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07-05-2004 09:55 AM #1
Roadster pickup---now the real work starts
Well fellow rodders, all the fiberglass fenders and splash aprons have been installed, fitted, bolted down, blocked with 120 grit, and primed. This was far more of a thrash than I thought it would be, but its done and looks really great. Now for my next amazing stunt. If you have been following my posts, you know that the steel cab section is made from a cut-down sedan. Whoever did this originally had the right idea, but belonged to the "cover up the rusty parts with more tin" school of body building. The body is severely tweaked, I assume from being assembled on misaligned frame rails or maybe just years of abuse. Seeing as I know my frame rails are square, and seeing as all of my glass parts are finally bolted down and secured to said frame, I have taken a new approach. I have built a table frame from 2" square tubing, to the same dimensions as the model A frame, made ablsolutely shure it is level, and at a comfortable working height, and bolted it to the garage floor. The body will be fully assembled while bolted to that frame. I am going to mig weld the firewall and cowl into place, install new cowl bottom repair panels, and hang and reskin the doors all while the body stays mounted to that frame. If I need to adjust the height of the frame, well, thats why God made cutting torches. When I am completely happy with the body, I will simply unbolt it and use my cherrypicker hoist to transfer it onto the model A chassis.Old guy hot rodder
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Thank you Roger. .
Another little bird