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MICHV8

10-16-2014 @ 7:16 PM

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I did a search, but couldn't find an article I remember pertinent to my question...is it difficult to convert a 32 standard trunk to a rumble? It seem the items needed are readily available, no? Thank you for your time.

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10-16-2014 @ 8:31 PM

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Apart from the cushions, there's the bottom cushion sheet metal riser, the hinges on the deck lid and quarter panel vertical strainers, the rumble lid (you can convert a deck lid), a different lid handle (longer shank), a different latch mechanism (taller collar for the longer handle shank, the latch catch on the upper back panel, different lid guides (in the upper corners attached to the quarter panels), lid stop brackets attached to the floor and rubber bumpers that attach to the stops, two step pads (one for the top of the rear fender), a step pad bracket (that bolts to the end of the frame on top of the rear bumper bracket), and the rumble compartment side upholstery panels.

Two cautions: do not let a vendor talk you into believing the the standard (5-window)/sport coupe rumble hinge and roadster hinges are the same (both the deck lid side and the quarter panel strainer side hinges are different in those two applications; some reproduction step pad brackets are made of cast iron whereas the originals were steel forgings. The cast iron versions are accidents waiting to happen.

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10-17-2014 @ 7:08 AM

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So the Speedway part # 91136001 which is marketed as coupe and roadster...that is not correct? Even C&G seems to indicate the same part number...
Also, does anyone make the correct sheet metal riser that supports the hinges? are the lid guides manufactured?
Thanks for your help!

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10-17-2014 @ 7:24 PM

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The part number you cite is not a Ford part number. The Ford numbers for the deck lid portion of the hinges are B-41545 and B-41546 for the roadster and B-47430 and B-47431 for the standard and sport coupes. Judge for yourself if they are the same in the photos below.

I'm not aware of any reproductions of the '32 deck door guides, but they are easily made from aluminum flat stock (like the originals shown below: rumble lid guide on the left and trunk lid guide on the right).

Unless the original floor is missing from your body, the vertical strainers that the other half of the hinges attaches to should be in the car (they were in all coupe/roadster bodies whether or not they were equipped with rumble seats.

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10-17-2014 @ 7:29 PM

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No hinge photos in first attempt. This should be ignored as it shows the coupe hinges, not the roadster hinges as intended.

I'll try again. Obviously I have not mastered what it takes to post more than one photo at a time.

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10-17-2014 @ 7:31 PM

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And only the roadster hinges in the second attempt. These are the coupe hinges.

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10-17-2014 @ 7:42 PM

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Roadster hinges; note the different length of the "arms" compared to the coupe hinges.

Please note that this information and photos are contained in the Club's book, "The 1932 Ford Book, A Production Chronicle and Restoration Guide" available through this website. At 630 pages of this sort of information, you conclude that it's a bargain.

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10-19-2014 @ 6:23 AM

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Thanks Dave. The car is a one family trunk, but the deck lid is a unadorned rumble...I don't know the reason

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