Quote Originally Posted by figure8 View Post
Just saw this thread and noticed you have a 2" stretch body. Saw one of these at DesMoines Goodguys and really liked it. My roadster is cramped and I'm only 5'10". Would definitely use one of these if I built another roadster. Should be much more comfortable and you really don't notice the difference unless someone points it out.
Yep, at over 6'1" I'd be really cramped without the 2" stretch! It's surprising how much smaller the '32 is compared to '33/34, too.

Heading toward paint, the bottom back corner of my passenger door was standing proud by 1/4" but good at the top. The doors adjust fore & aft, but the hinges are bolted solid so there wasn't an adjustment option. The door just has a twist. My first thought was "It's a roadster! Just paint it!" but I knew I'd not be happy with it so I decided to cut a little wedge out of the jamb and see if the outer would pull in to close the gap.
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I was happy with the way the gap closed, so I ground down the joint a strong inch wide to about 1/2 the thickness, and added three layers of fabric.
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Mounted after drying over night, the bottom corner was pulled in about 3/16", still proud by a bit, but the arch of the door skin didn't match the body, and the door was still standing proud in the middle. Again, my thought was, "It's a roadster...." but after looking at the other side I scuffed the surface and put on a skim coat of filler and worked it down.
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Also did the drivers side, higher on the body. They're not 100% gap free, but "IT"S A ROADSTER!"
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Last was cleaning up the passenger side door jamb, removing some of the ugly....
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