31 Tudor Body Mount Bolt Locations

slow8

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I need help. I have Googled and searched here but I have not found what I am looking for.

I am trying to remove my '31 Tudor body from the frame.

This is what I have removed so far:

Bolts at the front of the cowl, one each side.

The nots on the pair of carriage bolts on each side of the cowl.

The bolts on the front crossmember, one each side.

The nuts on the carriage bolts on the second cross member, one each side.

The bolts on the rear cross member, one each side.

It still seems to be stuck.

Do the front seats need to come out? (Any tips on how to get to those nuts on the bottom just outside the frame? Even my thin socket won't fit...)
 
I think the 1931 had an extra bracket in front of the rear running board brackets.
 

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I think the body mount BobC mentioned was for the slant W/S cars.I have had the bodies stick so tight I could jack the body up and lift the wheels off the ground.Then wedge a prybar in there until it all lets go with a bang.I put the open cab on my 30 in 04 or 05,and took it off a few weeks ago to do some work.I kept thing I'd missed a bolt,but I hadn't.I jacked under the body with a block of wood and the floor jack,and picked the left tires off the floor.In the morning the tires were on the floor,and the cab was up a few inches.
 
I got them all out. (I used a Crows Foot wrench to get to the seat nuts, I always wondered when I would need one of those...)

I jacked up the body under the cross members and wacked on the frame with a big rubber mallet. It popped loose on one side then the other.

Thanks for the help!
 
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