Pickup help 1930-31 wood placement body &bed
 

Can not find any photos or drawings as where wood goes and bolts used in body to frame and bed to frame..one would think Model A sites would better at showing how to restore a rig..I bot a book how to restore Model A pickup ..total junk and no help at all .. ..SC

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Here are a few pictures from my restoration
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24248
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24247
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24246
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24243
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24244
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24245
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24249
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24250

Re: Pickup help 1930-31 wood placement body &bed
 

bottom corner 30-31

Re: Pickup help 1930-31 wood placement body &bed
 

I went through my pictures and don't have any detailed shots showing the cab to frame and the bed to frame wood and bolts.

Can't recall the specifics of it but it was fairly straight forward. The bed was the easiest. Think it is held in place by four bolts; two on each side.

Bratton's has a good diagram of the placement and orientation of the body blocks in their catalog. If you don't have a copy, call them up and they'll send you one. The Kit is $31.

-Tim

Re: Pickup help 1930-31 wood placement body &bed
 

This is the inside wood,

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A couple under the bed shots.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24266
https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=24265

Re: Pickup help 1930-31 wood placement body &bed
 

"The Model A Ford as Henry Built it" has that info in it. Great book !!!!

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Great info so far.. ..thanks much,,I'm sure others will and can use this info also as there is not much out there about wood placement and bolts..sc

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When you get all the info gathered, take pictures of your progress step-by-step, then write the book. :)

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I just finished a roadster PU. Not sure if the closed PU is the same. THere are 3 pieces of wood per side, under the body. One block has the two holes that goes toward the front, behind the firewall bolt hole (no wood under that, just washers). If I remember correctly this block slides in place. The second one goes perpendicular to the frame, inside the subframe channel. The third one back is a short, narrow block that I think went perpendicular to the frame as well.
Like I said this is an open pick up and may be very different than a closed. Good luck.