Hey All,
After removing the body to repair it I now cannot remember where the pads go. I have new dust shields and I don't see much info in the Ford Service Manual.
Can anyone advise me?
Thanks,
Campbell Tellman II
1916 Ford Touring Car
Beaufort, NC
Body to Chassis Pads
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Campbell Tellman
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Erik Johnson
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Re: Body to Chassis Pads
When your 1916 touring originally came from the factory, there were no pads between the body brackets and the chassis.
If there were pads when you removed the body from the frame, those would have been added by someone at a later date.
If there were pads when you removed the body from the frame, those would have been added by someone at a later date.
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Re: Body to Chassis Pads
You may have had shims to adjust door openings.
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Re: Body to Chassis Pads
I used an old inner tube that I cut up and used between the body brackets and the frame on my 1915. No noise at all...Erik Johnson wrote: ↑Thu Aug 14, 2025 2:15 pmWhen your 1916 touring originally came from the factory, there were no pads between the body brackets and the chassis.
If there were pads when you removed the body from the frame, those would have been added by someone at a later date.
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Re: Body to Chassis Pads
Hot rodders use them to reduce vibrations. Old tubes work too
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