Getting Ready to Remove the 1927 Coupe Body

[BLB27]

The body to frame bolts have been removed and I'm getting ready to remove it from the frame. I plan to remove the body using the four man lift procedure described in the Service Manual. The question I have is "Is there a possibility of the body getting out of square after it is removed and moved to other locations to get it prepped for painting and then putting it back on the frame."

[BobShirleyAtlantaTx]

Not on a 26-27 for sure. The Coupe body’s are welded construction and built like a Sherman tank.

[jiminbartow]

Not normally, but approach it as if it could. Mark each block as to where it goes on the frame so when you reassemble it, all the blocks go in the same location on the frame. If you don’t do this and the blocks are located in the wrong place, and you tighten the body down, it will be out of alignment which is especially bad on the doors. If you plan on using new blocks, using a caliper, make sure they are the precise same thickness. If they are not, either run them through a planer or a table saw to ensure they are the same thickness. Don’t forget the chamfers and grooves. Jim Patrick.

PS. On the right and left rear vertical blocks, the new blocks in the kit would not fit. Luckily, I saved my old blocks and discovered the new blocks were totally wrong and unusable as they were so I had to totally reshape them. If I can find you my old 2010 thread on this, I will post it in case the block suppliers have not corrected it.

I found it: www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/118802/125665.html.

[BLB27]

Thanks Jim and Bob, very helpful! I was concerned because it looked to me that very little distortion of body (or frame) would make it hard to align the holes in the frame and body because there does not seem to be any provision for adjustment.