Lamont 0 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Anyone know any resources to find a crank hole cover that isn't a hostage level price? Original, NOS, or Repro. Also looking for an interior bench seat and a wheel well bracket that connects rear fender to frame. Thanks all! Link to post Share on other sites
jpage 425 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 (edited) Be prepared to pay at least $500 for a decent one and maybe $1000 or more for a really nice rechromed one. Getting very hard to find. Good hunting! If you do find one, make sure all the parts are there, like the retainer spring and both retainer pins. Broken ones can be fixed if all the pieces are there but at a price! alot of grille parts that show up on Ebay are really beaten up or are old aftermarket and the prices are rediculous! Edited August 15, 2019 by jpage (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lamont 0 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 Good to know...thanks for the tips!! I thought they just screwed in....didn't know there are springs and pins! Yeah, not looking for a new one to be machined (way to $$$)...just hoping to find an old one on a salvage truck that I could jerry rig into place. Thanks again, jpage! Link to post Share on other sites
jpage 425 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) I believe that the cars and trucks are the same and also fit '37 Dodge trucks. There is a spring type retainer riveted to the top of the cover and they just pop into place. Always a good idea to secure it with a small wire tie so it doesn't fall out. Edited August 16, 2019 by jpage (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
JACK M 2,425 Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 jpage is right DO NOT trust the original mounting, the right bump in the road will dislodge it. A set of rail road tracks took mine and the guy behind me ran it over. I used some small zip ties when I finally found one. (several zip ties just to make me feel better) Link to post Share on other sites
classiccarjack 3 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 On 8/15/2019 at 2:37 PM, Lamont said: Anyone know any resources to find a crank hole cover that isn't a hostage level price? Original, NOS, or Repro. Also looking for an interior bench seat and a wheel well bracket that connects rear fender to frame. Thanks all! Did you find one? I need 2 of them.... sigh Link to post Share on other sites
Lamont 0 Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Nope. I gave up looking. The only one I found, the thief wanted $1000. Defeated regards.....Lamont Link to post Share on other sites
Steve9 201 Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) The best way I know of finding those potmetal front pieces are to buy a whole car. Do what you want with the rest, but the crazy money people want for those parts dictate that move for me. Fortunately my front end is in perfect shape, but if that were to change our cars aren’t so rare as to not be able to grab a “ran when parked” special somewhere. Edited August 20, 2020 by Steve9 (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Steve9 201 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 There are chrome plated aluminum reproduction covers available through SRPM street rods. Can anyone swear to the quality of them? Not bad at $725.00. Link to post Share on other sites
JACK M 2,425 Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 When mine got demolished it was before computers were in every ones home. It was also in times of not much money and I put the 36 up for sale at the Portland swap meet kinda hoping that it would not sell. A guy moseys into my booth and asks me if I had said cover. Of coarse I thought that he needed one, but to my surprise he told me that he had one he would sell. Twenty bucks !! It turns out he lived about 300 miles away so I asked if he would ship it if I paid him double. Nope, "I don't have the time to ship stuff" Well it wasn't very many days after that when I made the trip. If I had even a few discretionary dollars I would have bought his two pick ups, and all of his parts. Of coarse the said cover is very well secured with zip ties now. I would have made something before I would spend big bucks on one. I saw a nicely done cover made of aluminum sheet, If one didn't know it was wrong he wouldn't have known the difference. Seems I have seen repopped grills out there somewhere that doesn't have the cutout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Lamont 0 Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Hey Jack- do you have the contact info of the aluminum sheet reproduction of the crank hole cover? Having the piece custom fabricated, even if its just aluminum, is also not cheap. Link to post Share on other sites
JACK M 2,425 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 23 hours ago, Lamont said: Hey Jack- do you have the contact info of the aluminum sheet reproduction of the crank hole cover? Having the piece custom fabricated, even if its just aluminum, is also not cheap. It was a home made part, but done well. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgebrother 43 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I have one........how about $750.00...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
StillOutThere 155 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I second the "secure with zip ties" idea for those of us that have the the covers. Have done so with my '35 Dodge. Very small ties, just used two at opposite corners. Link to post Share on other sites
Uptowndodge 62 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Dodgebrother is being one fair Dodgebrother... 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Gladden 0 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 8/22/2020 at 11:06 AM, dodgebrother said: I have one........how about $750.00...... Do you still have a crank hole cover for sale? Gladden@airmail.net Link to post Share on other sites
JACK M 2,425 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) I have seen this guys repros and they are nice. Hand made, Stainless steel. Last I talked to him he was trying to do them in the $350 range. https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/pts/d/hillsboro-1937-dodge/7291443070.html Edited March 23 by JACK M (see edit history) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Gladden 0 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Thanks. I sent them an email. Link to post Share on other sites
JACK M 2,425 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Tell him Jack from Newberg sent you. Link to post Share on other sites
dodgebrother 43 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1936 Dodge Crank Hole Cover - Sold - and on its way to Texas...... 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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