Technical 1933 ford subrails attachments

I have mock the subrails onto the original 33 ford frame. I dropped the floorless body onto the car. There is no rockers (body is braced). How does the body attach to the subrails?

 

Welded. Formed braces at the A and B pillars, and spot welded all along the wheelwell. And the tail panels.

 

'33-'34 three windows used wooden b pillars,
heavier gauge b pillar mounts than closed cars,
the CC b pillars are stamped steel channel...

 

Ok my car is a 5 window. What does the b pillar look like when attached to the subrail/ frame? My bottom pillar is cut off so I need a visual reference.

 

TTT

 

I see in another post you are looking for the bolt hole location. You have the floor on the frame 1st I assume ? the holes are all in the stock floor...if thats what you have

 

I don’t have the floor on only new, no holes subrails. My frame is a truck 1933 frame, so no pre drilled holes for the B pillar attachment. And my B pillars are cut off at the bottom. So you understand my dilemma.

And my cowl is destroyed ant the bottom (car was channeled, no inner cowl structure). I’m grafting in a replacement original intact cowl to use as a guide as well as the hood and radiator to help me center the car to get a better idea where the b pillar would attach.

 

I've never started with bits and pieces, but I believe the correct process is you start with the floor on a leveled frame. The pick up frame will have some differences, but you need a floor first.

 

I agree. But I have nothing to attach the body too. I’m missing the pillar tab and the cowl inner braces. If I had those I’d be able to drop the body and level it using those bolt holes.

 

I planned on doing the floor first but the existing bolt hole are for a truck cab. I thought of using westcotts diagram dimensions but the bolt hole for the pillars are given. That’s why I was asking on the hamb if anyone had that measurement. That hole is center to the pillar, I could build of that.

 

What’s TTT mean?

 

"To The Top ". You still have not said if you have a floor. new one? original one? none? The floor will have all those bolt locations. There are also some at the bottom of the rear wheel wells, thru the side of the frame. Some pictures would help. Have you clicked on the build threads to study up ?

 

I have new flooring and subrails. No pre drilled holes. I only have the subrails on the frame, mocked and held by vise grips.

 

The last photo shows where the bottom of the b pillar was cut off

 

With the Wescott diagram you should be able to measure the holes off others the pickup frame has. This diagram has pickup & commercial on top, passenger on bottom. This is the pillar bottom for my tudor, a five window is very similar, not sure about a 3 window. The recess in the side of the subrail is where the pillar lands for bodies with shorter doors. Hopefully the pictures give you an idea of whats needed.

 

Nice brackets you made there Johnboy

 

Yes that’s exactly what I plan to do. Thank you for the visual. I figured the recess in the subrail was for the pillar bracket. My pillar is center of that recess now. So I know I’m close. The only measurement not on the westcotts diagram is the top bolt hole to the pillar and the two side bolts. I called westcotts and they didn’t have that measurement. Those holes will tell me where the body attaches to vertical and lateral.

 

Thanks, all 14 gauge as original.

 

It would be nice if you repop those.