I should introduce you to the body team at Alternative Restoration. Owner Byron Valcourt (on the right) and Robert Szep are both exceptional at paying attention to detail, they are also excellent sheet metal fabricators.
The tedious task of reassembling the rear 1/4 panel and deck lid is next and the guys are starting to mock everything into place.
They will be adding additional temporary bracing to hold the rear body components in the correct position.
The wooden components; door posts, cowl posts and header were purchase from Brad’s Woodshop in Washington (360) 378-3886. (Brad does not have a web page) His door posts fit just like the original. I will post additional photos when we fit the cowl post and header into the cowl.
The drivers side 1/4 panel and door post.
A little closer look at the fit of the driver side wooden door post and cast B-pillar bracket.
Passenger side wooden door post and cast B-pillar bracket.
With the deck lid in place the guys can now start to set the correct gaps between the deck lid 1/4 panels and the panel above the deck lid. If you look up at the top left corner of the deck lid you will see the rubber deck lid seal. This will be a sacrificial seal that will be installed into the deck lid drip rails/rain gutters so that we can achieve the correct fit of the deck lid into the drip rails/rain gutters with the rubber seal in place.
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Some really nice metal work.
Lawson thanks for the kind comment everyday were a little closer to completion and there has been some frustrating days. If Henry would have only had a fully dimensionalized blue print drawing of the roadster body assembly it would be a much easier task to assemble, fortunately I had a not to bad OEM body as a go-by. When the body is completed and ready for paint I plan on 3D laser scanning the roadster body which will provide everyone with a highly detailed and accurate 3 dimensional, dimensionalized model of a 34 Ford Roadster body.
are those steves quarter panels, they look new no door hing screw holes, if so how was the fit? thanks Dave
Do you still have your old B pillar cast brackets, Ted wont have any until feb. maybe I could use yours if you want to sell them, Thanks Dave