Bob and Tech1, thanks a bunch for the details. It would seem that using a '32 shell on a '29 cowl is not easy, but when it is done right it looks great, not otherwise. Maybe it is worth trying/wasting a fiberglass Deuce shell and if it doesn't look "right" I can go back to a chromed '29 shell. Probably I will have to use an extra radiator fan anyway so a slightly larger radiator won't make much difference. Recent measurements prove the choice of a short water pump was right but maybe not the dual belt crank pulley. If I keep the dual belt pulley I may have to use just a fan shroud with no room for an electric fan. Anyway I think I will get a fiberglass Deuce shell and mess with it a bit. I started out trying to buy just what is needed and no more but I have already wasted a few items as the reality of installation set in. Thanks. Just to be fair to the Shell roadster would a straight view of the side show a parallel hood? Maybe the camera angle is too low and maybe it would look different with the camera higher? I still think a good photographer could make a more flattering shot, but a magazine shot is "art" while standing next to it in a gas station is "real".

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder