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Update - major progress thanks to everyone's help. Not all the metal repair is done, but I had help today hold the tub in position while I adjusted the cowl angle and clamped doors/cowl closed, ANF now have the same gap on both sides around th doors! Tip from Tinbucher was the key -bumping...

Update - I found my body tag in a box. Murray #10621 Leatherback with a flat firewall. At least I have something to provide to The Victoria Organization for my registration.

Thanks Tinbasher for the tips! I did diagonals on the cowl (its square) earlier, but did dagonals on tub tub after reading this and i have a big twist, which answers why the door gaps were so off between sides. Good tip on the side to side look from the front and/or rear to make sure its...

Thanks everyone for thoughts. The Wood kit came from Mac's, when Mac's was Mac's in New York, so at least 10 years ago at this point in time. My gut was saying bolt down the frame, don't move it and go wood, metal and then round and round on gaps. Appreciate that that its the common theme...

I search the old threads, and nothing jumped out on how to / approach on starting from scratch on assembling new wood and the sheet metal to get a Victoria back together. Have issue #176 of Classic car and watched "A Road Less Traveled with Restore Cars" on YouTube, plus other web searches...

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This thread could not come at a better time! I have a barn find that was in pieces for at least 20 years. Avatar picture is from my first assembly to see where everything "landed". Knowing the gap needed for the splash aprons a big help. Had too many rubber spacers under the wood. Thanks!

I finally joined after years of using for answers. I will have questions for other threads. I have a leatherback that was in pieces for at least 20 years. Wood out (was saved and have it) but wood in very poor condition. No interior. Frame supposedly was the original frame, but could find...

Hi Everyone, New to being registered to Ford Barn, but have used it a lot in the past for my Colorado barn find 1940 Sedan Delivery. That moved on to someone in Ohio (I’m in the western Chicago suburbs) and replaced it with a running 1939 Pontiac Quality 6. Current Model A project is a 1931...