Thread: 1931 Model A Build Started in 2007

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Well thoughts were I might try to fix this door but they changed quick the twin body line was to much a match for my sheet metal skill . LOL , so I located one on Ebay in clean shape . I built this wooden frame to use a bottle jack and push body back out to where it should be and got things lined up .





A little better shot as to how it came out in the end

Well before I unbolt the body from the frame the next step was the chopping and how much . This area was I think the longest , I looked and studied other cars to see what fit the body style right . In the end I came up with a 3 inch chop was the best I candy that I liked .

So I taped it off and with seeing how someone else did it I copied them . First I took plenty of 1.2 conduit , flattened the ends and welded them in to secure body from moving as I was told from members here .





Then I cut off the roof , I went at this with no hesitation since I had so much instruction from some great guys .

Ok with the roof down on the ground , I can grind down to the paint edge getting a matching line for the body .



When both body and roof have been ground I put it back on . Here with the advice again of someone here I used the cut 3 inch pieces to fit in the smaller pillers to help hold the roof in place .