Hot Rods Model A body mounts

Anybody use other ways to mount the body besides wood? My body is unchanneled.

 

I trimmed out 57 Chev biscuits, front engine mount isolators. Later, used vette rear spring bushings.

 

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Have made them out of old rock crusher conveyor belt...its a bitch to cut

 

Are you trying to save trees or what?
All of the original blocks were still working on my rpu but they were ugly so I put in new ones. Cheap.


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Wood on daily driven A model for over a decade......

 

Doesn’t directly answer your question, but I bought new wood blocks and rubber shims for my ‘31 A. Perfect.

 

Does the wood raise the subrails off the frame or are they flush to the subrails on the bottom?
I know you have the webbing, then rubber then wood, right?

 

off the frame very little. the wood sits inside the channel. cant remember now, but i think wood right on the frame for me, no rubber or webbing.

 

I did webbing against the frame, wood, then rubber.
Used some metal shins to get the doors aligned
For whatever it worth, Brookville uses wood mounts although some guys use steel biscuits. I feel you’re risking cracking the body with no cushion at all.
My 2cts

 

Bratton's model A parts sells the oak wood kits. Worked fine on mine. Just painted to preserve and installed.

 

What if your using a 32 frame? Will the wood still work?

 

Yes, you’ll have to modify the rear one because of the kick up on the 32
Got mine from Brattons too. Had to modify them all a little to minimize the gap between the frame and body

 

This was my next question.

 

Far from a tree hugger, this car was restored a long time ago ( very amateur) wood was replaced with pine! So it was poorly done,same with the roof wood.

 

In my last post, the wood needs to be shaved some to minimize the gap. Only way to completely eliminate it is a cowl mini channel

 

Dino,I'm using the Model A frame.

 

Oops

 

Sorry Scoop, I sidetracked your thread a little.

 

When you have everything all sorted, tighten them snugly with lock washers. It will squeak big time if you don't. I know first hand, hehe

 

If you can find it, use air dried white oak or air dried ash. Air dried lasts much longer than kiln dried. Don't use red oak at all. It is extremely porous, soaks up moisture like a sponge. Henry Ford had his own white oak and ash forests in Northern Michigan just to supply his production lines.

 

No worries.

 

I just cut and split up some ash rounds my neighbor had cut down to eliminate borer worries. Want to carve your own??