There are spacer blocks of wood and rubber shims as well as a body to frame welting that separate the body from the frame. The original frame rails were a c channel style open on the inside and were installed with thru bolts.
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Attaching model a body to frame. Finally the model a cowl. Assuming you have the correct blocks they actually will fit onto the body and can be held in place with sheet metal screws. Both bodies bolt to the same frame while each body has its own body character and lines. 1930 ford model a body panel alignment part 1 duration. While many cars were channeled by welding the body to the frame i believe its better to allow for disassembly later. There are 4 5 blocks on each side with the front body mount using two 716 bolts through the bolt on frame bracket.
Most use 38 24 threads. Model a ford body mounting block set 10 pieces fordor sedan slant windshield body type 160a 160c murray part 28 23623 1 model a ford body to frame shims 10 pieces part 28 25936 1 body to frame welt 18 x 2 x 20 roll with adhesive backing part 28 26865 1. I do have a diagram but cant post until tomorrow sometime. The 30 31 roadster body is the second body style that makes up the four year ford model a line. These are the brackets i think you mean. 1930 model a coupe model a ford garage body assembly.
While the model a body styles spanned four years the 30 31 roadster body is completely different than the 28 29 roadster body. Many aftermarket frames come with inserts welded to the top of the frame rails to mount the body. The top of a model a frame and the bottom of the body is flat whereas the top of the 32 frame is slightly swaybacked a spacer is normally fabricated to fill the gap. The following pics show how i assembled my 1930 coupe body after completely stripping and e coat priming it. The floor assembly was reassembled first with machine screws and then they were replaced with rivets one at a time. How to free a motor 1930 model a ford frame stuck engine.
This allows you to do minor shimming under the body to frame mounts to.
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