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Ok guys , finally back to working on my 25 roadster , and of coarse I have some questions , I rebuilt the rear axle and installed the bronze thrust washers etc . My question at this moment is how to the turtle decks match up with the body ? The one I have seems like it’s smaller ( narrower ) than the body . Any photos of figment would be helpful , I’ll attach pictures of what I have so far . Are the decks different for a 25 ?
Thanks in advance .

That looks absolutely correct.

Your fit is going well, just align the deck to the rear tub moldings and the lower deck trim.

Then when you bolt it in place and all is good.

That’s my issue , looks like my turtle deck is smaller than the rest of the deck of the car , is there supposed to be a ledge on the sides and rear like my pictures show ? Love that color blue on the photos you sent.

Take the deck off and get a real pickup bed. That will solve all your problems. Dan

I have a 26 roadster pick up already ,lol !!

Oldrusty26 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 15, 2026 10:25 pm

That’s my issue , looks like my turtle deck is smaller than the rest of the deck of the car , is there supposed to be a ledge on the sides and rear like my pictures show ? Love that color blue on the photos you sent.

Just may be how the wood subframe was done, if re-wooded from factory, the sheet metal pieces around the wood subframe should have separate ends, just a tiny gap. On yours looks like body filler on the ends? Could be the subframe was made a tad wider?

On my project, bought it wooded, with metal already on and painted Ford engine blue, did have to fit new primed panels on the lower side, and rear of the subframe, spent some time fitting each to the wood and squared all up. Note in one photo the old original panel (had rust holes) but used to to locate the 3 holes for the rear fender bracket forging.

Good luck, your project will turn out well too.



Turtle deck bolted down on the subframe flooring.

Originals to show that the turtle deck is rather set back from the subframe sheetmetal anyway, the Ford was the Low Cost auto you know, gaps and fitment weren't priority

Thanks dan !!