Thread: My '27 T Sedan project

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WOW, love that grille face! What a super nice job. I wanna be like you when I get bigger! haahaaa. Perley

Been a while since I posted any thing. I ended up finding a '31 Model A body in such good shape I had to buy it. I pulled it all apart and squared it up yesterday, started building a sub-floor and then today I reversed the firewall and mounted it on my frame. I didn't realize how much work went into switching the firewall around, it took me four hours.
I had just disassembled everything for paint and now I have to put it all back together. I was pretty happy that it fit exactly the same as the Model T body, almost better. I hardly have any patching to do on this one and the doors are already in good shape so I think in the long run I'll actually save time. I think I'll go with a 4" chop and I kinda like the small rake it's sitting at now, only about 3" up towards the back. It'll sit about 6" at the front and 8-9" at the rear.
I channeled this one only 4" so with 1" body mounts pads it leaves my frame 1" below the sheetmetal. That way if I scrape it's the 3/8" metal tubing and not my paint. You can't even tell from the side. Only problem is now I'm thinking I should shorten my frame to get the front Z into the cowl.

As always any input is welcome, this is my first and a half car.
Sean

I'd say you did find a nice Model A body!! Very solid. You'll have more room probably than the T body too. Nice thing about Tudor bodies is very little wood.

Looks good on that frame too.

Don

Great find sgo like Don says a little bigger so a little extra leg room . You dug right in with it also , clean indented firewall makes it a late 31 . Car looks great sitting on the frame .

One of the P O cut mine out with a torch so that leaves me alot of fabbing there .

I haven't posted for a while, been working too much.

Had to turn the firewall back around to line up with my frame tabs, M/C, and such. Don't really need room for the engine anyway. I've just been working away at the sub floor, decided to go with a console down the middle instead of just a tunnel. I'm just starting to sheet it now. I wanted a solid tie in to the firewall so I put some 1/8" plate around the front, really sturdy now but I'm gonna have to get in there with the grinder to make it as pretty as Don's .
Can't really finish until I get my rear axle mounted. I got the Ford 9" off an '86 F150, it's 57" wide so it should work a little better. I decided I didn't want to make new control arms so I just ordered a triangulated four bar kit from these guys:

http://suicidedoors.com/HeavyDutyUni...4-LinkKit.php#

Kinda steep but seems like the going rate and I can cut these to whatever length I want.

I also ended up with a lot more room in the rear so I got a 17 Gal. RCI aluminum fuel cell. Comes with all the AN fittings and filler spout. I'm gonna try to mount it off to one side and I think I'll have enough room for the battery beside it (hope).

Oh yea I spent about 5 hours stripping out the old wood and boxing the pillers. That stuff is hard to remove.

Sean