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....and some added comment.

I'm happy that Don's unassembled Brookville body is great - and that he didn't get my assembled roadster - but since we've had this conversation at least 2-3 times before..........

I do have to say that their customer service has gotten better over the past couple of years.

Total Performance**5/6 - How could I forget these folks. Some of their stuff is good and other pieces - crap. A word of warning about using the steering shaft to steering box slip connector - don't!!!!! They break!!! Their front brakes - don't!!! They are NOT up to the task.

TCI C4 Transmissions - that's coming soon. In my past cars they have been good. I do have a rebuilt spare non TCI trans and converter under my workbench after reading about Don's experiences earlier JIC.

Originally Posted by IC2

....and some added comment.

I'm happy that Don's unassembled Brookville body is great - and that he didn't get my assembled roadster - but since we've had this conversation at least 2-3 times before..........

Never bought a Brookville car ...
But I must say that even when building a original 32 roadster or a original 32 3W coupe ... even Henry's stuff did not fit like the majority of street rodders want today.



A little nip here, a little trim there ... adding a bit here ... is what it takes to get a real good fit. Both my cars are sitting on original 32 frames ... and have all original 32 Ford sheet metal ... but I have over 100 hours in getting the fenders and the hood to fit as nice as I like. PLUS ... some professional $$$ help from a friend. Neither of my 32's have any patch panels or aftermarket sheet metal ... BUT I am glad Brookville does make their stuff ... so folks can buy their panels and stuff.

I should have wiped the coupe down before the photo ... it has buffing dust on it ... the hood is now BLACK ... and is in final sand and buff ... but the dust went all over the 3W

[QUOTE=Deuce]Never bought a Brookville car ...
But I must say that even when building a original 32 roadster or a original 32 3W coupe ... even Henry's stuff did not fit like the majority of street rodders want today.

aftermarket sheet metal ... BUT I am glad Brookville does make their stuff ... so folks can buy their panels and stuff.

Yeah, but at least Hank's parts came a lot closer to drawing then my B'ville assy. When you have a chance, go take a look at my Review on the "other forum" and then you'll have a chance to see some of the problems I encountered. I expected tweaks and twists but not wholesale remanufacturing of literally every part on that body. Yes, I too am happy they make repro parts, but those are only as good as the installer can make them, just like any other repro or crash part. I would have been much better off doing like Don and buying a couple of pallets of pieces and doing my own assembly. Possibly mine is the exception, built on a Tuesday after a holiday weekend, but others that I have talked to have had many of the same problems.

I cannot WIN
If I put down Brookville ... I am being a snob and uppity ...
If I say they are OK ... I get corrected ...

My wife and a LOT of my friends say I am too picky about the fit and finish on my 32's ... and I can usually tell a Brookville 32 roadster or 3W from 10 feet away. I do know that their 3W dashes are off a good bit and that the grill shells are off so much that Ray Charles could see it.

Originally Posted by Deuce

I cannot WIN
If I put down Brookville ... I am being a snob and uppity ...
If I say they are OK ... I get corrected ...

My wife and a LOT of my friends say I am too picky about the fit and finish on my 32's ... and I can usually tell a Brookville 32 roadster or 3W from 10 feet away. I do know that their 3W dashes are off a good bit and that the grill shells are off so much that Ray Charles could see it.

Too picky???? Never seen that, must be kind of like a racer having too much horsepower????

Heck Deuce, I'm the only one here who calls you a "Deuce Snob"!!!!!! But, I gotta say the time and $$$$$ required to attain the level of quality your cars have is readily apparant.... Takes that to make a Deuce, or any other car to stand out from the crowd. I still think you're a "Deuce Snob", but you do have the car to back it up so I don't have any problem with it at all!!!!!

For comparison, a number of years back one or the other of our two Super Gas cars won locally every Sunday for the first 8 weeks.....everybody hated us because of it... Never had a year like that since as the competition has gotten sooooo much better!!!!!

High Performance and High Quality does nothing but make everyone else work harder on their own program.... So, you keep being a Deuce Snob and I'll keep trying to win every race we're in...and soon everybody catches up, we have to work harder and do better just to keep up!!!!!!!

Now you know my feeling when I bitch about mine!!!

Their grille shells - not even sure that I had even mentioned mine. I probably have close to 40 hours on it to get it presentable. Golahan Jr and I had a rather strong discussion at York about 3 years ago and he said the problems had been fixed - BS. They're as bad if not worse now. Sunken at the top, heavy die lines down both sides, right side raised detail incorrect, a Dale's grille required complete inner fit reshaping. Flimsy. Sides too long.



Fit and finish on your cars - that's your prerogative as to where you want to be. Mine - well let's say it's OK, better then an OEM, but could be better, but I built it for me

I have owned a few shells in my life ...
But the Brookville does not even have the correct holes in the lower section for the water drains or the hand crank ...



I took photo of the red one off eBay ...

I couldn't justify the price of an OEM - even several years ago when I bought mine they were beyond what I would pay vs a repro tho I might grit my fangs and do it now.

Originally Posted by IC2

Now you know my feeling when I bitch about mine!!!

Their grille shells - not even sure that I had even mentioned mine. I probably have close to 40 hours on it to get it presentable. Golahan Jr and I had a rather strong discussion at York about 3 years ago and he said the problems had been fixed - BS. They're as bad if not worse now. Sunken at the top, heavy die lines down both sides, right side raised detail incorrect, a Dale's grille required complete inner fit reshaping. Flimsy. Sides too long.



Fit and finish on your cars - that's your prerogative as to where you want to be. Mine - well let's say it's OK, better then an OEM, but could be better, but I built it for me

I hope I get the pleasure of seeing your car one day done. From all your posts, you have apparently taken parts from many manufacturers that are generally considered good or quality, and spent hundreds of hours making them "presentable".

It must absolutely stunning.