Thickness of floorboard

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Brooks Schlieben on Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 10:08 pm:

What would be the thickness of the floorboard? Mine is a 1920 Runabout. Many thanks!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rich Bingham on Sunday, June 25, 2017 - 10:51 pm:

Fun Projects has a print on this which specifies 9/16". The floorboards in my 1913 runabout are 5/8". Not a lot of difference. Check the depth of the rebate in the body sills to double-check.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Fred Dimock, Newfields NH, USA on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 12:49 pm:

Can I get a rebate on floor boards or do I have to go outside on recess? :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Charlie B actually in Toms River N.J. on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 12:53 pm:

Used 5/8" poplar.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver- liberal,mo. on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 01:21 pm:

rebate will be 3/4- on main sills 1/8 for floor mat. 5/16 at heel board. 5/8 is right for floor boards charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Rich Bingham on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 02:21 pm:

Hmm. My floor mat covers the sills and the toe-board risers . . .


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver- liberal,mo. on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 02:41 pm:

on a 13 you would be covering the brass plates and you wont want that. charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By charley shaver- liberal,mo. on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 02:50 pm:

i just checked 3/4 deep thur 1925.i think they made the new mats wider than org. charley


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By David Sosnoski on Monday, June 26, 2017 - 07:12 pm:

Floor boards are 9/16" thick, not 5/8". If you make them 5/8" your going to have a hard time getting the pedal trim to fit right as the tabs have to bend down over the bottom edge.

Going from memory, there was a short time around 1925ish that they opened up the tolerance to include 5/8" but that didn't last long and they changed it back. I think the first of the 3 pedal 1909 floor boards were 5/8" but it changed to 9/16" very early.

Early floor boards were ash. Later they opened up the spec to include just about anything.

Dave S.


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