1972 Ranchero - air plenum side weather seal
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Topic: 1972 Ranchero - air plenum side weather seal
Posted By: aussie_dave
Subject: 1972 Ranchero - air plenum side weather seal
Date Posted: 28-May-2015 at 11:35PM
Its time for a bit of work on the outside, now that l have most of the inside in place, the guards/fenders ... have a weather seal hidden within them for the air plenum just below the windshield, there are two, one on each side, does anyone know where they are sold, l have scoured everywhere for two of them!!! Thanks in advance David ------------- David Dare |
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Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 1:19AM
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Dave are you asking about the plastic grate/covers that go over the holes where you get inside the cowl to access the Windshield Wiper stuff? IF so, I can grab a couple of them tomorrow while I am at the farm. Pay the shipping and couple bucks and they are yours. ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: starsky460
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 3:43AM
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------------- Carl 1976 Gran Torino Starsky & Hutch Limited Edition FACTORY 460 c.u. engine 3:55 gears |
Posted By: mcford
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 6:12AM
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I'VE GOT A STACK OF THEM. ------------- Mike |
Posted By: aussie_dave
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 9:54AM
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Ah no they are at the very sides of the plenum. Small openings to allow any water to run out down between the inside of the fender and the firewall. I have those top grates, thank you for the offer. The seal or rubber flap has a metal holder over the top section to hold it in place and 3 small phillips head screws to hold that in place. It would only be about 3 inches long and 1 inch tall... the hole that this flap covers. Hopefully that clears up the desription and location. Davud. ------------- David Dare |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 10:03AM
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yup, I know what you are talking about now... nope don't have any. In reality you don't need it if you don't daily drive in the rain. It is there to keep road spray around the wheel well skirts from going up into the cowl area and to keep critters out. then it lets the water flow out to drain. A piece of screen and a small flap of rubber and you can make something. ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: aussie_dave
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 10:21AM
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Yep thats what l thought too just make two. Thanks for your reply. Cheers David. ------------- David Dare |
Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 11:22AM
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Is this the flappy thing on the side of the cowl? ------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
Posted By: Regul8r
Date Posted: 29-May-2015 at 2:30PM
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picture of the ROTTED what was left of the passenger side of the yellow one I stripped. It had a metal hold down plate the rubber was formed to.  ------------- Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired |
Posted By: andrewok1
Date Posted: 02-June-2015 at 10:24PM
------------- GET IT GOT IT GONE !!!!!!! |
aussie_dave wrote:Posted By: andrewok1
Date Posted: 16-March-2023 at 8:15AM
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i have bought them for my projects ,on ebay i used a rubber tire tube and i bent a piece of sheet metal and made the flap that way it also keeps the air from rushing up your dash vents ------------- GET IT GOT IT GONE !!!!!!! |