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Sub Frame Question

Post by BarnesvilleT » Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:28 am

Does anyone know if the sub frame from a 1926 T Coupe will work
for a 26 Roadster?
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:44 am

What do you mean by "sub frame"? If you just mean "frame", then yes, it should work with either body style.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by BarnesvilleT » Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:55 am

It is the lower structure that the body attaches to and then that mounts to the frame.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by Norman Kling » Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:38 am

I don't know about the coupe, but the Roadster and Touring have that part as part of the all steel body. Only the strip to which the trim is tacked and the floorboards are wood on those bodies. There are also wood strips behind the seat backrests.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by BarnesvilleT » Sun Nov 03, 2024 9:49 am

I picked up some roadster parts from a T owner and they have a stripped sub-frame in their shop
where they removed the seat area and cowl from it.
I have another owner that has a stripped sub-frame from a Coupe. Without having the two side by side
I don't know if they are the same. Some body parts from each model are the same so I am hoping that
sub-frames are the same.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by TMiller6 » Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:28 am

For your research….


Don Booth’s photo of the Coupe underbody is here:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/70 ... 1504972163


Roger Karlsson’s Roadster underbody is here:
http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/59 ... 1480090441


Snyder’s body blocks are the same for both bodies.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by Humblej » Sun Nov 03, 2024 11:26 am

No, they are not the same.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by TRDxB2 » Sun Nov 03, 2024 12:45 pm

BarnesvilleT wrote: ↑
Sun Nov 03, 2024 8:28 am
 Does anyone know if the sub frame from a 1926 T Coupe will work
for a 26 Roadster?
Bill H.
Just to make sure all are on the same page the link has part numbers & pictures https://www.cimorelli.com/mtdl/1926/1926bplmay.pdf
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by BarnesvilleT » Sun Nov 03, 2024 3:24 pm

Hey HumbleJ,
If the 1926 sub frame is already stripped do you think it could be adapted for
a roadster/PU application. It is in really good shape. I can drive about an hour and a half to get actual measurements
from the roadster sub frame I saw.

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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by Humblej » Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:13 pm

I do not know if it can be adapted or not, or where the differences are, but it is certenly more effort than I would want to take on.
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Re: Sub Frame Question

Post by BarnesvilleT » Sun Nov 03, 2024 4:19 pm

I think you are right. Time to look for the right part.
It might take awhile but we will find one.

Thanks for all the help and info
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