Does anyone know how many bolts it takes to mount a touring body. I thought there were 4. I was informed that there is two more bolts underneath the seat. Can someone send me a picture of this connection. thanks a million.

6 Bolts for the 6 body-to-frame brackets but the body brackets typically have 3 bolts each to fasten them to the main body runners. I have seen some bodies mounted with wooden washers between the center body bracket and the center frame bracket. I assumed this was to compensate for sagging in the frame or body so the rear doors would close. I have been looking for a factory drawing on that washer to prove it was perhaps a standard Ford method but so far have not found it so it could be that the washers were installed by owners but why wooden ones if not by factory for some reason.

On my 1924-25:

There are six bolts: three on each frame rail. The first one is just forward of the hand brake quadrant, the second is just rear of the gas tank, and the third is at the rear end of the frame rail. Then there are four bolts across the top of the fire wall: one on each side to hold the uprights to the firewall, and two more (one on each side of the radiator support rod).

On the frame rail mounts, the opposite mount is directly across from the other one.

If you have a pre-1917 car, the 6 frame rail mounting bolts are in the same locations, but I assume the firewall attachment is slightly different.

John Regan has a great “Frame Diagram” on his Fun Projects site. It is for the 1913 and earlier frame – but it will work for your purposes.
http://www.funprojects.com/pdf/FPIframe.pdf
If that link doesn’t work go to the Fun Projects “Tech Page” at: http://www.funprojects.com/techinfo.cfm go down to the second drop down window that says “Chose Document” and then select frame diagram.

Below is a photo of Tom’s 1915 touring. You can see just below the door hinge where the body bracket is bolted to the wooden sill with three bolts and that bracket is bolted to the frame with one bolt.



That photo is from the posting at: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29/40322.html which deals with looking for the body manufacture and body number on your car’s body. Your profile indicates you have a 1918, which many of them still have a body number and body manufacture letter on them on the right hand floorboard riser (the part that holds the top two floorboards up.) If you find a number or letter there or a letter on the front seat heel panel, please let me know. Thanks.

Respectfully submitted,

Hap 1915 Model T Ford touring cut off and made into a pickup truck and l907 Model S Runabout. Sumter SC.