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Front floor board

Post by Touring » Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:46 pm

What is the easiest way to make your own front floor board.. 1924 Ford Touring. Thanks for the help

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Re: Front floor board

Post by Steve Jelf » Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:54 pm

Borrow one and copy it.
The inevitable often happens.
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Re: Front floor board

Post by sportbingo » Sat Mar 07, 2020 1:52 am

I first made a template out of cardboard. I shaped the cardboard using a band saw and drill hole. After, creating a pattern I used it to make my wood floor.
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If you need more information contact me.

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Touring
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Re: Front floor board

Post by Touring » Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:24 am

Thanks for the imformation, my problem is my motor is in another state being rebuild. It won't be back till end of the year. I am trying to have the car finished when it get back. That why I can't make a pattern. I thought there might be a blue print out their. This is my first t project.


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Re: Front floor board

Post by Touring » Sat Mar 07, 2020 7:29 am

Thanks for the imformation, my problem is my motor is in another state being rebuild. It won't be back till end of the year. I am trying to have the car finished when it get back. That why I can't make a pattern. I thought there might be a blue print out their. This is my first t project.

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Re: Front floor board

Post by CudaMan » Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:35 am

Mark Strange
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Re: Front floor board

Post by jab35 » Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:46 pm

Jim: Here is a print of the bottom board, the one in front of the seat, from the Funprojects website. I suspect this one is the 'easiest' one to make. best, jb
http://www.funprojects.com/pdf/T1404B.pdf


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Re: Front floor board

Post by tdump » Sat Mar 07, 2020 6:46 pm

Art,where were you a couple years ago with that "tip'? :D I scratched my head bare trying to figure it out and finally just decided 1 day to lay some boards together,make it way to wide and trim it down.
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Re: Front floor board

Post by sportbingo » Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:08 pm

My son and I glued the board together and trim the board using the pattern. Good luck Jim.
Art



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Re: Front floor board

Post by Dan B » Sat Mar 07, 2020 10:41 pm

The best way is to buy them from Jon Anderson. They are exact to the factory specs and fit perfect.
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Re: Front floor board

Post by George Hand » Sun Mar 08, 2020 9:25 pm

Jim, I would like to ask did you not have a floor boards when you acquired your car?
Something I have seen is a pre 1925 T that has had a 1926-7 pedals, transmission cover or even a complete engine assembly. The pre 1925 pedals can be bothersome because they are narrow. I am saying this because the pedal spacing on the 1926-7 is different and requires a custom floor board.


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Re: Front floor board

Post by Original Smith » Wed Mar 11, 2020 12:33 am

Getting them from Jon is the best idea. If not, find originals to copy, and be sure to rabbet the front and back sides. They were never varnished.

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Re: Front floor board

Post by Mark Nunn » Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:43 am

Don't expect dimensional lumber to fit. For my '26 Runabout I had to plane the boards to 9/16" to fit into the body's flanges and under the front board hold-down. The white panel in the photo is a piece of 1/4" hardboard that I used as a template for the upper board.

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Re: Front floor board

Post by Charlie B in N.J. » Wed Mar 11, 2020 9:28 am

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Here's mine made from Poplar. So close they'd only fit this car. Your problem is no eng/trans in place. I'd definitely wait for it to be back in place. Anything else would be a crap shoot.
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