| MICHV8 | -- 11-01-2014 @ 8:10 AM |
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Never done this job so bear with me: Upon initial inspection, the seat pan and rear floor section appear independent and do not supply structural body support? Same for the subrail cross channels? So if the subrails are left intact to the frame, can I remove the 2 pans without body bracing? Same for the subrail cross channels? Thanks in advance...
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| supereal | -- 11-01-2014 @ 1:42 PM |
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When I replaced the entire floor pans in my Model A, we left the body on the frame, removed only the pans, and reattached the new ones using large pop rivets and sealer between the panels.C&G shows '32 pans as FD-194. $265. Be prepared to cut and fit them as required.
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| 3w2 | -- 11-01-2014 @ 5:47 PM |
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It depends on your objective. If you want it as original then you cannot replace those two floor sections with the body remaining on the frame. You run some risk if you remove the cross sills, depending on the condition of your basic body front-to-back sills and if the body is a roadster or cabriolet. Better safe than sorry is to install side-to-side body bracing and fore and aft bracing in the door openings.
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| MICHV8 | -- 11-02-2014 @ 6:18 AM |
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Thanks Super and Dave. I'm not at the car location, so these questions are from memory: 1) the 2 pans appeared attached with both round head bolts and rivets. I've only removed the round head bolts from the seat pan/cross rail and assume the remaining rivets are back ended into the subrail? 2) due to extensive rust it was difficult to tell, but it appears the pans sit on top of the cross rails? Many thanks.
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