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Offline Woodstock

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Re: Roadster Measurments
« Reply #15 on: January 28, 2009, 09:37:13 PM »
Most repop roadster bodies use a real body for the male plug to make the female mold that the body is madeout of.
The tolerances stated will allow for the mold and body shrinkage that takes place with spray up FRP.
The wider widths are probably from a body manufacturer trying to make more room for driver/ rider by building wider cross pieces which wouldn't be that hard to do for a plug using original sides.
My original steel body is so deep in storage or I would join in the tape offerings.

Offline lvsalt

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Re: Roadster Measurments
« Reply #16 on: April 06, 2012, 11:42:45 PM »
Mike and everyone els thanks for the impute.  I needed them for a friend whom I  am helping with his modified roadster.  Russ sent me  the official SCTA measurements for the '27 Ford. Everything is + or - 1" except for single digit measurements that are + or - 1/2".

REFERENCE DATA FOR 1927 FORD MODEL T ROADSTER BODIES   
SPECIFIC MEASUREMENT   REF_REC   Tolerance   
   To SCTA      
                                                       Rules Committee      
TOTAL LENGTH                                       92.5      
F/W WIDTH                                          31.25      
F/W TO BACK OF DASH                             16.5      
F/W TO BACK OF SEAT                             54.875      
F/W TO RA CL                                         76      
F/W WIDTH AT BODY SEAM                        31.5      
F/W PROTRUSION AT SEAM - UPPER             2.375      
F/W PROTRUSION AT SEAM - LOWER            1.375      
WIDEST POINT OF BODY                           48.5      
LOCATION OF WIDSET                              RDS+8      
OVERALL HEIGHT                                      24.25      
LOCATION OF HIGHEST    SEAT BACK      
   &DASH      
REAR BODY WIDTH                                    42.125      
REAR BODY TO RA CL                               17      
REAR FENDER WELL TO WELL AT CL             43.5      
REAR BODY IN LEAN AT TRUNK SEAM             0.75      
         
WIDTH OF COWL TOP                              38      
WIDTH OF COWL BOTTOM                        35.5      
         
WIDTH OF BODY AT FDS TOP                   38      
WIDTH OF BODY AT FDS BOTTOM             35.75      
         
WIDTH OF BODY AT RDS TOP                   46      
WIDTH OF BODY AT RDS BOTTOM              41.5      
         
FDS TO WINDSHIELD INTERSECT - TOP     1.25      
FDS TO WINDSHIELD INTERSECT - BOTTOM   2.25      
COWL TO FDS FOR REFERENCE MEASURE   1.5      
         
         
ABBREVIATIONS         
FDS  =  FRONT DOOR SEAM         
RDS = REAR DOOR SEAM         
DNM = DID NOT MEASURE         
CL = CENTER LINE         
RA = REAR AXLE         
NA = NOT APPLICABLE TO THIS CLASS         
INSIG = INSIGNIFICANT VARIANCE IN MEASUREMENT      


Are these measurements still correct to be legal? or has there been any updates? just wondering.
Gary Cole     DCWATERJET Z