"Brian it right, tons of woodworking. Front A pillars are a real challenge!"
He's Bryan and I'm Ray but you are so right about those pillars being a challenge. I did that job over 40 years ago but recall them being tapered and curving, requiring undercuts the thickness of the body metal along some edges, requiring pockets for the hinges and requiring some kind of threaded inserts (perhaps plate nuts?). It was quite an exercise that required a big band saw, a shaper and various more common wood working tools. Most people buy "wood kits" and then they wet their beds and suck their thumbs when those expensive kits don't fit. It's a big project to make one's own wood but at least when the job's done the parts actually fit.
Last edited by yar; 04/14/2018 4:42 PM.
