1932 5-Window vs Cabriolet

Fredb_

Fredb_

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Question
Are the body dimensions of the 32 5-window and cabriolet close enough to do a swap on a TCI frame built for the 5-window? In other words put the cabriolet body on the 5-window frame.
 
Perfect swap as long as you are talking about original steel bodies. This is assuming that
the TCI frame was correcting drilled for a 32 and not some after marketing body with questionable body mounting holes.
 
Fredb_ said:
Question
Are the body dimensions of the 32 5-window and cabriolet close enough to do a swap on a TCI frame built for the 5-window? In other words put the cabriolet body on the 5-window frame.
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Fred ....Let's look at it in just a little different light. Cabriolets, 5-windows, 3-windows, c-dans, roadsters....ALL of 'em were manufactured to bolt on to ANY 1932 Ford chassis.

Coop/AMERICAN

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I can't think of anything that would be an issue - as long as the frame was designed for stock mounting points. With that said, it is usually NOT a big deal to rework a frame to add them - unless it is boxed, then things become really messy.
 
V8COOPMAN said:
Fred ....Let's look at it in just a little different light. Cabriolets, 5-windows, 3-windows, c-dans, roadsters....ALL of 'em were manufactured to bolt on to ANY 1932 Ford chassis.

Coop/AMERICAN

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Coop,
Did you leave the pickup out of this list on purpose? I thought it was the same frame as the passenger car?

thank you
Patrick
 
neilp said:
Coop,
Did you leave the pickup out of this list on purpose? I thought it was the same frame as the passenger car?

thank you
Patrick
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neil .....Pick-up (closed cab) IS also the same, as is a sedan-delivery, a phaeton, a Victoria, convertible sedan (B-400), station wagon & roadster pick-up....now I'm out'a breath!

Coop/AMERICAN

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