Tudor body in two pieces

[speed-kings]

I am working on a 30 sedan body. It is in two pieces, split between the doors. The cowl is from a coupe. What is going to be the best way to put this body back together.

 

[James Rogers]

If you are building a hot rod the cowl will work but, if you are going back original the coupe cowl is not going to work. The a pillars are too short by about 1" to work as a tudor part.

 

[speed-kings]

So the roof is 1" lower on the coupe than a sedan.

 

[James Rogers]

Actually the roof is the same height but the A pillars are designed differently. When you put it all together and the wood is in you will find you have a 1"X1" square at the top of the pillar that the wood shows and the top or gutters won,t cover this area.

You need to look at a Tudor cowl to see what I mean, the difference will be obvious in comparison. I may be able to get some pics unless Brent has some he will share.

 

[speed-kings]

I hung my sedan doors on that cowl. the doors do sit higher at the top. My buddy has a sedan that I will have to compare with. Anybody else have any thoughts.

 

[speed-kings]

Why the difference between the two cowls?

 

[James Rogers]

Different cars.