41 Willys...something i am working on

[jbwelda]

now that you brought it up its bugging me. 

the problem is, if i trim off the bottom of the body then it will need to be channeled pretty much the same amount it is now, which means another 6" or so of channeling (1/4 inch in 1:24). which means, i think, that the rollcage will not fit up inside the cab and THAT isn't going to be easy to fix.

right now the main problem i have is the rollcage is slightly too wide to fit past the fender recesses i built. i just spent some time filing the outer edges of the rollcage and i think just a little more manhandling, uh, work, and i will be able to slip the cab over the cage. i do believe i have about a quarter inch of headroom in there above the cage and it would actually look better deeper up into the top, so maybe it will work out. sure gives me something to think about tonite! and i think i will visit the car tomorrow with a tape measure and figure out exactly what needs to be done. about time Dennis saw his model anyway.

thanks again! no, seriously, thanks again!

oh and thanks for the compliment but the truth is you overestimate me. bodywork is art, doing that chassis stuff is just mechanics. i am much more a mechanic than an artist! getting curves round and lines straight...not my forte!

jb

 

Edited July 31, 2015 by jbwelda

[1930fordpickup]

That extra body line is just a chrome trim piece . 

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