37 Tudor to 40 Standard Tudor Body mount differences??

[meeksie]

Hi All,

I bought a 1937 Ford Touring Sedan on a Total Cost Involved chassis a number of years ago. I have been attempting to get through the bodywork but will still have a few years in it to get it as good as I would like before paint.
I'm considering purchasing a 1940 Standard Tudor to put the body straight on my existing TCI chassis and drive it like it is. Will I encounter any problems attempting to fit the 40 standard tudor body to the TCI chassis? Are the floor mounting positions the same from 35-40 ford?

 

[JSeery]

There are 35-40 Ford frame diagrams online.

 

[Chris Nelson]

If you go to Wescott's catalog, they have the pictures of the frames for those years showing all the mounting positions. I think that they are all basically the same frames with minor exceptions. I could be wrong, but I think you should look at the detailed pictures in the back of Wescott's catalog. It is very detailed.

 

[TJ]

The 40 body will fit as the frames are basically the same. You will have a radiator for sale as that radiator will not work in the '40. Also check on the engine setback in the new frame. You may have to modify the 40 firewall.

 

[oldfordman33]

The radiator may give you more problems than the mounting holes for the body. Look closely at the shape of the radiators.

 

[Karl Wescott]

The radiator mounts on the frame are different (as is the radiator). The differences in the x-member don't matter as that is not stock.

Check the frame carefully for square, twist, and accuracy. Total Cost Involved Engineering makes a great product, however most frames which we have fit bodies to have required some massaging for perfect fit.

 

[meeksie]

Thanks for your feedback guys, I really appreciate it as it will help me to make a decision.