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fairwayjc · 07-05-2011, 06:31 AM

I'm replacing the subframe rails (door to rear) on both sides along with the rear cross member on my 31 coupe. Is it better to assembly them and them mount them or replace on rail at a time?

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 07-05-2011, 06:35 AM

Depends.... How do you have the body braced? What are you using for a fixture?? You really cannot do a correct job of riveting doing it piece by piece but if you don't have a way of holding the subrails square with the rest of the body, that may be the best way for you.

fairwayjc · 07-05-2011, 08:19 AM

I'm not planing on using rivets. I don't have a way of working with them. I was planning on using bolts.

fairwayjc · 07-05-2011, 08:26 AM

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I'll support the body from below just an inch or two above where the subrails go. Then I'll assemble the rails and 2 crossmembers and support it. I'll then bolt the body on and then weld the subrails to the front subrails.

07-05-2011, 06:31 AM	#1
fairwayjc Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 24	Subframe body rails I'm replacing the subframe rails (door to rear) on both sides along with the rear cross member on my 31 coupe. Is it better to assembly them and them mount them or replace on rail at a time?

07-05-2011, 06:35 AM	#2
BRENT in 10-uh-C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eastern Tennessee Posts: 11,972	Re: Subframe body rails Depends.... How do you have the body braced? What are you using for a fixture?? You really cannot do a correct job of riveting doing it piece by piece but if you don't have a way of holding the subrails square with the rest of the body, that may be the best way for you. __________________ . BRENT in 10-uh-C . www.model-a-ford.com ...(...Finally Updated!! ) .

07-05-2011, 08:19 AM	#3
fairwayjc Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 24	Re: Subframe body rails I'm not planing on using rivets. I don't have a way of working with them. I was planning on using bolts.

07-05-2011, 08:26 AM	#4
fairwayjc Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 24	Re: Subframe body rails Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I'll support the body from below just an inch or two above where the subrails go. Then I'll assemble the rails and 2 crossmembers and support it. I'll then bolt the body on and then weld the subrails to the front subrails.