Technical 32 Ford front crossmeber 4 cyl and V8 diffrences?

There is a 32 Pickup for sale local too me, its pretty beat but i want it for the chassis. no motor but has a 4 cyl transmission in it. My question is are V8 and 4cyl crossmembers different? Also are there any other variances between 4cyl and V8 frames? I have a 21 stud to run, it would be sweet to just bolt in and go.

 

Shouldn’t be, but chatter rods are different 32 year had lots of early and late run differences with everything

 

^^^^What he said.

 

The frames are the same so you have no problem there. Here is something I put together for a restorer considering changing from a 4 to an 8, thought you might find it interesting:

The following changes need to be made when replacing a Model B with a V8 (21 stud, others will require a few more things):

Engine, motor mounts

Muffler and exhaust system before muffler (same after)

Radiator

Radiator support rods (they are actually a different length)

Engine steady rods

Hubcaps

Starter switch (if it is early B with pull starter)

Transmission (gears interchange but cases are different)

Choke (B is a cable, V8 is a rod)

Accelerator linkage

Engine splash pans

Gas line needs to be routed from right on Model B to left on V8

The B will have a few extra holes in the firewall pad from mounting the 4 cyl engine snubber

Need to add V8 emblem to headlight bar

Need to accept the fact that the serial number (VIN) is for a 4 cylinder

Interesting to note the increase in value for the car is about the same as the cost of making the change

These are the things a restorer might be interested in, for a HAMB vehicle a lot can be overlooked or worked around.


Charlie Stephens

 

Great! Thanks guys, also great info to have thanks for sharing Charlie!

 

there is an early front crossmember that is quite a bit different, but still accepts 4 cyl or V8.

 

The early "B" (4 cyl) frames did not have the holes in the K-member for the V8 steady rods. These early frames usually also had the early front crossmember.

 

Since people are bringing up differences with the early frames it might be good to know the serial number (use XXX for the last three digits).

Charlie Stephens

 

The K-member in the black frame in the attached photo is an early 4-cyl. The light grey one is the K-member of a later V8 frame

 

To respond to Charlie's request, the serial number on the early B frame pictured is B-5006xxx. Later V8 frame pictured is 18-198xxx. So, the B is quite early and the V8 is quite late.

 

It is interesting to note that the later frame was used for both the 4 and V8. The attachment for the 4 cylinder antichatter rods was retained when the ones for the V8 were added.

Charlie Stephens