VCCA Home Forums GENERAL DISCUSSION New User Forum '34 Chevrolet Roadster Wind Wing Brackets

As most of you already know, it's impossible to find wind wing brackets for a '34 Roadster. Does anybody know how to make them?

Hi, try the filling station, they list one but not sure it is what you want.

Brian-
Took your suggestion and contacted the Filling Station. The bracket in their catalogue is a Universal fit for 1920-35 open cars. Their bracket screws into the side bar post of roadsters. There lies the problem, my side bar posts do not have any threaded inserts for a threaded bracket. I am still looking for a tempate or example on how to clamp brackets onto my sidebars.
Was wondering if the 1934 Roadster had two different models with different side bar posts?
John

I also own a 1935 Chevrolet standard series roadster. I wasn't interested in a 20 year chase to try and find the 4 pieces needed, nor find one and then spend $500 + getting a new set cast ??

I went to ebay USA and looked at what was available for 1932---1936 ford roadsters from various sellers. I was able to get everything I would need the pivot/swing bolts, the special aluminum part and the butterfly ends.

For the wind wings I went to the type where you would tap the windshield posts and thread the glass holder parts into it. Best part they are already chrome plated.

I am pretty sure I spent less than $60 for the parts. I think the brackets also came with glass patterns. Its all stored away as I slowly rebuild SHAZZBOTT.


mike lynch

BY THE WAY, YOU SHOULD BE POSTING THIS INTO THE 1933--1936 CHEVROLET SECTION.

The moderator of the 33-36 section ** 32confederate ** you should ask questions of as to how the stock ones look like and if anybody reproduces them or is there a list of people who want the wind wing stock gm brackets.

mike

Relax Mike...John's a newbie here...This Forum is for "New To Chat"...Don't scare him off...At least not before we get to see pic's of his Roadster... ...Welcome John...

Also, NEWBIES need to post three times before I allow them them post elsewhere on the Board. (This has kept all of the SPAMMERS confined to one area.) Their permissions automatically expand once they post their third message.

You see Kevin and Mike, "the man" is watching..........

Mike-
It looks like I can order the complete wind wing set with the screw-in bracket from "The Filling Station" for $80. However, I will need to tap the side arm windshield posts.
I am wondering if there were two different side arm posts made for the 1934 Master Roadster?
Should I be concerned with drilling holes in the sidearms?
John
P.S. This car was made in the U.S. and then shipped to Australia as a right hand drive vehicle, as I was told. John

According to the 1934 Chevrolet Body Parts Book only one set of side arms were used.



Absolutely! Those side arms are scarce and I would suggest using windwing brackets that clamp on instead.

If your 34 roadster has come from Australia, it may be a GM-Holden's Body , and the windscreen posts may (will) be different to the US versions.

JACK IS CORRECT ,the windshield posts / stanchions for a usa built car are different than a Australian HOLDEN BODY .

A USA windshield frame that holds the glass only has the frame on 3 sides........top and L & R sides. The stanchions/posts have more of a curve to them.

An AUSTRALIAN windshield frame for the HOLDEN BODY has 4 sides to the frame...top & bottom, L & R sides

Its important first that you verify that you have a holden or a usa stamped out body.

I know on the 1934-1935 Chevrolet USA built standard series DC-EC , that the swage line from cowl to doors to quarters is different pattern than a HOLDEN. Also on the quarter panels where the rear fenders mount, the body molding around the quarter panel does not exist.

What I do not know because I have never really looked into the master series is what the differences are in order to be able to identify where the body was made.

To the best of my knowledge CANADA supplied the bodies as complete cars , EXPORTED, made as right hand drive, to other countries in the COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS aligned with England.

This was because items coming into Australia from the USA were charged heavy import duties because they were not in the commonwealth .

For production of 1934 Chevrolet master series 100 made in Canada

MODEL NUMBER 145 LHD 4 PASSENGER SPECIAL ROADSTER = RUMBLE SEAT
75 were produced for Canada as LHD
16 were produced for EXPORT as LHD
model number 146 RHD.........for export 7 were produced

Oshawa shipped 205 RHD CKD...complete knock downs too ?

If your body is Canada built it is **not** made by Chevrolet FISHER BODY, but by an outside supplier to Chevrolet. These bodies are different than the closed car fisher bodies and the cabriolet which was fisher built.

So before we go any farther.........you have to find out where exactly your 34 master was produced to determine which windshield posts you have. To put the wind wing FORD brackets into the posts you only need to drill 1/4"--3/8" deep and thread it .

have a look on ebay usa under 1932 - 1936 ford roadster wind wing brackets and the bolts and tub for the pivot, guarantee you its all less than $80.

Price is $95 for the VT-56 1920--1935 open car universal chrome, those are 1932--1936 ford roadster touring wind wing brackets

mike lynch

According to my 1929--1935 Chevrolet open car parts catalogue that Earl Peterson made a copy of for me.

The SIDE ARMS as they are called for the windshield posts.......1934 master and 1934-1935 standard series both used the same posts.

just checked on ebay , 3 sets of wind wing arms listed......$43 on auction, $65 and $69 on buy it now

mike lynch

JYD........the only time I have ever seen a set of 4 Chevrolet windshield post wind wing brackets is the picture that either bruce deford ( 32confederate) sent me or possibly dave sylvain.

I have never seen a pair or complete set advertised on ebay since the time 2002, I have been acquiring parts of ebay for my 35 standard.

If somebody had a pair, then they could be duplicated by casting new ones with somebody. Question is what would that cost ready to install??

I put a wanted ads in here a year ago and never got any response other than a picture of what they look like.

That's why I bought all the ford parts to put wind wings on my roadster.

mike

I am very excited that you have replied to my need of information for the wind wing brackets. It shows me that I have different options to achieve my goal. It's renewed my motivation to finish my '34, which I have put on hold for a while.

I am sure my '34 is not a Holden body, my windshield frame has three sides-top and left and right side. My sidebars and the beltlines along the car, are not similar to Holdens. I believe the car is a DA-Master Roadster. I have a number which was found on the sill plate, next to the battery, which was number 450. I have no idea what that represents. There should have been an identifying plate either there or on the side of the seat. Any ideas if this could be the identifying number?
It was just carved into the wood.
John

To differentiate between the master and the standard series couple of easy tells.

34 master DA series has knee action hydraulic front suspension and wheel base center to center on the axles is 114"

1934 standard DC series has parallel leaf springs front axle and wheelbase is 107" center to center of axles

The # 450 carved into the floor does not match any model numbers in my 1934 Chevrolet production figures for Canada.

Whats supposed to be on the floor passenger side ahead of seat frame, is a metal tag with serial number on it. It might also supposed to be on the wood riser the seat sits on. You can buy those repo tags and stamp the number in yourself and nail or screw the plate on. Because THIS IS NOT A FISHER body it will not have the aluminum firewall tag .

Question.......did this car come from SHERWOOD PARK ALBERTA CANADA back in 80's ?

I googled 1934 Chevrolet and found various pictures of 34 Chevrolets with wind wings on them. Unfortunately I was not able to zoom blow up the picture enough to get a clear picture of the stock wind wings and way they wrap around the windshield posts to hold them in position. I was able to zoom the picture on my 24" monitor and then take a digital picture on maxie zoom setting on my camera. try it.

Somewhere on a CDR I have a picture of the parts your looking for.................I repeat......contact the moderator of the 1933-1936 section.....bruce deford screen name 32confederate who lives in Washington state. I lost his telephone and email so you will have to find him. Bruce sent me the pictures last year that I cannot find , just too many CDR's to look thru.

mike

I posted pictures to the members photo area

I and many others on here do not have access to that.

Can you post the pictures to this thread?

your call

mike

You should be able to see it in the left hand side of the forum. Cant deal with the web link stuff this site requires to post a picture right now......

Thanks to Bill Barker I now know how to do this easier!!! So here you go with the picture....

Thank you for posting the picture so all the vcca chat members and the lookie lous who visit here, can see what the WIND WING MOUNTING BRACKETS look like. Doesn't mean you will ever find a set of 4 but at least you know what they look like.

one of the big problems is that there really isn't enough people who own 1933-1934 master, 1934-35 standard roadsters and phaetons who would spend the funds to have a production casting run of something like these.. Reality is would probably cost $300 for a set of 4 of these. How many owners would put up the funds , probably less than 10 .

Anyway, this is what they look like and happy hunting. Me I will install the ford 1932--1935 parts for under $70.00 on my own car.

mike

MY FINAL WORD ON THIS SUBJECT.

the company in Australia that makes a lot of vintage chevrolet
parts

http://www.vintageandclassicreproductions.com/Universal.htm


part your looking for is UNI-019 windwings for vintage cars


Or find / borrow an original set and have them made.

happy hunting

mike

Hi Mike-
Answer to your question, "Did this car come from Sherwood Park?"- I don't know. The story I was told, was that this car was made in the U.S. and shipped to Australia with right hand steering. It was in Australia for a number of years and then shipped to Argentina. From there it made its way to California (somewhere during this time it was changed over to a left hand steering). Then it was put into a museum in Oregon for a few years, and then upon its release it was sold to me at a Swap Meet in Chehalis, WA in 1999.
Thanks for your information, it has been very helpful.
VCCA Member John

Until I see pictures of your car, I cannot tell you whether you have a Canadian built roadster or a argentina built roadster or an australian built roadster.

Can you send me some pictures at EMAIL

mike350 at rogers dot com



mike

What you have is a 1934 Chevrolet master series DA roadster, by the pictures you sent to me via email.

To see if the car was ever originally RHD, see if there is 2 holes in the bottom lip of dash where the glove box is, that would have held the steering column mount. Unless somebody found a 34 master roadster dash LHD. Its 2" wider than a closed car master dash


mike