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evobuilder · 08-23-2019, 06:53 PM

Does anyone know of a template for mounting the windshield posts on an undrilled body? I have searched with no luck.
OR
Is the trick to assemble the frame, posts, stanchions, etc. align over the hump and that's it?
I have Vintiques posts and stanchions and am looking for a frame, but probably Mr. Roadster and it's going on a glass roadster body with the hump (or whatever it's called) but no holes.
Thanks!

DavidG · 08-23-2019, 07:36 PM

I hope it is steel reinforced underneath the cowl. The original steel bodies are so reinforced and all the more need with a fiberglass body.

evobuilder · 08-23-2019, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidG

I hope it is steel reinforced underneath the cowl. The original steel bodies are so reinforced and all the more need with a fiberglass body.

It is, but I like to over engineer, so I will do some additional bracing/reinforcing.

jmerson · 09-02-2019, 09:18 PM

I don't want to cut in on your thread but do any of you know anyone with an old original '32 roadster. I just bought one from the widow of a friend of mine and didn't really check it over before bringing it home and to my amazement, the doors are Model A. They over lap, they don't fit inside and flush with the body. Ford used some of last years parts on next years models on occasion. The '38 Deluxe is similar to the '39 standard and the '39 Deluxe is similar to the '40 Standard. I'm wondering if Ford used the back half or body of a '31 on the '32's until he ran out of them??

Any help would be appreciated,

Jim, an old time hot rodder and i mean old!! 84 years and holding.

DavidG · 09-02-2019, 11:08 PM

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There was no carryover Model A body sheet metal used on '32s, roadsters or otherwise. Someone evidently grafted on the back two-thirds of a model A body on to a '32 cowl. The fit between the front of the top of the doors and the belt moldings to a '32 cowl would be misalignment city unless substantially modified. What rear fenders were used, if any?

08-23-2019, 06:53 PM	#1
evobuilder Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 29	32 roadster windshield mounting template? Does anyone know of a template for mounting the windshield posts on an undrilled body? I have searched with no luck. OR Is the trick to assemble the frame, posts, stanchions, etc. align over the hump and that's it? I have Vintiques posts and stanchions and am looking for a frame, but probably Mr. Roadster and it's going on a glass roadster body with the hump (or whatever it's called) but no holes. Thanks!

08-23-2019, 07:36 PM	#2
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 32 roadster windshield mounting template? I hope it is steel reinforced underneath the cowl. The original steel bodies are so reinforced and all the more need with a fiberglass body.

09-02-2019, 09:18 PM	#4
jmerson Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Waterloo,CA Posts: 50	Re: 32 roadster windshield mounting template? I don't want to cut in on your thread but do any of you know anyone with an old original '32 roadster. I just bought one from the widow of a friend of mine and didn't really check it over before bringing it home and to my amazement, the doors are Model A. They over lap, they don't fit inside and flush with the body. Ford used some of last years parts on next years models on occasion. The '38 Deluxe is similar to the '39 standard and the '39 Deluxe is similar to the '40 Standard. I'm wondering if Ford used the back half or body of a '31 on the '32's until he ran out of them?? Any help would be appreciated, Jim, an old time hot rodder and i mean old!! 84 years and holding.

09-02-2019, 11:08 PM	#5
DavidG Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: southeastern Michigan Posts: 10,101	Re: 32 roadster windshield mounting template? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) There was no carryover Model A body sheet metal used on '32s, roadsters or otherwise. Someone evidently grafted on the back two-thirds of a model A body on to a '32 cowl. The fit between the front of the top of the doors and the belt moldings to a '32 cowl would be misalignment city unless substantially modified. What rear fenders were used, if any?