Is there a suggestion that a stud was welded to it? Looks like a stainless retainer of some sort.

Could have been spot welded to rocker panel but popped off

doesn't look it has ever been spot welded. Had a suggestion it might go on suspension.

[quote="Gordon Eatley" post=18198]doesn't look it has ever been spot welded. Had a suggestion it might go on suspension.

Yes Gordon, it goes on the top of the front leaf spring, and is held in place by the two U-bolts that hold the spring to the axle. it serves as a plate for the rubber bump stop on the frame to contact.

Strangely, even though this plate is shown in the photos, it is not listed as a part! Weird......but then even Hudson made small errors of omission in their shop manuals....LOL I spotted many errors in the Stepdown shop manuals.

Thanks!!!

Wow, never knew that, Ken. Good catch! I'll have to look up there to see if I still have one (or if someone managed to lose it in the past, when changing my spring.)

Wow, thanks guys. Should have paid more attention to the vehicle it belonged ot and ithe part's size. Thought it was a tiny flimsy clip like stepdowns have on rockers. Learn something new every day!

One of mine has taken a hike.

So you need one to supplement the one you have? I would imagine any good sheet metal shop could fabricate one from heavy gauge sheet steel. I could fabricate one but would need a drawing of the length, width, depth of the 90 degree bends and the radius of the curved flanges that the U bolts clamp on, along with the thickness (gauge of the steel).

I just remembered, I am supposed to go check the clutch on Terri Rhode's '37 Terraplane Convert on Thursday morning. Can look at and measure the piece then. Hopefully the gear grinding and not coming out of 2nd gear is just a clutch adjustment issue. Will check and set the 1-1/2 " clutch clearance first, then check the shift interlock linkage and adjust of necessary. I think the corks on the fresh Dr Doug clutch have swelled some during the time the car sat, thus the pressure plate fingers moved inwards increasing the pedal to firewall clearance, which means the clutch is not fully disengaging when pedal is pressed to floor.

I think I will just take the one I have to a local shop and see what they can do. Do appreciate your offer.

Well I went ahead and made one my self. Turned out to be pretty easy. Bent it in a vise and over a rod to do radius. One less thing on a list a mile long.

Ken, remember these cars have a set of adjustable lock rods that probably need to be adjusted at the same time. After the clutch is adjusted correctly, you must then check those gate lock outs. The shop manual describes this very clear. If you look, there are cut outs in those and a set of detents that come out when you try to shift. If they are not synchronized with the clutch pedal adjustment, it sometimes makes it to where you can't put the trans in or out of gear, especially if the engine is running. Mail me at my regular email if you need further assistance. Thanks Doug

[quote="Kenneth Ufheil" post=18237]I just remembered, I am supposed to go check the clutch on Terri Rhode's '37 Terraplane Convert on Thursday morning. Can look at and measure the piece then. Hopefully the gear grinding and not coming out of 2nd gear is just a clutch adjustment issue. Will check and set the 1-1/2 " clutch clearance first, then check the shift interlock linkage and adjust of necessary. I think the corks on the fresh Dr Doug clutch have swelled some during the time the car sat, thus the pressure plate fingers moved inwards increasing the pedal to firewall clearance, which means the clutch is not fully disengaging when pedal is pressed to floor.