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I am considering making a new floor board and new toe board for my ”˜32 roadster before I pass it on to a new owner. I have a toe board out of a coupe to use as a pattern. It is excellent for a pattern and has a very nice metal filler piece that fits under the clutch and brake pedal shafts and the steering column. What fills in the big gap above the pedal shafts and steering column?

The board I have is cut straight across under the metal filler piece. Any pictures of that area would be appreciated.

Tom

A mating top filler piece. I can get a better photo tomorrow if needed. The top plate is under the dash mat and they meet at the pedals and it attaches to a part of the lower cowl.

Thank you, Steve. That’s great. As long as I know that it’s a mating metal piece, I should be able to fabricate it. I just wasn’t sure if the wood came up on the outside of the clutch pedal shaft. I can use my shop press to form the metal (I hope). That metal piece looks pretty stout. I’ll have to check the gauge size tomorrow.

Thanks again. Tom

I will send you an article published in the G&D on pressing sheet metal with MDF. If you make a few parts you might be able to sell them if a reasonable price. I need some of the upper plates for trucks as they are different because the steering column is more upright compared to the passenger cars. Plan to make them sometime in the future.

That idea of using MDF to make dies is a dandy idea. It sure seems easier that my initial idea of milling a die out of metal. Thanks Chip.

I checked the gauge of the plate. It’s about 20 gauge, so I was wrong about how thick it is. It’s just sheet metal. We’ll see if I can make something useable.

Tom

The MDF should work well to make those parts. I pressed a 20 gauge splash apron with 90 deg. 1/2" lip using it.