Top side curtain rod hole measurement

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 9:26 am

If someone has a M38 with the original tub handy I need the measurement from the dash to the center of the side curtain rod hole.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:50 pm

I get 30-7/32" left side and 30-19/32" right side.

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:05 pm

3/8" difference , I guess they weren't concerned with accuracy that much. That's that's what I needed.

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:18 pm

Error, that's 3/4" that seems like a large amount

rgmutchler · Post by **rgmutchler** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 4:42 pm

The difference is 12/32,.........6/16.....3/8
You were right the first time.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:57 pm

Course my tub is probably tweaked.

Probably not much chance it grew, but being squished
makes sense.

If it was me wait for a confirming measurement, or use
30-1/2".

If you are making your own rods, you can easily match
the measurement.

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:06 pm

It's a repro tub that didn't have the holes. I will be welding in tubes (pockets) - I was figuring on using 30- 1/2. There's nothing much to the rods 3/8 rod. There's those measurements somewhere on this site in the photo galleries

RICKG · Post by **RICKG** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:25 pm

I'll measure my straight orig tub tonite after work.

Bretto · Post by **Bretto** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:29 pm

Original tub.
30-1/2" Passenger
30-3/8" Driver

I also checked it to the flat spot on the tub directly at the back end. 1/8" off there to. I just go with 30-1/2" and call it good.

Just so you know, they aren't tubes there, its formed sheet metal brackets that makes a pocket but a tube should work.

Brett

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:41 pm

Brett does the u excustion piece extend to the hat channel angled piece? In my case tube.

4x4M38 · Post by **4x4M38** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 5:49 pm

Wow, so yours is different both sides too, Brett?

That is weird.

Yup, the thing is if you are making the rods make the holes
and match the rods.

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:21 pm

The rods, 3/8 fit the tubing. I'm thinking I'll put a piece of rod in the tube as a stop and tack the tube to the drilled hole and to the hat channel. It's not an award-winning 38 - it's a lot of salad, but is looks correct at a glance and by other then "judges". It's on page 8 galleries, the posting the has the distributor diagram

Texbillhs · Post by **Texbillhs** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:46 pm

Did find a photo, it is a pocket, looks to be short maybe less than 2 inch. So I'll have to weld tabs to tubing then spot weld to the tub and tack the drilled hole. I likely won't get to it till after the Mason Dixon show, so I'll have a better look