Okay, I am sure this is a really dumb question with an obvious answer, but I have been searching online and have now spent $200+ on books to try to find some sort of "assembly manual" type information and have been entirely unsuccessful. How do the rear fenders for a Model A roadster (1930 in my case) attach to the body? I have a Brookville body and original fenders. The fenders have holes along the body-side flange, which lead me to believe there should be bolts or studs through the quarter panel. I see that the parts suppliers (CW Moss, Mike's Affordable, etc.) carry "rear fender mount studs" that are supposed to "get welded or brazed to the body" (4 per fender) - which seems to be my obvious answer - but I haven't been able to confirm this is correct or find an example of what this looks like. I am not trying for originality, but I am wondering what is "correct". If I can't find an answer I will just drill some holes and bolt them on.
Looking at my model A repair book (published 1931) the removal description makes it sound like there are studs in the body. Unless you're going for originality, nuts and bolts should be fine. Phil
My coupe has large flanged bolts from the inside out. You can probably search any number of model A repo parts suppliers for the correct type bolts. Lynn
Just a idea for you, the fenders on my truck are bolted on, the heads are inside the bed and exposed. No idea if yours will be exposed? They used what are called elevator bolts. You can see the advantage of using them if yours will be exposed. Just a random photo from Amazon ... just search elevator bolt for yours.
Thanks for all of the great responses. This confirms what I was thinking, which was that I was overthinking it. Nuts and bolts, it is!
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