er
R
ail
to Front Skirt
.
Fron t
Fend er R
ail
Anchor
Plate
t
o
Rocker
Panel Bracket
.
F
ront
Fe
n der
Bra ckets
to Body
.
Front
Fender R
ear
Skirt to
Cha ssis
Side Rail
.
F
ront
F
ender to
F
r ont
Fender
S
kirts
.
Fron t
F
ender
Skirt t
o
F
ender Skirts
.
F
ro n t F
ender
and
Front Fender Skirts
to Gra
vel
D
eflector
.
Front
F
ender
R
ear Side Brackets Bod y Se
ct io n to F
ender
Section
.
Fen de r
to
Shrou d
.
F
ro nt F
ender to
R
adiator Grille Frame
.
H
ood reinf. to
H
ood s
id e R
a ils
All L
ocations
.
R
ear
Fender
Fron t
F
lange
t
o Body
.
Front
F
ender Ext ension Brack ets, a
ll
Locations
.
F
ro nt
Fender Ext ension
to
Door
.
R
ear
F
ender
t
o Wheel
H
ouse
.
Front F
ender
R
ai l t
o Fender
Support
.
Front Fender Supports to Body
.
Front F
ender
T
op
Molding to F
ender
thru
Gravel
Deflector
.
Front
Fender thru Rear Skirt to Front Skirt
.
Front F
ender
Top Molding to F
ender
thru
R
ear
Support
.
Front F
ender Assembly
to
Brackets ,
all Locations
.
Front Fender to R
adiator
P
an
.
Radiator
Pan
to
F
ender
Skirts
.
Gra vel
D
efle ctor
t
o
R
ear Fender
.
H
ood
Cen ter Molding, thru Hood
,
to Rear Hood R
einf
.
H
ood
Hinge Stop Bolts
.
R
adia tor Grille Bod y
to
Grille Frame
.
H
ood
Hinge
a
nd F
astener Assemblies
to F
ender
Rail
.
Front Fender Skirt Front Support to Radiator Mounting Strap
.
Radiator Mounting Strap to Side Brace
.
R
adiator
Mounting Strap Side Brace to Frame R
ail
.
Radiator
to Hood Baffle to Core
.
R
adiator
to Hood Baffle to Mounting Core
.
Radiator Core to Mounting Strap
.
R
adiator
Pan, thru Front Bumper Back Bar
Shields
to Radiator Grille
.
Radiator
Grille
Brace
thru Front Bumper
Back
Bar Shield and R
adiator
Pan t
o
Radiator
Grille
.
R
adiator
Mounting to Frame
. .
.
.
Thread
Size
5-16-
18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-
18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
%
-18
5-1
6-
18
%-18
%
-18
%-18
YI6-
18
YI6-
18
%-18
%
-18
YI
6
-
18
YI6- 18
%
-18
%
- 18
%
-18
%
-24
%
-24
%-18
%
-18
%
-18
%-18
%
-24
YI
6 - 18
%
-16
%-11
Torque
Fl.-Lb ••
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15- 20
15-20
15-2
0
15-20
15-20
15- 20
15-20
15- 20
15-20
15-
20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15- 20
15-20
15- 20
15- 20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15-20
15- 20
15-20
15-
20
15-20
15- 20
25-3 0
40-45
b.
Measurements and Clearances
Spacing
B
etween
Nose of Hood &
Radiator Grille,
1948
.
Spacing
Between
Nose of Hood & Radiator
Grille,
1949
.
Hood to Fender Clearance
.
Hood to Cowl & Front Door C
learance
.
. . .
.
.
Clearance B
etween
Fender & Front Hood Hinges (Pin End)
,
1948
.
Front Fender to Fender
Extension Clearance.
1948
.
Front
&
Rear Fender to Door Spacing, 1949
.
Approx.
YI
6 "
under em ble m tapering
to
Ys"
a
t cor ners
%:I
"
Approx.
Uniform
=!{
z "
Approx.
Ys"
Approx.
Ys"
Approx.
Yt6"
Approx.
Ys"
A
p prox.
12-2 DESCRIPTIO N
O
F
CHASSIS
SHEET
M
ETAL
a.
Fro nt End Sheet Metal Assembly
The front end sheet metal assembly
consists
of front
fenders
and skirts, radiator
grille,
radiator
mounting strap and radiator core,
radiator
pan, outside
air
intake
ducts which
are built into
t
he
fend er
skirts, and attaching
parts.
The pa rts
of
t
he
front end
sheet
metal
assembl y
a
r e
joined
together in such
manne r
that the
entire
asse mbly
may be
remove d
and
installed as a
unit,
or the
separate
parts may
be replaced
without
difficulty.
The front end of the entire sheet metal as-
sembly is supported by the radiator mounting
strap
which
is
mounted
at one point on a sup-
port
bracket
extending forward from the center
of
the frame
front cross
memb er. Braces
on
each sid
e
ext end from
the
lower corners of
the
radiator mounting strap to
the frame
sid
e
r
ail
to
p
r event side
sway.
A radiator
grille brace
extends forward
from the
mounting point t
o
the bottom
center of the
grille f
rame
to r
ein-
force
the overhanging
r
adiator grille.
The r
ear
end of
the
assembly
is supported
by
the
front
fenders which are
an
chored t
o adjustable
brackets moun ted
on
the body cowl section. The
lower
edges of the
fender
skirts
are
a
ttached to
the
fram
e side
rails.
Th
e 1948
Mod
el
radiator grille is a welded
stamped
steel assembl y attached
to a
separate
grille frame. The
1949 Series
50-70
radiator
grille consists of aluminum castings
bolted
to-
gether to form an
assembly.
The grille as-
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