Thread: My '27 T Sedan project

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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