Floorboard

BRENT in 10-uh-C said:
Not sure what "not looking to win any shows..." has to do with doing something the correct way (-really doesn't matter if it is a Model-A or something else) but the easiest way to correct the misdrilled holes is to drill oversized and glue in a wood dowel to fill the hole. Use a #12 screw that fits the D-nut and cut to approximately 3/8 - 1/2 inch long. Insert the screw into a drill motor and spin while grinding one end to a sharp point. Then insert the screw with the point facing upward and when the floorboard is positioned correctly, push downward on the floorboard and the point will make a divot where the new hole is to be drilled.
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Meaning I’m not going for stock awards, yet.
Very clever. I will employ that trick.
 
As I recall, Bonnie Parker (Bonnie and Clyde) was severely burned by battery acid from hip to ankle when she and Clyde were involved in a rollover accident. Not sure make or year of the car, but Clyde preferred Fords...
 
When replacing the floor boards I put threadstock in each clinch nut in the subframe. The top of the threadstock was ground to a sharp point. This located the hole to drill. Went one at a time.
 
When replacing the floor boards I put threadstock in each clinch nut in the subframe. The top of the threadstock was ground to a sharp point. This located the hole to drill. Went one at a time. I don’t believe there was a template to locate the holes at the factory.
 
Y-Blockhead said:
Maybe he is referring to All Thread (threaded rod)? Similar to this; https://www.amazon.com/National-Hardware-N179-317-4000BC-Threaded/dp/B0029T1XHY/ref=sr_1_5?crid=76YNTGBE8OFF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8HEXoJsHxLIKRGevBqIA-33zCg-L7c1ksd9xvTRYy6BA6iPZkiFvlZ4FiHLGiLvjKgzjSqwzhXFlM-bETCSUwMQ_E473YpPcUdkF07Xceev99YLVDlnLjS-hAeamNHURwA2WpKqPZ-DOJmzUA7GAr7fgnUQTf8QOHAYHYM-BOJ5Zino9I4_P2RbwBTNKczuDbqTD2milPsCI42CAX-aDIMASLl2Ws2J4TdlmNB-iao0.A9rWZQi3DitXGbn86Kd3bo-JEgVkWhBCIyyWUbXjHAw&dib_tag=se&keywords=Allthread&qid=1752942276&sprefix=allthread%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-5&th=1
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Y-B, that's threaded 1/4-20. Wrong thread. You need threadstock in 12-24. If you try 1/4-20 it will go in a little way and then jam, bougering up the threads in the D-nuts. I did find this stuff on the river store https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-12-24x3-Threaded-Coarse-Threads/dp/B09WYY59HT/?tag=atomicindus08-20 but that's a lot of stock for what you need it for. McMaster-Carr has it, pack of 10 @ 1" long https://www.mcmaster.com/95475A405/ or much cheaper to buy a 1 ft or 2 ft length.

Tom, for what shipping from the US would cost you might do better to find round stock in Germany (#12 is 5.556 mm diameter) and buy a 12-24 die, do it yourself.
 
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JayJay said:
Y-B, that's threaded 1/4-20. Wrong thread. You need threadstock in 12-24.
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That is why I said "similar". I didn't know the correct size thread, I was just using that as an example to explain what All Thread/Thread Stock looked like for TomInCologne... Geez, so picky!
 
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