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Hello,
I'm putting together a 1923 touring car I am fitting the body skins to the car. It has been going ok, but at this I point need some help since I cannot find info out on the forum. Where the side skin and rear tub skin meet what fasteners do you use? Some of the photos I have seen some on the forum where they look like they are slotted woodscrews and another where it looks like a carriage bolt. I am thinking they used woodscrews. Please let me know if you know. It is hard to tell since they are behind the fender in most of the photos.

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I used woodscrews, I couldn't find a definite answer either.

I think that seam was originally spot welded together and over time when restorations occurred people used small screws of some type. When looking at Cimorellis Model T digital information for some earlier T bodies wood plans by Mel Miller it’s got some information about how to put that seam together. I’m just guessing but that web site may help you.

A 50+ year old memory may not be worth much, however - at the time we were scrounging parts from a lot of discarded derelicts that were untouched by restoration. I recall seeing a number of bodies in that age range where the side panel just behind the rear door was joined to the rear quarter panel with round-head wood screws. Others may know better.

Not sure if this is what your looking for
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It may be that earlier models were spot welded and later attached differently - time & cost are always reason for change
https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/8 ... 1238813791

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Screws
https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/6 ... 1043842801
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Round, slotted wood screws is all I have ever seen there. I believe the red circle shows one remaining one in this panel. There should be 4 holes in both panels to be joined. They are mostly covered by the rear fender and only part of the top one will show.

Thanks all of you for fastener information.

Thanks Tom