1940 Ford Tudor Build Thread

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Ryan, you got me curious. I measured from the floor to the front and rear of the running boards - both about 7". The chin under the grille is around 5.5-6 (I did not have room to crawl under for a good measurement). My 40's chin has a lot of scratch marks from kissing parking curbs. It is an awful feeling to pull in somewhere and hear this screech and grinding sound. As low as you have the front set, you are going to have to be real careful of even the slow-down bumps in the roads and heaven help you on the wrong driveway. I suggest you talk to a few other 40 owners and see what they measure out. (photo taken in Mid Colorado with hail storm and flooding in Aug.) I have a lot more clearance than you are considering. You are tilting the front down a lot with those measurements.