Nels’ Old school ford y

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Got the drivers side door all cut and curved.

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It’s nice to have both sides hung and get an idea of how it will look with the roof chopped.

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Finally got both B pillars finished and finished a bit more on the doors.

Have braced it up and gapped the b pillar door hinges.

these old Ys had very tight gaps in some parts and even touched with little to no way of adjusting them.

i can at least move the cowl around to get better gaps in the front as I’m not bringing the whole roof down at once.

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Got the front of the roof chopped three inches.

I need to cut a small piece out of the centre to get it to line up. When you look at the windscreen surround it tapers in towards the bottom a fair bit.

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She’s all tacked in place and front screen just needs the top bar narrowed to suit what was cut out of the centre of the roof.

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Just started on a pair of door post braces to help lock in the roof and also give me a area to weld the rear portion of the roof to around the curved part of the door.

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Finally got the door post welded in today so the roof is solid as and a and b pillars are locked in.

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Also chopped the front and rear of the chassis off so I can set the body at the height I want it.

The ford Y is so much smaller and narrower than a 34 ford and don’t want to loose any room inside by channelling it.

So I need to do a kick up in the front and rear.

It also needs to be lengthened 205mm to get the right proportions for a coupe.

Edited November 9, 2024 by nels

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Got the chassis extended and dropped to close to where it would be.

im only using the original as a template for 3 x 2 rhs 5mm wall.

Im not sure whether to finish the roof off first or start on the rear quarter panels.

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Time to start working on extending the rear quarter panels.

This is as low as I can get the back end of the chassis working off a 285 / 60 - 15 tyre size. Should still give me a couple of inches to play with in the wheel well area.