Model B frame questions

[Fordors]

Originally Posted by Mart

The third photo shows a rivet still in the tab that sticks forward from the front crossmember. There is no sign of the rivet in the fifth pic, taken from outside the frame. The crossmember must have come from another frame as there in no rivet hole location in your frame that corresponds to that location. Maybe the extra rivet tab was a later running change to the front crossmembers?

Mart.

I keep looking at that front 'member and think it looks like it could be from a '30-'31 Model A. In view of the other modifications to the frame anything is possible.
The Model A front crossmember is used to drop the front end 1", and measuring a '32 with a straight edge across the radiator mount pads to the center I get a depth of 3 9/16". If yours measures around 2 1/2" it is A. The ends of your front crossmember just do not resemble the ones in my B (AB502xxxx) frame, but as everyone knows '32's were in a state of flux with many running changes.
Also, in your post #14, photo no. 6, is that another rear crossmember, flipped over and welded to reinforce the rear of the frame in front of the kick up?