johnworden1 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 (edited) Engine side of the firewall. Above the coil. 2 pressed countersunk holes, one above the other. Fasteners in each hole secure the cowl vent lever assembly to the firewall. Can anyone describe the stock fasteners? The holes measure approx. 1/4" diameter. I say approx. because the holes are punched rather than drilled. Thanks, John Edited December 5, 2023 by johnworden1 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 15 hours ago, johnworden1 said: Engine side of the firewall. Above the coil. 2 pressed countersunk holes, one above the other. Fasteners in each hole secure the cowl vent lever assembly to the firewall. Can anyone describe the stock fasteners? The holes measure approx. 1/4" diameter. I say approx. because the holes are punched rather than drilled. Thanks, John Vent support bracelet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnworden1 Posted December 5, 2023 Author Share Posted December 5, 2023 Thanks Dave. Looks like a cold rivet of some sort. Even if I had the pieces I wouldn't have the tool to install. Picture me scratching my head. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 If appearance isn't an issue, I'd just use a couple of round hd. slotted screws or small carriage bolts with the square ground off and put the nuts on the inside. I'm surprised that it's riveted in place! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countrytravler Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 3 hours ago, jpage said: If appearance isn't an issue, I'd just use a couple of round hd. slotted screws or small carriage bolts with the square ground off and put the nuts on the inside. I'm surprised that it's riveted in place! 3 hours ago, jpage said: If appearance isn't an issue, I'd just use a couple of round hd. slotted screws or small carriage bolts with the square ground off and put the nuts on the inside. I'm surprised that it's riveted in place! 99% of the people that looked at it wouldn’t know the difference. i had to go look my self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 5 hours ago, jpage said: If appearance isn't an issue, I'd just use a couple of round hd. slotted screws or small carriage bolts with the square ground off and put the nuts on the inside. I'm surprised that it's riveted in place! If that is holding the vent handle, that bracket probably takes a lot of force, so rivets would be better than bolts. Chrysler Corporation engineering at it's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpage Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 The vent bracket in my '36 Dodge is just bolted with machine screws. I can't imagine that the '37 truck would be much different. Must have been a reason for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnworden1 Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Don't tell John or Horace Dodge that I'm going to use some machined threaded rivets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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