Thanks all, I appreciate your collective expertise. In particular I am very encouraged to know from Topsterguy that a Topster frame can be obtained to accomodate the tilted WS frame. I could not quite see how I would be able to modify a standard set of top irons to allow for the shortened distance to the top "pins". That is great news and favors purchase of a Topster frame in the future. Thanks to Brian for his many helpful pictures. For Brian I note that the recent discussion of cabriolet cowls shows that the '31 A-cabriolet had WS posts that were tilted back at about 10 degrees and that it is not too late to pie-cut your posts, but of course you already have the body work finished on your PU. Again that is why I am interested in just making small v-cuts in the steel brackets. Bob is right about sighting it out and now that I know that a Topster frame can be fitted I don't have to fit the brackets to a specific height. It looks easier to do now, thanks.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder