Floor boards-bottom or angle
 

I put some anti-squeak welting around the floorboards of my 1930 coupe. Now the boards are hard to fit. Does the bottom go in first or the angle board?

Re: Floor boards-bottom or angle
 

I always install the angle board first but that is just me. I have a split bottom board to make it easier to get to the battery.

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Re: Floor boards-bottom or angle
 

Service Bulletins p. 248 Fig 507 shows a cross section of the juncture of the two boards. From the pix it is apparent that the angle board (front) goes in first - and the horizontal board (rear) goes in second.

No felt or other cushion is shown between the boards, not to say that one couldn't be made to fit.

Joe K

Re: Floor boards-bottom or angle
 

Angle board first.You will be taking the flat board out ten times to one of the angle board.It sounds like the welting you are using might be too thick.Years ago I used felt stripping for house windows.It was a little thick,but it broke in to fit after a few years.Years ago I made some floors out of some real high quality plywood I had bought at an auction.It was a true 3/4 thick,maybe even 13/16.With welting I really needed closer to 11/16.I used it without welting in an A pickup in 04,now I've kind of forgot about it.I also used it for the floors in a Kenworth truck,but they're not too fussy.