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I need to build / fabricate my rumble seat back part of the car and need your help with dimensions. The following 3 panels:

1. Panel between rumble deck lid and front seat(where top frame rest on when down)
2. Ruble deck lid
3. Panel between rumble deck lid and fuel tank.

Also the following:
The Rumble seat hinge and bracket part. If you can take some pictures for me please. If there is drawings out there, would be highly appreciated.

Here is a drawing I made quick.

Measurements A,B,C,D please

1931 Sport Roadster

I will try to get them when I visit my storage building next week. Hopefully tomorrow but no guarantee.

Thank you Chip, appreciate!

If you can measure the following for me as well:

1. The rain gutter width and lip
2. The distance from the edge of deck lid to center of the deck lid handle hole. I take it that these distances differ from year to year.
3. Deck lid pivot point distance from front and from back. ( I need to know where is the right spot to install the pivot bracket for the rumble.

Thanks Awie

I have pictures of the hinge/attachment from my 1931 Sport Coupe which I suspect is the same and can take whatever measurements you may want. Please send me a pm and I will email direct since I am getting frustrated getting the runaround from the posting of pictures method.

The sport roadster is different than a sport coupe because the sport roadster body was made by Chevrolet and the sport coupe body was made by Fisher Body.

Thank you gachap, I'll rather wait for Chip's detail. Thanks for offering!

Sorry for taking so long to reply. Finally had a chance to measure the rumble seat area of a 1931 Chevrolet Roadster.

Took several measurements.

First the panel with A next to it.
It measures: 14 3/4" at the outer edge (side next to the A) and 14 1/4" at the center. Used a flexible tape to minimize error. The width of the panel is: 40 1/4" next to the rumble lid and 40 5/8" on the side away from the rumble lid.

The rumble lid (panel B). Measures 30 1/4" at the edges (next to the B) and 30 1/2" in the center. Those measurements are for the top face. The lip to lip (or edge to edge) measurements are 33" at the edge (next to the B) and 33 3/8" in the center. Width is 40" top to bottom.

The filler panel labeled C & D measures 6 7/8" at the "C" edge and 7 1/4" in the center. D measurements are 40 5/8" next to the rumble lid and 40 5/16" next to the gas tank apron.

The differences in some measurements edge to center are due to the rounded contour of the parts.

The rain gutters are 5/8" wide (outside of "U" shaped channel). Width varies but for most of the length is 2". Beginning ~ 4" from the bottom it gradually widens to 2 1/4" wide. The top ~ 2" increases in an arc to a point 2 5/8" wide. The arch of the gutters follow the same profile as the top of the quarter panel.

Hope this helps in your project.

Thank you Chip!!!!!!