The Ford Barn

Steve Plucker · 08-07-2018, 05:19 AM

So here is the situation...

In the beginning, the Open Cab with Pickup body were combined as one unit on the "A" chassis and not the "AA" chassis.

Ford decided in early 1928 to utilize the Open Cab on the "AA" chassis but it meant that the Open Cab had to be "redesigned" to do so which involved the "AA" chassis also.

As for the Open Cab, new holes for the attachment to the "AA" chassis, and a few other things, were done to the body to make it a "stand-alone" body in its self not including the Pickup body.

So in the design process, a notation was made on the drawing of the "AA" chassis which was "1/2 DRILL IN PLACE 2 HOLES FOR OPEN CAB". That was it.

So we know that 2 1/2" holes were to be drilled in the "AA" chassis for the attachment of the new and redesigned Open Cab body.

Now comes the "IN PLACE" statement.

Just what was Ford saying here...Were the holes for the attachment of the Open Cab to be drilled in the "AA" chassis as the chassis alone was being assembled BEFORE it was placed on the assembly line OR were the holes to be drilled in the "AA" chassis when the Open Cab body was dropped onto the completed, and assembled "AA" chassis at time of body drop?

I would think the latter statement...anyone?

Thanks.

Pluck

Corley · 08-07-2018, 08:02 AM

I'm going to make an educated guess (aka SWAG) here, and thinking along the lines that you might not want any extra holes in an AA chassis for most trucks, the "in place" statement could mean "as/if required", due to this one being open cab. "In place" generally means something is done when needed, not before hand I would think. (But I've been called an idiot so many times that I believe there could be merit in that statement.)

OR, there is this woman on TV who claims to be able to talk to the dead, maybe she could help. In any case, thank you for all the research you do on these esoteric A things.

160B · 08-07-2018, 02:07 PM

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Steve,

FWIW

My interpretation is that "1/2 DRILL IN PLACE 2 HOLES FOR OPEN CAB" is that "in place" means when the cab is in place on the frame. This indicates that the holes were not predrilled in the frame fabrication.

08-07-2018, 05:19 AM	#1
Steve Plucker BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walla Walla, Washington USA Posts: 6,066	Need explanation of Ford's "directions" in assembling... So here is the situation... In the beginning, the Open Cab with Pickup body were combined as one unit on the "A" chassis and not the "AA" chassis. Ford decided in early 1928 to utilize the Open Cab on the "AA" chassis but it meant that the Open Cab had to be "redesigned" to do so which involved the "AA" chassis also. As for the Open Cab, new holes for the attachment to the "AA" chassis, and a few other things, were done to the body to make it a "stand-alone" body in its self not including the Pickup body. So in the design process, a notation was made on the drawing of the "AA" chassis which was "1/2 DRILL IN PLACE 2 HOLES FOR OPEN CAB". That was it. So we know that 2 1/2" holes were to be drilled in the "AA" chassis for the attachment of the new and redesigned Open Cab body. Now comes the "IN PLACE" statement. Just what was Ford saying here...Were the holes for the attachment of the Open Cab to be drilled in the "AA" chassis as the chassis alone was being assembled BEFORE it was placed on the assembly line OR were the holes to be drilled in the "AA" chassis when the Open Cab body was dropped onto the completed, and assembled "AA" chassis at time of body drop? I would think the latter statement...anyone? Thanks. Pluck Last edited by Steve Plucker; 08-07-2018 at 05:28 AM.

08-07-2018, 08:02 AM	#2
Corley Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Battle Ground WA Posts: 293	Re: Need explanation of Ford's "directions" in assembling... I'm going to make an educated guess (aka SWAG) here, and thinking along the lines that you might not want any extra holes in an AA chassis for most trucks, the "in place" statement could mean "as/if required", due to this one being open cab. "In place" generally means something is done when needed, not before hand I would think. (But I've been called an idiot so many times that I believe there could be merit in that statement.) OR, there is this woman on TV who claims to be able to talk to the dead, maybe she could help. In any case, thank you for all the research you do on these esoteric A things. __________________ Corley ----------------- Subscribed to the KISS principle!

08-07-2018, 02:07 PM	#3
160B Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 1,498	Re: Need explanation of Ford's "directions" in assembling... Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Steve, FWIW My interpretation is that "1/2 DRILL IN PLACE 2 HOLES FOR OPEN CAB" is that "in place" means when the cab is in place on the frame. This indicates that the holes were not predrilled in the frame fabrication. __________________ 1931 160B & 1931 68B If you don't have time to do it right the 1st time, how do you have time to do it the 2nd time?