Rear panel body joint strips

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Rear panel body joint strips
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rik Van on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 05:56 am:

I'm trying to replace the metal strip that ford used at the body joints for the rear panel no one makes a half round bar like it. i thought about using round bar and cutting it in half but you'd have to be pretty accurate with the cut as well as bend them properly. in some places you can see where the bolt was put though a predrilled and countersunk hole but in other places its impossible to tell they are not one peice. Does anyone know the assembly method ford used? did they grind the heads of the bolts before or after assenbly? my roadster ones are twisted like pretzels and I don't think heating and bending will bring them back. They're not available aftermarket.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Scott Conger on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 06:11 am:

I'd give Mark at Model T Haven a call and see what he might have


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 10:29 am:

Rik-which body style?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 11:41 am:

He states roadster (runabout) in his thread.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Tomaso - Milton,WA on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 11:42 am:

I believe Restoration Supply in sunny California carries several styles of half-round.

What year runabout body ?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 12:54 pm:

Isn't that a "T" molding that gets bolted between the two panels? If so, there is one for the Sedan which can probably be modified to work on the Roadster. It would just need to be re-curved to fit the shape of the Roadster body.

http://www.modeltford.com/item/TM-875-T.aspx

This should be the "T" molding from Lang's - part # TM-875-T

Dave S.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 01:19 pm:

Dave.......um.......D A V E........either your computer has been hacked or........ EEK? ........ LOL


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 02:58 pm:

Wow - I must apologize to everyone - I don't know where that came from. This is the link I was trying to post. I hope this one works correctly.

http://www.modeltford.com/item/TM-875-T.aspx

This should be the "T" molding from Lang's - part # TM-875-T

Dave S.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Chris Brancaccio - Calgary Alberta on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

Dave, I removed the "other" link.

Now everyone will be wondering what they missed!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rik Van on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 04:58 pm:

They also have another curve at the bottom of the deck thanks Scott will try but shipping is a killer up here. its a roadster John. Steve it's a high back low cowl '15-'22 thanks i'll check them out i'll have to get a good measurement of width and curvature....Dave similar but not quite, actually this sounds more like the molding on the edges of a model A rear 1/4 the A guys might want to know this because brookville only has these T moldings in aluminum! but perhaps the sedan T molding can be ground off and drilled like the factory ones


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By William L Vanderburg on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 05:05 pm:

That T molding is not only bolted to the other panels, it's spotwelded to the middle panel.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John Danuser on Friday, November 02, 2012 - 06:25 pm:

Rik he reason I asked I have some for a 26-7 coupe saved from a poor body, but the T is good


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dwight Smith on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 12:18 pm:

I have purchased the "T" strip from lang's. You have some bending limitations unless you slit the portion that goes between the panels. I used them on a 26 Tudor, had to slit and re-weld. Photo's attached.DSCN3026.JPG DSCN3028.JPG DSCN3027.JPG


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dwight Smith on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 12:23 pm:

Additional photo of the TM-875 part as noted earlier in this post.DSCN3027.JPG


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Sims on Saturday, November 03, 2012 - 03:32 pm:

I think Rik is asking about the metal that is not the T strip. The roadsters up to about 23 used a half round that was just on the surface of the body seam and fastened with screws thru the face of the strip. This is not a true half round. It is about three quarter in wide and about one quarter in thick.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rik Van on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 03:52 am:

Thanks guys thats all useful info but Jim is right that's the one i'm talking about


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Monday, November 05, 2012 - 06:18 am:

Try a boat supply shop. They have 1/2 round and 1/4 moldings and so do some enclosed trailer manufactures.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rik Van on Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 04:35 am:

Does anyone have a tracing or pattern of a good original set of the curves? 1920 runabout


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