Model A guys who kept the rumble seat..

Looked around on fordbarn but couldnt really find any details on a few things.

I know most have the trunk, and i'll probaby do that down the road, but for now, trying to piece my rumble back together in my roadster, so my kids can ride when putting around at rod runs. Does anyone have any pics showing the rumble seat stops mounted, also need to know how the bottom cushion mounts to the platform, seems like I'm missing something. The rear of the seat bottom hooks into the rumble lid stops I take it?
This is being made harder by the fact that i'm on a deuce frame, with the ***ociated subrail t*******, not to mention the body being pushed way out of alignment when Katrina did her thing.

Thanks for any light on this.....

 

If you need the frame I've got a real good one , the A I'm building now the owner has changed his mind and is going back with the trunk, i believe its a new piece.

 

There is no sheet metal difference between a rumble car and a trunk car EXCEPT the curved inner panel below the deck lid.
The rumble lid stops mount on the back edge of the trunk floor with the long leg down and the short leg on the top of the rise at the back. If you have bought the kit the other sheet metal go under the floor pan as reinforcemnts for the rumble stop bumper brackets. The rectangular bumpers mount to the upright and cushion the edge of the rumble lid when it is open.
As the floor pan is slanted from front to back the bottom cushion just sits in position.

 

Thanks, but there are two round 1/2" holes on each side of the front of the rumble platform, are these not used somehow to secure the seat bottom in front?

 

I've attached a picture of my cabriolet rumble compartment.

There are slots on the top of the lid (top being by the rumble handle). Tabs on the top of the back rest cushion go in those slots. There are metal loops at the bottom of the back rest cushion. Those are attached by screws into the cage nuts that should be in the decklid.

You can see the lid stops on the floor. These are cabriolet stops, but the same basic idea. A rubber block is supposed to be between the metal stop and the lid when it is open.

You can't see them in my picture, but the seat riser is supposed to have a hole on either side of the car toward the front of the seat riser (toward the front of the car on the seat riser) They look like drain holes, but they are for the metal posts that come out of the bottom of the seat. That is the only way the seat cushion is attached to the floor. these posts go through the floor, securing the seat base from moving forward and back.

See attached picture.

 

Okay, that makes sense, no wonder I couldnt figure it out. My seat bottom has no posts for some reason, and the cage nuts have apparently pulled out on the decklid. Should be easy enough to add though.
Thanks for the pic..

 

My seat bottom doesn't have posts, but some more of the same type wire loops that hook the backrest in place. The loops are hooked forward and the loop is pinched together, but it hooks in the holes mentioned previously. I don't know if this makes sense, but it is slightly different than what was mentioned before.

 

Yea actually it does make sense, because my seat does have the loops, maybe its a early vs late model A changeover or something. seems like it will be tough to push them in the holes though.

 

I have loops on the seats that I purchased from Obsolete Ford. You pinch the loops together and push through the holes. you could secure from below with a cotter pin or something.