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Michael Paul
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Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by Michael Paul » Sat Feb 16, 2019 12:43 pm

Good morning, I have a 1911 touring that has firewall to windshield brackets that are steel. There is light surface rust, and the firewall is weathered so it looks original.

Is this correct? From photos of restored cars, they all look brass. Were they originally brass plated?
Any info appreciated, Mike
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Re: Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by KWTownsend » Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:03 pm

Michael-
Yes. My original 1911 firewall to windshield brackets are brass plated steel.
Original brass plating is very poor on those brackets, their respective mounting hardware, and spark & Throttle rods.
Reproduction brackets are solid brass.
-Keith
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Re: Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by Michael Paul » Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:20 pm

Thank you Keith, it's what I suspected. Do those small brush plating kits work well?
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Re: Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by Walter Higgins » Sat Feb 16, 2019 5:49 pm

Lots of parts like that, screws / bolts included, were brass plated steel and for good reason. Keep what you've got. The solid brass reproductions of those are dimensionally incorrect.
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Re: Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by Altair » Sat Feb 16, 2019 11:27 pm

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I have these brackets in my stash and I don't know exactly what they fit (some early teens). These brackets are cast brass and they came out of an old collapsing barn with a brass windshield frame and the wood attached. From earlier comments they are most likely repros.
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Re: Firewall to windshield brackets

Post by KWTownsend » Sun Feb 17, 2019 11:14 pm

That windshield spacer board looks like the type used in 1909.
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