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under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:33 pm
by Moxie26
Even though the 26-27 roadster and touring's had cowl gas tanks, did they cut back and not supply the sheet metal cover formerly used on under seat gas tanks ??
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:42 pm
by got10carz
My original touring does not have any kind of cover, front or back.
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:20 pm
by Moxie26
Steve ....Thanks, our 26 Runabout didn't have one either,...but the bottom seat spring is damn near collapsed, not from my bottom seat. While driving my knees are higher than my bottom....more than ever in the last 25 years of ownership..... Yes I'll have to file with Ford for a warranty replacement?.. LOL
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:43 pm
by Mark Nunn
Moxie26 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:20 pm
Steve ....Thanks, our 26 Runabout didn't have one either,...but the bottom seat spring is damn near collapsed, not from my bottom seat. While driving my knees are higher than my bottom....more than ever in the last 25 years of ownership..... Yes I'll have to file with Ford for a warranty replacement?.. LOL
You should have a board running left-to-right near the center of your seat spring. Yours is missing. The top of the board is flush with the top of the seat frame ledge. There are mounting holes for it in the body.
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:26 pm
by Moxie26
There is a board there but it's not as high as the metal flange for the spring. I am considering getting a new seat cushion spring from Snyder's, and have to replace that wood cross piece. Thanks Mark for your post .
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 7:46 pm
by Will Brown
There was no under-seat sheet metal on my early '26 roaster. The lower sheet metal shown below is a replacement of what was there and had rusted out
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:13 pm
by Moxie26
The wood strip that runs the width of the seat in my car is not as tall as it should be but it seemed to separate two storage areas under the seat. The sheet metal in earlier cars that went under the seat spring cover the top of the gas tank and also prevented road debris, mud, rain from coming up saturating the underside of the upholstery. The 26 and 27 roadster and touring had a metal bottom seat frame. You did a nice job of cleaning everything up in your photo. Thanks
Re: under seat sheet metal supplied on 26-27 Fords???
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:48 pm
by speedytinc
Moxie26 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 05, 2022 8:13 pm
The wood strip that runs the width of the seat in my car is not as tall as it should be but it seemed to separate two storage areas under the seat. The sheet metal in earlier cars that went under the seat spring cover the top of the gas tank and also prevented road debris, mud, rain from coming up saturating the underside of the upholstery. The 26 and 27 roadster and touring had a metal bottom seat frame. You did a nice job of cleaning everything up in your photo. Thanks
Had to look. There is about a 1 X 4 on edge. the upper edge is flush with the seat base.
It mounts to the front of the triangular cutout shown @ both sides. It supports the middle of the cushion springs.