Body

Body

WARNING:
- Never install used or reconditioned parts (as specified below) from pre-owned, salvaged or damaged vehicles. The use of such parts could lead to serious injury.
- Never use non-Ford parts or accessories for completing repairs.
- Ford Motor Company does not approve or recognize body and structural repair procedures, tools, parts or anything but new genuine Ford equipment. Ford cannot attest to the safety, quality, durability or legality of non-Ford parts or accessories. Use of such parts could lead to serious personal injury as they may contain damage which is not visible.
- Ford does not approve use of the following:
- Salvaged or used parts
- Major body clips or assemblies from salvage vehicles
- Aftermarket structural or body components
- Salvaged or reconditioned wheels
- Used supplemental restraint system (SRS) components
- air bags
- restraint system modules
- safety belts, buckles or retractors
- crash sensors

- Returning a vehicle to pre-accident condition can only be assured if repair procedures are carried out by skilled technicians using new genuine Ford parts and Ford-approved methods. Structural component repair procedures approved by Ford, using genuine Ford parts, have been validated by Ford Motor Company engineers.
- Ford Motor Company does not endorse, cannot attest to, and makes no representations regarding structural repairs (frames, rails, aprons and body panels) carried out using non-genuine Ford Motor Company parts or non-Ford-approved methods. In particular, Ford makes no representations that the vehicle will meet any crash safety or anti-corrosion performance requirement. Such parts and methods have not been tested by Ford, and may not meet Ford's requirements for safety, performance, strength, quality, durability and corrosion protection.
- Ford Motor Company bears no responsibility or liability of any kind if repairs are performed using alternative structural component repair procedures and/or parts.

The body consists of the following:
- High-Strength Low Alloy (HSLA), Bake Hardened Steel (BH) and mild steel used throughout the body structure
- Bolted, removable front fenders, hinged doors and hood
- Steel roof panel constructed of mild steel
- All steel body panel construction
- Front frame rail service kit available
- Sound deadener mastic material used in floor pan and door panels
- Front bumper fascia and rear bumper end caps constructed of Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO) plastic

For dimensional information refer to the following illustrations:

Body Margins

NOTE: Dimensions apply to right and left side.

Body Margins (Part 1):

Body Margins (Part 2):

Underhood Dimensions

NOTE: Measurements are obtained on center, unless otherwise indicated.

Underhood Dimensions:

Body Side Closure Dimensions

NOTE:
- Measurements are obtained on center, unless otherwise indicated.
- Inset view of measurement of the sliding door opening (950 mm [37.401 in] dimension) is from interior of the B-pillar.

Body Side Closure Dimensions:

Rear Opening Dimensions

NOTE: Measurements are obtained on center, unless otherwise indicated.

Roof Opening Dimensions:

Underbody Dimensions

Datum Height

Datum Height:

Underbody Dimensions

WARNING: Frame rail crush zones absorb crash energy during a collision and must be replaced if damaged. Straighten damaged frame rails to correct frame dimensions prior to frame member sectioning. Failure to follow these instructions may adversely affect frame rail performance and may result in serious personal injury to vehicle occupant(s).

NOTE:
- A structural frame rail sectioning kit is available for the front frame rail section. It is mandatory to maintain factory body dimensions when carrying out any repair procedure to the frame rails. Refer to Frame / Service and Repair / Removal and Replacement / Frame Members. Service and Repair
- Measurements are obtained on center, unless otherwise indicated.