Wiper Motor protection plate (aka "Cowl Top Outer Panel Extension")

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Wiper Motor protection plate (aka "Cowl Top Outer Panel Extension")

BigBrother-84
In reference to this discussion:

I installed the metal sheet I recently bought at my local salvage yard.
The donor truck was a Bricknose, so I wondered if it was going to fit, since I discovered (looking at couple of pictures found on the web) that Bulnose plate was similar but a bit different.

Good news, Bricknose Cowl Top Outer Panel Extension fits perfectly on a Bullnose.

I don't have good pictures, since I was at our chalet and didn't have the right tool to pull out the lower windshield chrome moulding.
So I unscrewed the cowl and was able to slide the plate under.

I highlighted (yellow lines) the contour shape of the under cowl body openings, so we can see that the plate follows perfectly their border.
The plate appears bright, since I painted it in glossy black (pictures top pointing to truck front).



Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.
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Gary Lewis
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Excellent!  Good to know that 'cause the Bricknose plates will be easier to find.  
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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
Blue: 2015 F150 Platinum 4x4 SuperCrew wearing Blue Jeans & sporting a 3.5L EB & Max Tow
Big Blue: 1985 F250HD 4x4: 460/ZF5/3.55's, D60 w/Ox locker & 10.25 Sterling/Trutrac, Blue Top & Borgeson, & EEC-V MAF/SEFI

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81-F150-Explorer
Glad that you got it together. Looks good.
Truck: 1981 F-150 Explorer / Engine: 300-6 California MCU Feedback System / Trans: T-18 - 4 speed / 2.75 Ford Rear Axle Open Diff.
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LARIAT 85
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I had to replace mine years ago when I painted my truck.

If I remember correctly, the original one on Lucille was made of metal, and it was badly rusted.  I found a replacement in a junkyard from a 1990 truck and it was made of some sort of hard, but flexible plastic.

They looked exactly the same otherwise.
Lucille:  1985 Ford F150 XLT Lariat

*Colors:  Dark Canyon Red exterior, Canyon Red interior
*Engine: 5.0, CompCams 31-230-3, "Thumper" E7 heads, Edelbrock Performer intake, Autolite 4100 carburetor, DuraSpark II ignition, Thorley Tri-Y headers, Flowmaster dual exhaust, H-pipe.
*Drivetrain:  AOD transmission, 3.55 gears, 2wd.



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Re: Wiper Motor protection plate (aka "Cowl Top Outer Panel Extension")

BigBrother-84
The Bricknose one I got is aluminum made.
Jeff / 1984 F350 Crew Cab 4x4/5.8L w351 4V/ T18/ D50 4.10 front/ 8' bed.
Restored 2019-2022.
Nicknamed «Big Brother 1984», due to its soooo-looong shape & nod to George Orwell's 1984 famous novel.