Another Build Thread - My '32

[J. Robinson]

Using a combination square, I mark the frame rails 17 inches from the end (not shown) and cut them off with my 4 1/2 inch grinder with cut-off wheel.

Next, on a piece of cardboard, I trace around one of the cut off pieces of frame. I use a straight edge (ruler) to extend the outline forward slightly and also extend the cut line. Measuring on my cardboard image, I find 8 inches from the cut end of the frame rail (toward the right in the picture) and make a mark (It says 8 1/2 on the cardboard, but I changed it after I wrote it on there). Using a small square I make a vertical line up from this point. 3 3/4 inches above that point on the cardboard I make another horizontal line parallel with the outline of the frame rail.

Now I place the frame rail piece on the carboard with the tip end aligned to the new height and length location and the cut end aligned to the old cut location on the cardboard (see pic). I transfer the marks from the cut line on the cardboard to the frame rail, roll it over and use a straight edge to complete the line where I will trim it off at its new length and angle. I cut one frame piece and use it to mark the second one, then cut the second piece.