A question for you Manure Spreader grill guys
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A question for you Manure Spreader grill guys
I recently did extensive rust and dent repair on a '52 front clip:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15273362
The below the grill valance was in really bad shape and instead of trying to fix it I had the truck owner find a better piece. The one he got, while more solid, was pretty banged up. I got it as straight as possible and filled in the low spots. When I bolted the clip together the valance doesn't meet up with the three Damars of the grill like the original. My question is there a difference in the '51 and '52 valance? I didn't think so. Also, this is an F-1 clip, the valance could have come off of a larger F-2 to F-6 but again, I don't think that would make a difference.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post15273362
The below the grill valance was in really bad shape and instead of trying to fix it I had the truck owner find a better piece. The one he got, while more solid, was pretty banged up. I got it as straight as possible and filled in the low spots. When I bolted the clip together the valance doesn't meet up with the three Damars of the grill like the original. My question is there a difference in the '51 and '52 valance? I didn't think so. Also, this is an F-1 clip, the valance could have come off of a larger F-2 to F-6 but again, I don't think that would make a difference.
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Ross, I didn't notice that the Dagmars were different, just by casually looking at them I thought they looked the same. I had them laying next to each other on a flat surface and I didn't notice. That might be the reason they're not sitting down in the valance correctly. They'll have to come back out when Jim paints the grill so he can try to realign them then.
The Dagmars were spot welded on the center bar but they had holes in tabs that corresponded with holes in the bar. I just lightly chiseled the welds and then later put them back on using 1/4" bolts.
BTW, if anyone is curious about the name "Dagmar" here is the reason. It's a term for forward protruding auto trim work, named after a '50s Actress for obvious reasons.
The Dagmars were spot welded on the center bar but they had holes in tabs that corresponded with holes in the bar. I just lightly chiseled the welds and then later put them back on using 1/4" bolts.
BTW, if anyone is curious about the name "Dagmar" here is the reason. It's a term for forward protruding auto trim work, named after a '50s Actress for obvious reasons.
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I'm sure Panelman (Ilya) has the best answer, but as a proud manure spreader owner, I don't think there is any difference between the 51,52. The dagmars are bolted to the lower valance. There is a difference between dagmars as well. And I'm not talking about the truck ! Really there is a difference because of the slight bow of the vertical part. The vertical "bar" is spot welded to the headlight buckets.
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I read on here that the 51s were tack welded and the 52s were bolted on, and there is a left, middle , and right.
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