Vehicle in question is a 1933 Ford pickup with boxed rails. Question I have is this: what material are you folks using between the chassis rails and the body mounts? I assume some sort of resilient material to allow the chassis to flex a bit while not tearing the tin apart? So what do you use? Wood? Some sort of rubber? School me, please. Thanks.
Check some of the parts suppliers they make a couple different types. I have used both the rubber pads/discs and the woven material that sits on top of the frame rail. It will make it ride better (less road vibrations) and a lot less rattles and squeaks.
On my 34 pickup I replaced the wood mounting blocks with new wood blocks and set the cab on frame webbing material I bought from Dennis Carpenter.
I used webbing and conveyor belt cut to fit.. It was 1/4" thick.. Stamped holes at mounting holes and applied a dab of silicone, clamped and let set up overnight before setting body back on... Raised the body a hair I know but didn't bother my application... Until I go to bolt front fenders on....
Get it from Mac's. it's the proper 1/8" thickness and comes in a roll. It comes self stick also. About 25 bucks.
Mac's sells both the webbing and the correct body blocks for 33 cars/trucks. This is not rocket science, just oem Ford stuff.
sometime you can't find the proper thickness,so i use a boat trailer roller rubber.you can cut whatever thickness you want with a chop saw.
Thanks for the tip. I checked Mac's site, they offer about 6 different options for the welting....some are oil impregnated fabric, some are rubber, some are 1/4-inch thick, some are 1/8" think. Is it just a matter of personal preference which to choose? Or is there some sort of rocket science to it? Thanks again, I appreciate the help!