'57 T-Bird frame question

dmsfrr

dmsfrr

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Does anyone have a diagram of a '57 T-Bird frame with measurements showing the locations of the body mount bolts?
Thanks.
 
Not on any of the pages listed for the 'body' or 'frame' that I found.
The closest thing I saw was a photo showing the length of the individual body to frame bolts.
 
dmsfrr said:
Not on any of the pages listed for the 'body' or 'frame' that I found.

The closest thing I saw was a photo showing the length of the individual body to frame bolts.
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... hmmpf...

I have never seen the manual. It seems that someone that has gone through this would have shared the information.
 

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paul2748 said:
Found this on ebay. Too small to see if it fits your questions
Number 334390373564
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Thanks, it has frame dimensions but not measurements for the locations of the body mounts. A friend in our local club has 2 complete 57's and is doing a body / frame swap. He's building a rack to store the leftover body on for a while. Preferably before he takes either car apart so he has a good place to set it down.
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rotorwrench said:
What about the 1957 Thunderbird Body, Trim & Sealant Assembly manual put out by Ford? It's only 53 pages so there may be nothing on the actual body to frame installation.
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EXCELLENT QUESTION!

This link is to a body cushion & mounting kit. It has an illustrated instruction sheet.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/175349835538

It doesn't have measurements but it shows locations.
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That one is PASS CAR.

This link has measurements.

https://www.classictbird.com/pdf/ThunderEnlightening-10.pdf
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!!! BINGO !!!

Give the man a pink cupie doll ... ;)
 
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Well ...

Now that I opened them and blew them up, they are FORD frame ILL's, same as the later MPC ILL's.

There had to be some type of SPECIALTY MANUAL for the BIRD.

THANX! ANYWAY

What year is the catalog you have (print date)?
 
Well now don't I feel silly.
I just saw the header Ford and Thunderbird chassis parts, and the 1957 X type looked at a quick glance like my 57 Bird. Oops.

I am using a CD by "Detroit Iron Information Systems" It is supposed to cover all 1957 Ford/T-Bird.
It is a factory OEM Shop Manual, licensed by ford Motor Company.
 
That's what I thought when I viewed the scan. It is early cataloging format. The CD set he bought must be different from most as they usually use the 1949/59 MPC FINAL ISSUE (1964) to copy.

I have a SEP 59 ISSUE that must have had most of that deleted.
 
Thanks guys.
They finished modifying the rack last night. Started with a shipping rack for a replacement/reproduction Bronco body and shifted the attaching points around.
 
dmsfrr said:
They finished modifying the rack last night. Started with a shipping rack for a replacement/reproduction Bronco body and shifted the attaching points around.
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Did you get a photo?

He put the BIRD body on a shipping pallet for storage?

The guy is serious isn't he?
 
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