Possibly the last "build" thread ........

[rspears]

Morning Roger .......... as I said, I don't know if you'll be able to use our method .......... but here's what we did ....

The side panels were cut from 1/2" plywood, thus allowing for anchoring depth .......... the "boxes" were fabricated with a 3/8" lip on them to facilitate attachment ......... screw holes were then drilled through the lip ........... then the boxes were covered (lip and all) and the position of the screw holes was marked on the upholstery .......... velcro was used to make the first attachment and to hold the "boxes" in place while 7/16" long screws were driven through the holes into the 1/2" plywood ........ the depth of the attachment was controlled with washers

We were lucky to have such a large amount of space to work with ........ the pics will show you the depth of the bulkhead behind the doors and how tall we were able to make our attachment brackets .......... don't know if you'll have that luxury. John

John,
I appreciate the great explanation. I don't have the depth you did, but you've given me an idea - I may be able to cut a ~3/8" thick ring the size of my box, glue that to the luan plywood, then upholster that as you describe using screws to mount the box from behind. Headed out to the shop to play a little. Thanks!

[Old Coyote]

John

Are you getting any sleep as you are getting ready for the show??? only one week away and I know how that goes---shows are worse than races

Morning Jerry ........... very little sleep for the "wicked" ........ running into problem after problem ......... door fit continues to plague us ........ many other little fit problems .......... still hoping we'll be ready

[jerry clayton]

you need to display it with a door open so THEY can see the interior----glad I could help!!!!

Door fit problems-----they aren't working on it setting on jack stands????if the vehicle isn't going to be setting on the tires/wheels/suspension on a ppretty well FLAT floor---just have it on 3 stands/points as that way there won't be any twist/binding.

[Old Coyote]

you need to display it with a door open so THEY can see the interior----glad I could help!!!!

Door fit problems-----they aren't working on it setting on jack stands????if the vehicle isn't going to be setting on the tires/wheels/suspension on a ppretty well FLAT floor---just have it on 3 stands/points as that way there won't be any twist/binding.

This door fit problem is becoming a nightmare ......... he had the doors aligned beautifully with the body attached to the chassis ........... then the body was taken off so both it and the chassis could be finished & painted ........... after the firewall was corrected with the body on stands, Josh noticed the doors no longer fit .......... so he re-aligned them (I questioned the logic behind that move but it had already been done) ............ now that everything is painted and the body has been re-attached to the chassis, the doors no longer line up correctly ........... go figure

In fairness to Josh, this has been the only mistake during the entire build ......... just hope it doesn't keep us from making the show

[jerry clayton]

Suggestion---make up some nice door props to hold the doors open exposing the interior

show the car and then correct the problem
(after the firewall was corrected with the body on stands)